Life in a P38

[Randy1]

The VOX opened on the Range channel. 
"See that 109?'
"Ya," I replied."
I pulled a low G turn then up just behind his tail then rolled into a flat turn for the shot.  The merge was mine.
"Watch out for the 190," the Vox knocked the smile off my face.
"There is another 109 coming in on you. . . no two more."
"You got two 190s on your six too.
I was out of options.  I broke off the shot. I tried a diving BRD pulling out inches off the deck at 400 MPH after 8000 feet spun off the altimeter.
The vox crackled in my ear one last time.
The rear view showed all red.
"Where did they all go?
My green comrades comments bit as hard as one of the three 109's cannon or maybe it was one of the two 190s all chasing me now.
"They are all on me," I got out just before the explosion.

[Karnak]

If you think the P-38 is bad, try the Mossie.  I've done both and the Mossie is the stronger magnet.

[HighTone]

ehhh...you want to be in multiple 8 vs 1 every night....try the Zero.

You had an SA fail....no worries happens to us all....but its not the P-38's fault 

[Zacherof]

ehhh...you want to be in multiple 8 vs 1 every night....try the Zero.

You had an SA fail....no worries happens to us all....but its not the P-38's fault 

just goes to show German iron is superior

[The Fugitive]

the problem you had was that you dove away. Your suppose to do a zig and a couple of zags and kill them all.

The 38 is a fighting machine! Diving away got you killed, fighting you might have taken a few with you.

[Tank-Ace]

Honestly, the worst plane for that has got to be the Ju-87. The reality is that most enemies nearby will drop what they're doing to try to kill you, you'll meet at least one enemy in virtually all sorties, and theres always that one guy absolutely hell-bent on killing you.

[HighTone]

just goes to show German iron is superior

No doubt, in some ways they are.


But a 109 isn't going to make it the 1120 miles from Rabaul to Guadalcanal and back  

[Zacherof]

No doubt, in some ways they are.


But a 109 isn't going to make it the 1120 miles from Rabaul to Guadalcanal and back  

no.... But the 410 or 110 probally
could have .
Would they be effective? Probally
not.

thus your point is invalid as a whole.  (between me and you, 38 is my number 2 favorite allied plane)

[Butcher]

Honestly, the worst plane for that has got to be the Ju-87.

Funny, few of TopGun had some fun once flying d3as and Stukas to dogfight, I lost count of how many whines and cheater comments came from them.

I tried the whole D3a and furball, but I frankly suck. I do have a few kills in a SBD and TBM which are funny, mostly spitfires of course.

[Zacherof]

Funny, few of TopGun had some fun once flying d3as and Stukas to dogfight, I lost count of how many whines and cheater comments came from them.

I tried the whole D3a and furball, but I frankly suck. I do have a few kills in a SBD and TBM which are funny, mostly spitfires of course.

Tbm at 40% fuel can move. At 25 she can dance. Tbm is probally one of the best
fightable dog fighters. D3A haven't tryied it. Thinknim going to have to

[HighTone]

no.... But the 410 or 110 probally
could have .
Would they be effective? Probally
not.

thus your point is invalid as a whole.  (between me and you, 38 is my number 2 favorite allied plane)

Was talking about a single engined aircraft. Thus your counter point is invalid as a whole.

[Guppy35]

The VOX opened on the Range channel. 
"See that 109?'
"Ya," I replied."
I pulled a low G turn then up just behind his tail then rolled into a flat turn for the shot.  The merge was mine.
"Watch out for the 190," the Vox knocked the smile off my face.
"There is another 109 coming in on you. . . no two more."
"You got two 190s on your six too.
I was out of options.  I broke off the shot. I tried a diving BRD pulling out inches off the deck at 400 MPH after 8000 feet spun off the altimeter.
The vox crackled in my ear one last time.
The rear view showed all red.
"Where did they all go?
My green comrades comments bit as hard as one of the three 109's cannon or maybe it was one of the two 190s all chasing me now.
"They are all on me," I got out just before the explosion.

It just means you are right where you need to be in a 38.  Right in the middle of things

[Triton28]

Being the favorite target of every con within 6K is half the fun of flying the 38.   

Think of it this way...  If you're in a fight,  you're gonna take out the most dangerous first,  right?   

[Zacherof]

Was talking about a single engined aircraft. Thus your counter point is invalid as a whole.

how would that be when OP is talking about the p38, which has 2 engines? Yes I. Terms of range American fighter will generally have longer legs than say italian and German fighters.


But nothing can compare to the 163 in terms
of range

[Latrobe]

Funny, few of TopGun had some fun once flying d3as and Stukas to dogfight, I lost count of how many whines and cheater comments came from them.

I tried the whole D3a and furball, but I frankly suck. I do have a few kills in a SBD and TBM which are funny, mostly spitfires of course.

I remember being in one of those, so fun! Best moment ever is when I saw a spit 16 running to ack with 6 D3As on its tail!