Shot down also shows how common the plane is. Knowing the qualities of La7, the high death number can be attributed to pilots and things they try do with it.
Last tour La7 was one of the most often planes I met in the sky. Sometimes there were 5-6 enemies around - all La7s. Usually flown by Spit/Niki types or ones who can't afford the Temp.
Look at it this way. La7 is IMO, better than D-9 in every aspect. Therefore, dweebs flock to it. This leaves D-9 rarely used, but with better K/D overall.
Easy to do well in is a double edged sword. Dweebs recognize the plane and ruin its record. As if sometimes the easiness to fly a plane is surpassed by stupidity of some trying to do impossible in it
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[ 08-11-2001: Message edited by: Hristo ]
