Why Are People Fussing About 262's?

[Brooke]

Anyone who manages to get shot down by one and cant handle it I suppose.

Right on!  (Oh, and also those people above who didn't have that reason at all.)

[The Fugitive]

I agree with Brooke, the 262 is nothing but a picker. It's main purpose....or should I say "use in the game" is to come zooming through a perfectly good fight/furball and pick a guy or two and then zoom away from danger only to rinse and repeat until low on fuel, or in my case run out of ammo. Yes I said "my case". That means for those slow on the uptake that I fly them now and then and that it what I do with it. Sometimes it's the only thing to fly when the "horde" is on a roll.

I do remember one fight I had with one, It was Banshee and someone else on the deck in TBMs or some other big slow turner and I was turning on the deck in a 262 with them. What a fun fight. I only lasted as long as I did because Banshee said they were laughing so hard they couldn't hit me! 

[kappa]

I agree with Brooke, the 262 is nothing but a picker. It's main purpose....or should I say "use in the game" is to come zooming through a perfectly good fight/furball

You're wrong... it's main purpose is the best equalizer... nothing better than bringing one on the deck against a red cloud.. especially with a like minded wingy which I have had the best of..

originally it was Fester's idea... he was the first to promote it... i thought he was crazy till we did it and between the 2 of us could land 40 kills without  a rearm.. back then it was much easier because no tooners had seen it before...
still works great... had some of the best fun flying with grizz doing it..

[xPoisonx]

What kappa said.. bringing it to a fight already in your favor is stupid (and rare). Most 262 pilots only up them when they are greatly outnumbered.

[Someguy63]

You're wrong... it's main purpose is the best equalizer... nothing better than bringing one on the deck against a red cloud.. especially with a like minded wingy which I have had the best of..

originally it was Fester's idea... he was the first to promote fit... i thought he was crazy till we did it and between the 2 of us could land 40 kills without  a rearm.. back then it was much easier because no tooners had seen it before...
still works great... had some of the best fun flying with grizz doing it..

+1 262's produce some of the best sorties I have had as well, though my wingies always end up umm...having a few problems, but other than that, it's fun! I can usually land 8-12 without a rearm if everything goes fine for me.

[xPoisonx]

+1 262's produce some of the best sorties I have had as well, though my wingies always end up umm...having a few problems, but other than that, it's fun! I can usually land 8-12 without a rearm if everything goes fine for me.

Or you can ho-ram a noob 

[bustr]

Lately the 262 shows up about the time the red guys fall back on plan B, return to the furball at 20k and don't turn with anyone. POTW jokes that the red guys have just admitted defeat to the knights and the 262 signals the approaching 20k red picking hoard. Usual scenario has been a furball below 12k in which the knights have been killing them for the last few waves of red face to face. Then they fall back on picking. And a lot of front quarter angle gunnery from higher perches while the 262 bottom feeds and does it's best to keep the knights from watching the pick.

If the knights begin turning the tide, like clockwork another 262 shows up. A 3 - 262 furball means the knights are doing a good job in a back handed sort of compliment. You wouldn't know it by the screeching about pickers and runners on range though.

[scott66]

Lately the 262 shows up about the time the red guys fall back on plan B, return to the furball at 20k and don't turn with anyone. POTW jokes that the red guys have just admitted defeat to the knights and the 262 signals the approaching 20k red picking hoard. Usual scenario has been a furball below 12k in which the knights have been killing them for the last few waves of red face to face. Then they fall back on picking. And a lot of front quarter angle gunnery from higher perches while the 262 bottom feeds and does it's best to keep the knights from watching the pick.

If the knights begin turning the tide, like clockwork another 262 shows up. A 3 - 262 furball means the knights are doing a good job in a back handed sort of compliment. You wouldn't know it by the screeching about pickers and runners on range though.

btw bustr...you owe me a new 190d from a62 last night

[bustr]

Blame my gunsight, it can count both in mph and radii, and the bullets seem to enjoy the recital ................

[scott66]

Blame my gunsight, it can count both in mph and radii, and the bullets seem to enjoy the recital ................

I never even knew you were there..I took out your radar..extended from two lalas went back up..just clearing friends 6s..seen a spit low and slow..dove..made one turn and boom..I'm in tower..at least I didn't have to take that long flight back to base

[The Fugitive]

You're wrong... it's main purpose is the best equalizer... nothing better than bringing one on the deck against a red cloud.. especially with a like minded wingy which I have had the best of..

originally it was Fester's idea... he was the first to promote it... i thought he was crazy till we did it and between the 2 of us could land 40 kills without  a rearm.. back then it was much easier because no tooners had seen it before...
still works great... had some of the best fun flying with grizz doing it..

You used different words, but you said the same thing I said. You blow through a pile of "red" taking out as many as you can, rinse and repeat to the tune of 40 kills between you and your wingman. Mean while the rest of us who were happy to just fight/furball are either part of your "count" or have had the fun sucked out of the fight/furball dodging 262s.

[LCADolby]

If you keep your SA a 262 can never touch you.

[captain1ma]

jetweek in the AVA coming soon, then you ALL can fly 262's free of charge and find out what its like!!

[Someguy63]

You used different words, but you said the same thing I said. You blow through a pile of "red" taking out as many as you can, rinse and repeat to the tune of 40 kills between you and your wingman. Mean while the rest of us who were happy to just fight/furball are either part of your "count" or have had the fun sucked out of the fight/furball dodging 262s.

Furballs in the MA always involve having to dodge something, I don't understand why 262's make it any different. People pick others occupied in furballs all the time, the 262 doesn't do the same job any dirtier.

[Debrody]

You used different words, but you said the same thing I said. You blow through a pile of "red" taking out as many as you can, rinse and repeat to the tune of 40 kills between you and your wingman. Mean while the rest of us who were happy to just fight/furball are either part of your "count" or have had the fun sucked out of the fight/furball dodging 262s.

I would bet youre not too happy with a 40 red vs 5 green "furball" (gangrape) either - thats the 262 time and thats what Kappa is talking about. Taking a jet to an even fight is lame.