Intense Fur-ball Life Expectancy?

[Randy1]

 It is hard to grasp how long others survive in a fur-ball.  Fur-balling for me is exciting but a quick way back to the tower unless I am having a good run of luck.

From the radio traffic, I have the impression that some consistently survive  the fur-ball long enough to run low on fuel or run out of ammo.  I assume they break off, and land safely to claim their multiple victories.

Is the life of a fur-ball'er always a short one for the average person or is there hope to get good enough to consistently survive to safely land at your base?

[ink]

cant say for sure as I am not a "furballer" but many who say they furball really just gang and pick.....a furball would consist of equal number of red and green, I would say the longer you fly if you always fly to fight and not worry about living or dieing, you will get better and as time goes by you will find yourself surviving and killing more....

or you could be like a very few who attack the gangs....such as myself....and die just about every sortie

 

[titanic3]

Get a friend. Rope a dope is how you survive most furballs. And if your friend can't aim, get a better one. You rarely get more than one chance to kill someone in a furball.

[TWC_Angel]

Keep your SA about you. Never become target fixated, and always keep your E. Especially in a massive furball. When you do engage take it vertical (if your plane allows) then fall back in to the Mess/opponent and rebuild your E in the process. If you get slow, you will get picked. If you stay fast but lack SA you will get picked/ho'd/hammered in to the ground. (unless in a 51, then just run like H3ll and laugh) Deflection shooting or making them knife out in front of you for a snap shot is the best way to kill in a furball. You saddle up on your targets 6 for -any- length of time and your asking to be towered out A.S.A.P.

Near the most important piece of all is, find a good buddy to fly wing. 2 sets of eyes always trumps the lonely pair.

[titanic3]

Oh, and it helps to not fly an "out of place plane". A P39 among a sea of Spits, 109s and P51s usually wont end well.

[Triton28]

If you want to survive in a furball, you have to pick, imo.

If you're going to mix it up and commit to turning, may I suggest mixing several strong cocktails and taking them to the face right before you lift.  It will ease the   and make the experience much more  .

[icepac]

12 green dots head to enemy field.

12 green dots hover over enemy field and town and somehow leave the town and field undamaged.

1 green dot returns to base with one pick kill and a couple of vulches early on.

11 of the green dots don't return to base but rather get run down by pursuing enemy fighters.

Formerly pursuing enemy fighters are now attacking field where the 12 green dots upped.

Enemy takes field.


I'm not sure how people can do the same exact thing over and over and expect the outcome to magically be different than the last 879 times they did it.

[JOACH1M]

I only see one decent fur ball a month now...it's pathetic.

[gyrene81]

Oh, and it helps to not fly an "out of place plane". A P39 among a sea of Spits, 109s and P51s usually wont end well.

i dunno bout that. i'm on the lower tier of "skillz" yet i have managed to hold my own with "out of place" planes in furballs more times than not. some of it is luck, some is who's in the furball with you, some is communications, but most of it is knowing the plane you're flying. i've seen guys take p40e's into furballs and land 4 or 5 kills, without intentional cherry picking.

I'm not sure how people can do the same exact thing over and over and expect the outcome to magically be different than the last 879 times they did it.

i'm guessing you spend most of your time in the da or doing something besides flying in ah...

[Midway]

Randy1 < who

[Wiley]

If you're in an area where there are multiple bandits, keep it fast.  Slow planes that are turning to fixate on one plane are asking to be shot at.  Keep fast, and as much as possible try to keep all the bandits in one direction relative to you.  If you're surrounded, it's harder to keep track of all the bandits.

My usual tactic is to work in from the top at an edge of the fight.

Wiley.

[Midway]

Record film when Bruv is in a furball and then watch it from his point of view... You learn much about e retention and finding the best target(s).  


Use film to learn from the best.

[Karnak]

The fights I have enjoyed most have been the intense, many on many, furballs that I have fought in from the center and either managed to live or at least live for many minutes.  It really forces you to stretch your SA in order to do so and get kills at the same time.

[Daddkev]

  Shave the Furball ! 

[DrBone1]

Keep your SA about you. Never become target fixated, and always keep your E. Especially in a massive furball. When you do engage take it vertical (if your plane allows) then fall back in to the Mess/opponent and rebuild your E in the process. If you get slow, you will get picked. If you stay fast but lack SA you will get picked/ho'd/hammered in to the ground. (unless in a 51, then just run like H3ll and laugh) Deflection shooting or making them knife out in front of you for a snap shot is the best way to kill in a furball. You saddle up on your targets 6 for -any- length of time and your asking to be towered out A.S.A.P.

Near the most important piece of all is, find a good buddy to fly wing. 2 sets of eyes always trumps the lonely pair.

Angel pretty much posted what I would have.

 

(unless in a 51, then just run like H3ll and laugh)  This made me