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Offline MORAY37

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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #45 on: May 28, 2009, 12:04:22 AM »
Especially the 14 is far from being "entirely forgiving in any aspect"

Each plane has its' strengths and weaknesses Lusche.  I simply feel the later Spits do most everything well, and will do something better than any other aircraft they come up against.  It obviously takes the pilot to figure it out, but the plane can be used to kill anything.  I don't see a challenge in flying them and getting kills.

I'm sorry if you see an issue with my sweeping generalization of the late model Supermarine Spitfires.  It is simply my opinion, and I feel they are easy to get kills in, hence I don't fly them.

If you, on the other hand, think it is difficult to get kills in late war spits....

(something I don't believe you feel, btw.)

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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #46 on: May 28, 2009, 12:24:35 AM »
Proud of my 1.24 K/D!!  :rock :rock  Although, I'm sure I shouldn't be.   :lol

You should always be proud of what you have, because you earned it.


Most people in aces high don't even have the K/D that you have
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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #47 on: May 28, 2009, 12:34:16 AM »
If you fight me and beat me 5 out of 5 in spitfires i will accept that you have a clue when you say the above sentances. No offence intended sir, just offering an alternate view. S!

That's right BatfinkV, puff that chest out nice and big now... :D



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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #48 on: May 28, 2009, 01:23:08 AM »
i'm not afraid to back up what i say. I am gracious when proven wrong, or I try to be.
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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #49 on: May 28, 2009, 02:17:02 AM »
 9 out of 10 times in the MA, in a spit, pull/yank rinse repeat works.  The Spit is entirely forgiving in every respect, and is difficult to put yourself in a bad spot with, provided you enter the engagement on the merge with somewhat equal E states.
I simply don't see upping one and getting kills as any sort of challenge.
If you fight me and beat me 5 out of 5 in spitfires i will accept that you have a clue when you say the above sentances. No offence intended sir, just offering an alternate view. S!
Chest beating non sequitur.
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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #50 on: May 28, 2009, 02:27:09 AM »
What you see is what you get. You can't handle someone as raw and undiluted as me dont read what I type. I have never asked for your validation. Put your head back in the sand.  :aok
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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #51 on: May 28, 2009, 03:03:51 AM »
Another grandiloquent non sequitur. Moray's argument is that spits are pretty much yank&bank kites. Winning or losing duels with you is immaterial to that argument.
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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #52 on: May 28, 2009, 03:25:20 AM »
Well, you can truly throw the Spit around, however getting OUT of a fight is another story. It is a challenge to fly the Spit against more than one opponent while having less E or alt, which happens to be my favourite  :devil
It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #53 on: May 28, 2009, 03:31:14 AM »
Woah, woah, bloody woah! Where did all those big words come from! brings up wiki

BatfinkV can be a humble guy, I was just being sarcastic.
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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #54 on: May 28, 2009, 03:51:27 AM »
 oh dont sweat it Kaz, moot has a personal chip on his shoulder for me. The latin is a clear sign of his venom. He fails to see where the person i was talking to answered me with respect and his own logic.
 There was no futher need for discourse, I threw in my post and Moray threw his in back. Mission complete.  :aok
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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #55 on: May 28, 2009, 04:25:04 AM »
The only chip and venom are yours gnatfink.  Your reply to Moray that he should duel you means nothing to the argument that the spit is like Moray describes. In fact..  The only use of dueling you would be if your "validation" was what mattered.
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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #56 on: May 28, 2009, 05:54:39 AM »
What next, going to start pulling each others hair lol.



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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #57 on: May 28, 2009, 06:14:13 AM »
Are you going to read between the lines of plain simple fact too Kazaa?  I don't know what he's told you exactly, but Batfink's been PMing me some pretty harebrained stuff, insisting that I was somehow angry at him, a lot like him, that I needed him, that he shunned my world, and on and on.  So.. My pov is that he's nuts and needs help.  Is that what you want to hear?  Good, you heard it.. Now.. Winning or losing against Batfink says nothing of whether spits are or aren't just like Moray describes. 
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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #58 on: May 28, 2009, 06:50:59 AM »
Are you going to read between the lines of plain simple fact too Kazaa?  I don't know what he's told you exactly, but Batfink's been PMing me some pretty harebrained stuff, insisting that I was somehow angry at him, a lot like him, that I needed him, that he shunned my world, and on and on.  So.. My pov is that he's nuts and needs help.  Is that what you want to hear?  Good, you heard it.. Now.. Winning or losing against Batfink says nothing of whether spits are or aren't just like Moray describes. 

I was just trying to down play the situation with some humour. I must go to the squadron forum now, there's a huge arguement over who looks better in Speedos and my names not on the list!
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Re: Tempest vs Spitfire XIV
« Reply #59 on: May 28, 2009, 07:03:41 AM »
So you concede that I was right. Thanks.
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