F6f vs. P-47d11

[Slade]

Hello all,

Besides aesthetics, which do you see as technically better for ACM at altitudes most often used in this game and why?


Thanks,

Slade 

[Hap]

I like the match up.  Might come down to who's flying. 

[Shane]

Versus each other, or vs the typical plane set encountered?

In either case, I'd give the nod to the cat over the jug, even in a slow speed knife fight. The cat simply has more power to play with at slower speeds, even tho' the jug has a higher top-end. The real limiting factor is their respective ranges - the jug has more useful loiter time when upping from an airfield. The jug can also kind of escape from more enemies (ha, ha, right?) than the f6 - that top-end.

Having said that, I'm more a jug driver than a kitty.... I simply never could get used to it. Probably an avoidance response since coming from air warrior my two "rides" were the f6 and p-38, neither of which I could quite get comfy with in here. (Rudder pedals are helpful with 38's and I never bothered to re-hook 'em up for AH.)

[Brooke]

The F6F will be a better plane for most pilots in the Main Arena since it is a better-turning plane.

For scenario-style fighting, the P-47 would be better since it's faster (a lot faster at high altitudes) and has more guns.

[Redd]

in a knife fight , the f6-f pretty easily

in the MA the f6-f is ok , but it lacks a bit of speed these days with what everyone is flying, maybe jug or hog 1A are better options.

[kvuo75]

I like both. against myself, i'd probably win with the f6f.

[uptown]

I'll have to go with the D11. Why? Because the 56th said so  


Honestly I think it would come down to pilots.

[BaldEagl]

F6F.  Not even a contest unless it's to run away.

[Slade]

Cool feedback so far.

I should have qualified "pilots being of equal skill".

[JOACH1M]

F6f all day long.

[Oldman731]

F6F.  Not even a contest unless it's to run away.

Yikes.  I agree with BaldEagl.  It isn't even close.

- oldman

[caldera]

I like both. against myself, i'd probably win with the f6f.

Me vs Me, both planes would collide without landing a single hit and crash outside of proxy range.

[mechanic]

Hellkitty every time. I love both planes but in a straight up brawl vs myself, starting at 10k, the F6 would win every time.

[GhostCDB]

F6F is a better turning plane, while the jug dives better.

F6F has the win unless the pilot lawn darts.

[bozon]

At MA altitudes (i.e., low) - the F6F hands down.

Down on the deck the only advantage of the D11 is roll rate. It is not even much faster then the F6F. The F6F will out-climb it by nearly 800 fpm (from memory) and out turn it with ease. As altitude increase, D11 will start to develop a significant speed advantage. At 22,000 feet, where F6F reaches it wrong max speed of 385 mph (should be 400-404 mph), the D11 is already significantly faster and climbs just as good. From here upwards, the D11 will rule.

Both are super-cool planes, so there is no decisive coolness factor to tip the scale either way.

On the deck, the mossie VI is better than both