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Offline Latrobe

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A dogfight from my perspective
« on: January 03, 2013, 02:26:20 PM »
I thought this would be a neat video idea to show what a fight looks like from the other guys perspective (or my perspective to be exact  :D ).

Here's a 12 minute long 2v1 fight I had in the MA last night. Recorded with Fraps and TrackIR so everything you see if exactly what I saw during the fight. Turn on Annotations to see what I was thinking during the fight as well.  ;) Or, leave them off and enjoy the fight.

Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62rGxgCAVvU
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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2013, 02:40:37 PM »
I like the comments  :rofl
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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2013, 02:45:37 PM »
Very well done. :aok

:salute :rock
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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2013, 03:50:23 PM »
Nice flying Latrobe!

Can I borrow some SA plz? Q_Q
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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2013, 04:18:23 PM »
Loved this Latrobe, thanks for putting it together!
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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2013, 05:08:34 PM »
Quote from: RedBull1 on January 03, 2013, 03:50:23 PM
Nice flying Latrobe!

Can I borrow some SA plz? Q_Q

Only if you trade me some gunnery skills.  :aok
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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2013, 05:23:02 PM »
I really enjoyed especially since I wasn't a victim in the tube.
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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2013, 05:39:01 PM »
Just one tactical tip for you. After you downed the Yak the first time, you know he will come straight back for you. At an opportune moment you could have moved well away from the field and denied them the use of the Ack to solve their ACM problems. The ultra timid C.2 would have certainly tagged along under the psychological comfort of outnumbering you. Then you could have killed them both with plenty of space to work in.  :salute
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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2013, 05:43:47 PM »
Quote from: nrshida on January 03, 2013, 05:39:01 PM
Just one tactical tip for you. After you downed the Yak the first time, you know he will come straight back for you. At an opportune moment you could have moved well away from the field and denied them the use of the Ack to solve their ACM problems. The ultra timid C.2 would have certainly tagged along under the psychological comfort of outnumbering you. Then you could have killed them both with plenty of space to work in.  :salute


I was thinking off that, but I was down to 25% fuel. Would have had only 5 minutes of fuel to fight with had I done that. I knew I wasn't getting home, so might as well enjoy the fight.  :)
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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2013, 06:36:21 PM »
Great fight! Gotta love a knife in the phone booth effect.
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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2013, 07:01:02 PM »
Nice flying Latrobe, lost count of the number of times qbert (qpert?) ran back into his ack - looked like it was fun tho


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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2013, 07:39:14 PM »
Fun to watch :)

The tracking you can do with TrackIR is incredible when compared to a hat switch.
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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2013, 08:45:08 PM »
Quote from: katanaso on January 03, 2013, 07:39:14 PM

The tracking you can do with TrackIR is incredible when compared to a hat switch.


Might have to git me one of them as my hat switch is starting to act up. Good an excuse as any.

Nice vid Latrobe. :aok
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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2013, 12:12:41 AM »
Nice Latrobe...I like comments.   :aok 

The timidity of some folks never ceases to amaze me.  It can't possibly be an ego boost to be forced to run to ack after each pass vs just being shot down.  They would have been far better of being aggressive...or if just one of them had been aggressive.  If they die they at least learn something aside from which direction friendly ack lies.
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Re: A dogfight from my perspective
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2013, 12:51:04 AM »
Quote from: Brakechk on January 04, 2013, 12:12:41 AM
Nice Latrobe...I like comments.   :aok 

The timidity of some folks never ceases to amaze me.  It can't possibly be an ego boost to be forced to run to ack after each pass vs just being shot down.  They would have been far better of being aggressive...or if just one of them had been aggressive.  If they die they at least learn something aside from which direction friendly ack lies.

I think about this every day I play. This video is a good example. I made several mistakes throughout the fight, one of which finally led to my death. As I sat in the tower (and watched the film later) I recognized these mistakes, learned what to do to not make them again, and that will eventually lead to me improving beyond my current skill level. So my death in this film actually improved my piloting skills.  :airplane:
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