Keep the Advantage

[Knite]

As a general rule to multi v 1s I always try to work the enemy so they stay infront of me. It can be tough, especially if they break off, extend and re-engage (which alot of people seem to do, maybe they'd be embarassed to get killed wile ganging someone). By angling yourself so they stay in front; you make SA alot easier, and you can limit the amount of manuvers you need to perform. That in turn help you keep some precious energy.

I got some help from DamnedRen a few weeks or so back, and that was something that definitely made it through my thick head. He definitely teaches keeping someone in front of your "lift vector". It's not all that easy to do when you don't have a good feeling for flying, but definitely makes sense and definitely helps.

[mechanic]

I don't think so Bat. If they wanted to, they could have.

I think they did want to. They were not extending 5 miles to come back for a pick, but they were fighting loose, maybe to anticipate a 6 clear of their teamates. Rather than all trying to saddle up when they equalised my E advantage, which may well have left me no time to engage and shoot at them seperately.

Lazer is right i do stink 

[SlapShot]

Not to take away from your flying abilities Bat, but you should add to that list ...

4 hispanos

Had you been in an F6F with .50 cals, which flys very similarly to the F4U, it might have been a different story.

4 hispanos helps very much in dispatching opponents quickly in a multi v 1 so that one can get onto the next guy.

[Steve]

I'm disappointed. I'd hoped for a good 3v1. I saw a vet in a perk ride almost lose his advantage to 3 inexperienced pilots. Sohot, if this is a 3v1, I can post films of me winning horde on ones... hehehe.

[humble]

- Don't miss if possible   

Now you tell me , nice flying as always

[Kazaa]

I can post films of me winning horde on ones... hehehe.

I don’t fancy watching you boar the horde to death as they attempt to climb up to your 20K perch lol.

BatfinkV,

You used your marginal energy advantage very well to overcome a numerical disadvantage, you stud!

[Steve]

I don’t fancy watching you boar the horde to death as they attempt to climb up to your 20K perch lol.

BatfinkV,

You used your marginal energy advantage very well to overcome a numerical disadvantage, you stud!

Except I rarely go past 8 or 10k though and have the films to prove it. Weak effort, try again.

[BaldEagl]

I didn't watch the film but this seems like a self-glorification post to me.  No offense meant.

I mean we could all post films our best sorties.

[Kazaa]

Looks like I just caught myself a Steve.

[Steve]

Looks like I just caught myself a Steve.

Dang...... got me.    Barbed?

[grizz441]

I didn't get the feeling that batfink 'blew his advantage' in this fight.  It was more like... he was so confident that he was going to win the fight that he conceded it to give them a fighting chance.

[Guppy35]

Gotta admit when I saw it was a 4 cannon Hog with alt at the start, it wasn't as much fun as if it had been a lesser ride starting below em.  Those 4 cannons make a helluva difference 

[mechanic]

- Keep the Advantage: Starting with the advantage of great guns and a few thousand feet is all you need to stand a fair chance.

Grizz understands me. So do a few others.

I didn't watch the film but this seems like a self-glorification post to me.  No offense meant.

I mean we could all post films our best sorties.

Oh please do! Be my geust. Show me film of you turning and burning at 3,000 feet with 3 UBER rides and surviving then watch me congratulate you. Not cast my aspersions from distance without even watching the film.

[RTSigma]

I hate facing off against multiple enemies, especially when it started out as 1v1 and then two more show up 3k higher and diving at me while I'm flaps down in a scissors with their buddy.

At this point in any multiple-baddie situations I try to stay aggressive and never take my thumb off my view hat. Depending on my ammo load I'll take every shot I get, be it a HO or a 5 second-long burst.

Since playing AH2 I've learned that taking the extra two-three minutes to climb out to even 10-15k can be the difference between being easy pickings to being a pain in the arse for the other guy.

[mechanic]

It's funny. If I post an amazing reversal or kill I get told I'm just showing off. Now this time i show a bog standard, run-of-the-mill fight that anyone could win if they follow the few pointers i mentioned...and I get suspected of self congratulation all the same.

Please accept that my motive is, always has been, sharing my knowledge with anyone who is interested to learn more about virtual air combat.