New Terrain in the AVA--guadalcanal

[CAP1]

I am in total disagreement with the underlined statement....... it is not a requirement to gang in this particular setup or any setup...

I have seen P-39 cobras take on zekes 1 vs 1 , 1 vs 2 zekes and have seen the P39 come out victorious..... I have seen F4F's do the same thing.... and noone had to go about ganging up on anyone.....

just saying 

i've seen soulss do wonders in that wreck that is the beautiful p-39.

[CAP1]

Yes, but those Allied guys you're talking about had the magic dust.

One of the interesting things about the 1942 PAC setup is how it causes people to duplicate history.  With equal pilots, I'm with Vinkman (and history), the Wildcat or P39 is toast in a 1v1.  So the Allied pilots start flying in pairs, and it works great - just as it did in real life.

Not that I think it should devolve to more than 2 v 1, that IS ganging, but the way the game repeats history is pretty kewl.

- oldman

bolded......THAT is why i went for the setup i went for in the solomon islands sir. it is also why i am choosing the setup in the one i mentioned recently in the dev group. 

[CAP1]

as long as the cat has some room to get the nose down, and use some vertical, it can hold its own against a zeek a little better then most think.

 that being said, i still die in em.

[K-KEN]

Last night I did a couple quick sorties as a zeke....and had a good time. I was feeding other folks' stats!   

Wail did a great job sneaking up on me...only saw the tracers!!  heheheheh  I lasted a short time but he was awesome in that blue plane!  MiG and I talked about it squad night (Wed) and he and I are planing on maybe jumping over tonight...no promises 

[Vinkman]

I am in total disagreement with the underlined statement....... it is not a requirement to gang in this particular setup or any setup...

I have seen P-39 cobras take on zekes 1 vs 1 , 1 vs 2 zekes and have seen the P39 come out victorious..... I have seen F4F's do the same thing.... and noone had to go about ganging up on anyone.....

just saying 

Really? Who was the Zeke pilot? 

[Dichotomy]

Me on several occasions but I don't consider it ganging.  They're using their platforms to their best advantage and I have yet to figure out an effective counter.  A better pilet can and probably does regularly counter this and well but that's not me.  I fall back on my standard line when I see somebody griping about the way someone else 'flys'.... 'fly better yourself'

[gyrene81]

Really? Who was the Zeke pilot? 

me...   ...  

as many times as you sent me down in flames with your cobra, that should have been obvious...  

[Vinkman]

me...   ...  

as many times as you sent me down in flames with your cobra, that should have been obvious...  

hehehe <S> It's only because in my olive green Cobra, I'm a sneaky bastage. 

[CAP1]

ya know? i kept trying to fly the cobra against them zeeks. 0 success. even when i tried to keep above em, they seemed to get me.

[Dichotomy]

where the heck were you when I was around then? 

[1sum41]

ya know? i kept trying to fly the cobra against them zeeks. 0 success. even when i tried to keep above em, they seemed to get me.

were you using the 20mm package?

[CAP1]

were you using the 20mm package?

hhmm...i don't know....i wnet in the hangar, selected it, lowered the fuel, and launched....

[NormH3]

hhmm...i don't know....i wnet in the hangar, selected it, lowered the fuel, and launched....

was there a basket of spuds nearby?

[CAP1]

was there a basket of spuds nearby?

i dunno........i was too busy going down in flames or separate pieces.

[gyrene81]

were you using the 20mm package?

should have been the only large caliber option available...the 37mm was supposed to be disabled in the hangar...not historically accurate for the period