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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #15 on: June 29, 2009, 01:01:22 PM »
IMHO
The 38L is viewed upon as the ord hog of the three. The most experienced pilots seem to fly the J or G, but I have found plenty of guys who are lethal in the L. It is, as stated, personal preference.
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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #16 on: June 29, 2009, 02:52:38 PM »
The preference that a lot of people show towards the J is because it has a wider selection of olive drab skins. The L is usually flown with bare metal skins.

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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #17 on: July 02, 2009, 11:52:43 AM »
Olive drab is just so sexy!  :x

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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #18 on: July 03, 2009, 08:23:30 AM »
Olive drab is just so sexy!  :x

i'd actually love to see a night fighter skin..........something in black..... :D
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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #19 on: July 03, 2009, 02:00:12 PM »
I seemto have bad luck in the L it dives to fast for me but i do like the dive flaps and the boosted alerions. Im sticking with my J.
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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #20 on: July 03, 2009, 02:45:43 PM »
The preference that a lot of people show towards the J is because it has a wider selection of olive drab skins. The L is usually flown with bare metal skins.

I'm not a 38 fanboi, but this is why I prefer the J model--better skins with no appreciable difference in performance, IMO.
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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #21 on: July 04, 2009, 04:46:53 AM »
I seemto have bad luck in the L it dives to fast for me but i do like the dive flaps and the boosted alerions. Im sticking with my J.

The P-38J dives no differently than the P-38L, so if you can dive alright in the P-38J without any problems then there really is no reason why you can't do it in the L as well.  Any differerence is solely in the mind of the pilot.

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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #22 on: July 05, 2009, 11:13:09 PM »
The G.  It is just sexier.
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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #23 on: July 06, 2009, 01:43:54 AM »
i'd actually love to see a night fighter skin..........something in black..... :D

didn't the J have one a while back? I use to use that skin but I haven't seen it for sometime now ......
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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #24 on: July 06, 2009, 02:43:27 AM »
didn't the J have one a while back? I use to use that skin but I haven't seen it for sometime now ......

Yes and it was completely inaccurate :)

We don't have a P38M so a nightfighter seems a bit out of reach.  Why we'd need a daylight night fighter P38 I have no idea :huh
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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #25 on: July 06, 2009, 07:46:01 AM »
Yes and it was completely inaccurate :)

We don't have a P38M so a nightfighter seems a bit out of reach.  Why we'd need a daylight night fighter P38 I have no idea :huh

just because..........

anything that looks good, looks sooooo much sexier in black.  :D :aok
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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #26 on: July 07, 2009, 11:18:51 AM »
I'm floppy like an electrocuted jelly fish in the J..  Just can't get it to do what I want most of the time..

The G feels like a twin engined Spit without wep..  As long as I don't have to worry about my tail getting shot off by 3 or 4 other guys (very rare in a 38), I'll turn with almost anything for a
reasonable amount of time..

The L is my main ride..  Like others have said, it feels like it's on rails..  Doesn't flop around on my as much as the J(probably just my horribly lacking skills)..
I fight fast/up/down, missing most of my shots and occasionally pancaking or lawn darting because I'm not paying attention to where the ground is..
I'd probably do better if I actually learned how to fight..
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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #27 on: July 07, 2009, 02:28:39 PM »
Maybe Bark0 will chime in and help
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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #28 on: July 07, 2009, 02:42:35 PM »
The 38J has one of the worst roll rates in the game at 400mph ias, the 38L has one of the best.  Like many here have pointed out, the skins and history of the J outweigh the roll performance of the L for some people.
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Re: 38L VS 38J who, what, why?
« Reply #29 on: July 07, 2009, 03:25:23 PM »
The L responds better to other 38s and is generally a friendlier breed when compared to the often knarled mouthed J. It is also a higher energy breed but tires faster than the G or the J if pushed to hard, to fast. The L possesses great energy and eagerness for the hunt yet is controllable in the field. Similarly, the L loves his daily exercise, but also enjoys just hanging out with his family. Friendly and eager to please, the L responds well to obedience training. His center mounted weapons require little brushing up on gunnery skills after long periods of inactivity. The G model must be well balanced, enabling it to move in the turn fight or work in the vertical with little or no effort. The typical G possesses style and quality without over refinement, and substance without lumber or cloddiness. The G is built primarily as a working gun dog; structure and soundness are of great importance. Remember, these are dangerous DOG FIGHTING breeds and must be handled with care and respect.
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