P-39D Cannon Question

[Volron]

killed a 262 with a P-39D that had the 37

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That HAD to of given you a couple of perks.

[M0nkey_Man]

That HAD to of given you a couple of perks.

ya, and a ton of laughs because him and a pony were trying to vulch me as I was bombing tanks

[BaDkaRmA158Th]

It should also be noted the 20mm version is more unstable due to less weight in the nose,good if your planing on fighting in in vertical "much like the 38's less .50 call option" I don't remember the math exactly.

[Krusty]

With the super docile handling HTC gave the P-39 I don't see it as a problem. In fact I've mixed it up with that 20mm a numbe of times and never had any balance issues. Historically, maybe... Here? Nah. Go based off the firepower, rather than any perceived performance gain. If you want performance fly the Q and leave the gondolas off.

[Tank-Ace]

My view on the matter is that the only reason you should fly the D model is the 20mm or its higher ENY value. The Q model offers the 37mm and significantly improved preformance.

[Butcher]

I did a Snapshot vs A6m2s and barely got 4 kills with the 37mm before I was out of ammo, the 20mm option I landed 9.

Frankly unless you are 400 behind and they are leveled out, you won't get a kill, snapshots are almost impossible due to slow rate of fire.
However in a nice turn fight and you can close to 200 or less - its a single shot to kill.

Honestly I don't fly the 37mm option and probably wouldn't, even the 39Q I won't fly, if anything the P39D with 20mm option just for the kicks of flying it.

[bozon]

Frankly unless you are 400 behind and they are leveled out, you won't get a kill, snapshots are almost impossible due to slow rate of fire.

The slow rate of fire is a plus - in all taters type cannons. If you miss the first potato, the second one is not likely to hit either, especially if it comes very quickly after the 1st. These canons are fired in "single" mode - I actually hate it when I release more than 1 round because it is a waste of precious ammo. The slower the rate of fire, the easier it is to release 1 shot at a time.

Some people are very good shooters with the big guns. Others, like myself, treat them as sticky bombs - you get so close that you dont shoot the taters, you attach them to the other plane. Collisions are common.

[Tank-Ace]

The higher ROF of the Mk 108 is an advantage over other tater guns because it gives you a better chance with deflection shooting. Being able to make deflection shots means you'll kill your opponent quicker. Killing your opponent quicker means you'll live longer. And living longer means you get more kills. I probably wouldn't want to fly anything with a 30mm if it had a slow rate of fire.


And if you close to D200 before firing, then you're doing it wrong bozon. Kills out to D600 are possible if you really get familiar with the balistics, and even D800 with luck.