Not Easy Mode Planes

[R 105]

spits are not easy mode except the 16,  because they can be run down easily, forced to turn then get ganged, are very fragile and hold little fuel except the 8.

I would say a P38, P47-D40-25  190A5-8, tiffie, KI-61, c205 are tougher planes to be successful in the MA with.   They just aren't quite as good as other planes and will struggle to get out of tight situations.

I would focus more on the pilot flying against me than the plane though.   I kill a large number of spitfires flown by average players because they aren't very good, NOT because the plane is easy to fly.  It is a soft wing and a sprinkle of 50 cal will take it right off.

I got to agree about most Spitfires. I didn't like them mostly because they are fragile. A few hits in the right place and I am down. This is the same reason I don't use Japanese planes as much as I like the way they fly. I prefer American planes because they are rugged and gives me a better chance in a fight since I am more of a tanker and less of a pilot in AH. The P-40s are the hardest of the American plane set to win in for me in LW.   

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I got to agree about most Spitfires. I didn't like them mostly because they are fragile. A few hits in the right place and I am down. This is the same reason I don't use Japanese planes as much as I like the way they fly. I prefer American planes because they are rugged and gives me a better chance in a fight since I am more of a tanker and less of a pilot in AH. The P-40s are the hardest of the American plane set to win in for me in LW.   

the Ki84 is the toughest of all the Japanese planes in the hanger...

and it is just about in line with the 47 maybe even taking a bit more damage.

[bangsbox]

I dont know about the f4f... in march i flew it a bunch in LW and my results were 48kills 23deaths. Now the p-39D I would say is expert mode

[RotBaron]

But that's after 1000's of hours in the 109s Latrobe. If you go back to your first impressions about the 109s I'd bet you thought I can't see out of these; the dang windows have bars in the middle...

I don't know if got those ahaaa moments when you were flying but I had one in the G-14 several months ago and I got this feeling of confidence that I now understood the plane (although not completely) better than the rest of the plane set. It was a great feeling, something that just "clicked" and was achieved.

 

[Brooke]

There is only one fighter harder to do well in than all others, in my opinion:  the P-40.

Now, in a scenario environment, where you are in many on many against the historical plane set (in this case A6M2), the P-40 is nice.  But in the MA, I think it's the hardest plane.

I think F4F's, P-39D's, and A6M2's are all decent.  Worse, in my opinion, are C.202's (but only because guns are so very weak), Spit I's, Hurri I's, Bf 109E's, and Bf 110C's -- but you can still kill OK in those if you use their strengths.

[BaDkaRmA158Th]

Yea p-39D & early model p-40's


Nothing easy there.

[JunkyII]

Depends on how the person is flying any plane.

I think certain planes attributes make it easy for people to fly it in a(IMO) lame way.

LA7....everyone has seen the guy running around a CV fight picking the heavy rides but is never in a slightly dangerous spot(except puffy) because of it's speed, acceleration and climb rate compared to CV rides.

P51/Dora/P47....Yes you may be flying "historically" but when you fly this way in groups of 3-8(depending on the size of furball) it's not hard to land 5+ kills and it ruins gameplay for others.

Hogs/P38....example Jayro/Uglystik(think that was how he spelled his name), easy to get kills when you only fly at fights where you have all the advantage advantage. Very Good gun packs, can fight the BnZ fight well, can evade highger BnZers with ease.

Many other examples of easy mode out there.....just a few with reason for it.

[ReVo]

Any P40.

Everybody still runs from them though. 

[Greebo]

It is quite simple really....

Easy mode plane = any plane better than yours.
Non-easy mode plane = any plane worse than yours.

 

[Oldman731]

Yea p-39D & early model p-40's


Nothing easy there.

Agreed.

- oldman

[Brooke]

I think that the P-39D is a good plane that is decently competitive.  It's reasonably fast at MA altitudes, isn't a bad climber, handles well at speed, has good firepower, turns reasonably well, and has a small target area.

The P-40 is another matter.    At least for me.

[Triton28]

It is quite simple really....

Easy mode plane = any plane better than yours.
Non-easy mode plane = any plane worse than yours.

 

This. 

[Debrody]

The G6 is easy mode, almost spit-like. The Spits are the legalized cheat though 

[Muzzy]

Spits are easy meat if you know how to fly against them. Easier meat if you're flying an FM2.

[Debrody]

Spits are easy meat if you know how to fly against them. Easier meat if you're flying an FM2.

Why, how to fly against a Spit?