Sigh.
Lets put some things into perspective.
I want to go on a patrol mission for bombers. I decide to patrol the nw border. I load up an F4u-1c with a drop tank and 100% fuel and fly away. Eventually, I encounter the inevitable bomber and take him out. I'm down to 100% fuel by now. I'm also at 30k.
The patrol mission is pretty much over, but I see we are re-taking a field. I didn't have to use much ammo on the lone b-26 so I decide to drop and vulch when the "ack down" message appears. Nobody is defending the field except for one pilot. Any guesses as to what he is flying? You got it.. a spit. I vulch the same lone pilot at a base 8 times. That's and 8:0 record against the spit 9 in one sortie. Does that make the F4u-1C an uberplane?
I notice that one of our fields is being attacked. I decide that it would take too long to spawn from a nearby field and climb to alt in an F4u-1C, so I decide to come up at the base being attacked. Guess what I sellect? A spit. I get airborne and manage to down one of the attackers before being bounced by another... Unfortunately, the attacker does not immediately exit the aircraft. I was killed with a pilot kill. Now, my record in the spit that sortie: 0:1.
The Spit is the uber plane of the arena. Given equal terms on engagement, it can hold its own against any other aircraft. It has excellent lethality capabillities, an excellent turn rate, an excellent climb rate, and above average acceleration. If you make a mistake against one, you are dead.
People simply fly the Spit, when no other aircraft stands a chance. Unfortunately, in most of the situations.. as spit doesn't either.
A poll for those that love to vulch bases: 1) What plane do you do it in. 2) What plane do you shoot down most.
A poll for those that respawn frequently despite the odds to defend a base: 1) What plane do you chose most often. 2) What plane do you see vulching most often.
You don't use an F4u-1C to defend a base at low alt because it is a dog to fly low. Some can do it, but most cannot. You use the Spit, because it can do most everything better than the F4u-1C. If you don't believe this, then you are HO'ing F4's too much and need to refocus your strategy.
I fly the F4u-1C. I know what it can and can't do. It is not an uberplane. As a result, I have to be 10 times more carefull when I fly it. I select targets more carefully and make sure I keep as much alt and speed as possible. I am much more relaxed when I fly a Spit. You simply don't need to pay as much attention there.
AKDejaVu
