A Simpler Time

[Ack-Ack]

Plenty of prancing ninnies tried to ho my B-25H yesterday...   

It amazes me that people will try and HO a B-25H.  Had one come at me and I blasted him a 1000 yards out with the 75mm cannon.

ack-ack

[titanic3]

It amazes me that people will try and HO a B-25H.  Had one come at me and I blasted him a 1000 yards out with the 75mm cannon.

ack-ack

  Don't scare Arlo like that.

[bj229r]

Back to Nath's original post, The MW COULD be the way he described ALL the time---it's small enough that a dedicated group of NON-dweeby players could permanently set the tone in there, and have it become a small model of what AH WAS about the time the C-hog was introduced (which turned the game upside-down at that time) It's a thought, anyway

[Nath[BDP]]

I Will be in Midwar tonight -- bring the pain, is the B25H there?  if so stang will be too.  plenty of hooting and hollaring to look foward to and i might make history by topping the Birdo moment

[Stang]

I'll be in mid war once I'm done dealing with potato peelin iTunes.

[Changeup]

This is an open invitation to folks who are interested primarily in the lost art of ACM and Furballs.

It seems the predominance of speed of the late war plane set has created a culture of non-engagement and serious timidity.  The favorite tactic these days is staying high and fast, pulling no more than 3G when engaging and then running off if the prey shows any semblance of skill in fighting at a disadvantage.

Engagements lack the edge of your seat excitement of a furball circa 2003. 

The best times I've had in AH since returning are the times when the LWMA is closed and people fly in Midwar.  The planes are slower, slightly less lethal, and this leads to more interesting fights.

So I invite more players to come experience the Midwar arena during peak hours.  Give up your P51Ds, 109K4s, La7s, Doras and jump into the fray. 

Muppets or the sound of them make this person ^ gag but...


+1

[Patches1]

Back to Nath's original post, The MW COULD be the way he described ALL the time---it's small enough that a dedicated group of NON-dweeby players could permanently set the tone in there, and have it become a small model of what AH WAS about the time the C-hog was introduced (which turned the game upside-down at that time) It's a thought, anyway

This statement makes me wonder why the F4U-1C is STILL perked after all of these years considering all of the cannon armed aircraft flying around today in the MA.

I agree that Mid-War has become a microcosm of the MA.

...just thoughts.

[ink]

DA. Give me a 410/190/110. You try to evade it. Bet you you can't.

ill take ya up on that

[bj229r]

This statement makes me wonder why the F4U-1C is STILL perked after all of these years considering all of the cannon armed aircraft flying around today in the MA.

I agree that Mid-War has become a microcosm of the MA.

...just thoughts.

Thankfully, it takes more talent to succeed in it than the newer, lesser-armed cannon rides

[Patches1]

Thankfully, it takes more talent to succeed in it than the newer, lesser-armed cannon rides

Just curious...why more talent to succeed?

[Brooke]

I don't find head-ons hard to avoid unless I'm very slow, and if I'm very slow with the enemy being able to point his guns at me, I deserve to get hit.

In the cases where I have decent speed, I just fly off angle to the attacker, then pull g's in a different direction back toward him (still off angle, but a different off angle) as he comes into the about the 800-yard range.  It is rare that I take any hits, and when I do, they are usually not major hits.

[uptown]

Since my return back to the game last month, I swore off flying a 51 altogether and my K/D and fighter rank has never been higher in my 6 or 7 years of playing. Granted a lot of this due to my squad mates, but flying a jug forces you to fight your way home more often. I would fly the pony and get a few kills and rtb. Now with the jugs, I'm forced to fight more and I'm heading home 5,6 or 8 kills at a time  These are the only reasons I can come up with for my improved stats.

Although the 51 will always be my favorite plane of the war, I'm glad I got serious about parking it. I interested to see if I can keep my lucky streak going in these 47s.

[HL117]

I don't find head-ons hard to avoid unless I'm very slow, and if I'm very slow with the enemy being able to point his guns at me, I deserve to get hit.

In the cases where I have decent speed, I just fly off angle to the attacker, then pull g's in a different direction back toward him (still off angle, but a different off angle) as he comes into the about the 800-yard range.  It is rare that I take any hits, and when I do, they are usually not major hits.

A lot of guys looking for a good fight will try and merge with someone Hoping they will actually get a  merge without a HO shot and then proceed with the fight, YES this does happen alot when you know who is flying, I have done this many times in the past when I knew certain players were ingame and and upping regularly from a base, (furballing) so to speak. A chance some are willing to take, I will have a angry smart ilek comment on range about him/her when they do HO but that is about it, I think it's lame game play.

As we all know there are many that think it is a great tactic and they will continue to incorporate it into their evolving ACM    always keeps you guessing, which is true to reality. 



HL

[HL117]

 Uptown, Hello!

[Vudu15]

DA. Give me a 410/190/110. You try to evade it. Bet you you can't.

Bet I can every time....