Me-thinks that the people saying to perk the La7 are the ones that see the La7's running away out of gun range at low alt same way the Runstangs and Typhoons do.
The La7 has some serious deficiences that make it less than a super-plane:
- above 12K, or thereabouts, it becomes less than average, by 18K it becomes easy food for anyone else.
- the guns have a max range of about D400. I consider anything over D300 a long shot. For hispanos that would only be medium range.
- it doesn't turn that well, better than most BnZ'r, but not in the calibre of a real TnB'r. Since it can't really afford to hang out too high, it gets caught at mid alt a lot and has to look for low cons (mostly).
- the views from the cockpit are terrible. Even customizing them they are still terrible. Lots of frames holding the windows together to the sides and back.
- it seems to have weak wings and tail to damage. A couple of fair pings and you've lost one, or the other.
- has a snapshot capability that isn't as good as a 2 hispano Spit, though appears more effective than some of the LW birds (just my person opinion on that). 4 hispano Typhoons will eat you up.
The La7 is a good plane, and a handful to an opponent down low, especially for N1K's and Spit's which it can easily out-run whenever it wants to. I don't think it needs to be perked, at least not yet. Let it try and earn a reputation and some kill numbers to back it up before claiming it should be perked.
-Soda
