Have taken it upon myself to learn the 109 series as much as possible this tour.
After a few days of flying the 109s almost exclusively, I think I am starting to get a feel for the handling characteristics of the various models. So far, I am gravitating most toward the F model and the G14 model. The F because it has the closest "feel" to the nimble Japanese planes that I have been flying (KI84 and A6Ms). I find I like the G14 for its powerful engine.
I've tried the K4, but I'm having a really hard time getting used to the "tater".
So, today I flew mostly the G14 with the 20mm hub cannon rather then the 30mm and seemed to have some measure of success.
So, down to the questions... Had a short PM conversation with Gavagai (many thanks for taking the time
) about "tater" convergence and fully understand that setting the 30mm to a fairly short range can aid in over all aiming... But I find myself more interested in mastering the 20mm gun packages, for a couple of reasons. Number one, because they seem to be less "different" then the Japanese gun packages that I am used to (not to say that they are the same, just that overall the tater is radically different), in hopes that switching between the Jap/German lines won't completely screw my gunnery up. And number two, the 20mm hub+nose MGs is fairly consistant throughout the 109 series (yes the F has the smaller MGs then the others, but the hub cannon is the primary killer anyway and it is pretty much universal).
So, I'm curious if other 109 drivers prefer the 20mm cannon and if so, what convergence settings seem to work best. So far, I have my 20mm set out to about 350 and my MGs at 650...
Also, I'm wondering what (if any) advantages the 109K has over the G14... Assume they both have the 30mm hub cannon, no gondolas etc... I'm inclined to learn mostly in the G14 simply because I can choose a 20mm cannon (for ballistics reasons), but wonder if I am hamstringing myself and if perhaps I should bite the bullet and try to learn the "tater"... Or maybe learn the series with the 20mm, then once mastered try "tatering"...
Thoughts?