Which hog is for me?

[Timofei]

My skill set is tailored to being faster than 80% of planes, BnZ'ing, hit and run (any where, doesn't have to be BnZ style), and not really a LOT of turning..

I'm afraid no F4U is good for your style. I recommend La-7, Typhoon, Fw190D-9 and P-51D. The last one is the best. You can run for one hour, and when the one who has chased you ditch because lack of fuel, you just strafe him. And then send him some nasty PM's.That is the MA style.

[Nemisis]

sometimes i get so mad i up a -4 and to tempest hunting 

Lol, do the same thing hunting typhies in my La and hunting La's in my P-51D .

I'm afraid no F4U is good for your style. I recommend La-7, Typhoon, Fw190D-9 and P-51D. The last one is the best. You can run for one hour, and when the one who has chased you ditch because lack of fuel, you just strafe him. And then send him some nasty PM's.That is the MA style.

I've flown all of those a lot with the exception of the typhie. IDK why, but I've never been succesful with it. Problem is I don't really have a carrier fighter I'm good with. I've had some success with the seafire, but not a lot. I've flown the F4U's before and gotten kills, but I wasn't really using them for that, mostly as bomb haulers....

[Saxman]

The beauty of the Corsair is that while not the only one, she's one of the few planes in the game that can adapt to any type of fight. There's really not an opponent in the game that the Corsair doesn't have SOME tool to beat.

[Nemisis]

So the corsair will fit my style of fighting then?

[AKDogg]

The thing with the corsair is its not the best plane in any particular category.  Its the best all around plane in AH imho.  Like Saxman said, it can adapt to any type of fight very well, it just doesn't own any category by itself.

[Nemisis]

I've always used it off ground bases, and to attack CV's with it as the P-47 ain't fast enough to make it through, and this has the best bombload out of other planes I've been able to punch through fighter screen and ack with. Any tips for CV take off? for when light and when heavy if you can....

[Saxman]

When light there's not much you really need to do. One or two notches of flaps at most.

If you're heavy in a 1D you'll want full flaps. Some prefer to back up on the carrier deck a little bit before rolling. However if you have a good, steady hand you can take off just fine at a full bomb and rocket load from the spawn point.

If we ever get the 2k centerline bomb it'll be interesting to see whether it would even be possible to get a fully loaded 1D airborne off the boat with that much ordinance.

[Nemisis]

If we get wind in the MA's then the CV's might have to sail directly into it to the the D-hogs up...

[AKDogg]

You can take off with and hog fully loaded (100% fuel, rockets and 2 1k bombs) on a CV with only 2 notches of flaps and wep.  I do it all the time.  No need to be full flaps as they create to much drag to get up to speed quickly.  The most you should need is 3 notches but I use 2.

[Saxman]

I don't like to use WEP on takeoff, tho. I prefer saving it for combat.

[Nemisis]

I use WEP only when I need to get up quickly (vulches), or when I'm carrying full fuel, bombs, and rockets....