To a Rook Me-109K-4 Pilot...

[Fenin]

From a Knit Ki-43 Pilot. 

Between the bases of A55, and A56, on the night of 10/2/2014, at about 8:40pm, Central Time.

Neither of us put a bullet in the other, but that fight was amazing.  I would have never expected a K-4 on the deck to be able to maneuver like you did against my Ki-43.   

I honestly expected you to use all that spare horsepower and just walk away from me. 

Thanks for sticking around, I've never seen a K-4 move like that, I think I was very lucky to fly away.   

[Someguy63]

From a Knit Ki-43 Pilot.  

Between the bases of A55, and A56, on the night of 10/2/2014, at about 8:40pm, Central Time.

Neither of us put a bullet in the other, but that fight was amazing.  I would have never expected a K-4 on the deck to be able to maneuver like you did against my Ki-43.  

I honestly expected you to use all that spare horsepower and just walk away from me.  

Thanks for sticking around, I've never seen a K-4 move like that, I think I was very lucky to fly away.  

Was your Ki43 green?

I think it was me, I remember that fight just as you described.


 

[GhostCDB]

I wouldn't doubt if it were Anarchy. He the only noob dumb enough to fight a Ki43. I keed I keed

[Someguy63]

I wouldn't doubt if it were Anarchy. He the only noob dumb enough to fight a Ki43. I keed I keed

 

Whatever.

[Fenin]

Sure was, believe I'm using the Thai skin, the one with the big red square flag with an elephant in it.   

Either way, good stuff.  I'm amazed that the Ki-43 managed to rope a K-4.  It sure does climb surprisingly well.  It really is sorta like a Tie Fighter.

Then again, if you had stalled at 70mph with full flaps I probably would have eaten a spud.
Though, I also have to admit I've installed a new Gunsight in all my aircraft.  The Mk. I Stickynote chunk.  So that I can aim well over my nose. 
It's... oddly effective.   

And you barely even notice it on a 50 inch monitor.   

[Someguy63]

Sure was, believe I'm using the Thai skin, the one with the big red square flag with an elephant in it.  

Either way, good stuff.  I'm amazed that the Ki-43 managed to rope a K-4.  It sure does climb surprisingly well.  It really is sorta like a Tie Fighter.

Then again, if you had stalled at 70mph with full flaps I probably would have eaten a spud.
Though, I also have to admit I've installed a new Gunsight in all my aircraft.  The Mk. I Stickynote chunk.  So that I can aim well over my nose.  
It's... oddly effective.  

And you barely even notice it on a 50 inch monitor.  

Was a fun fight, I didn't want too much E cause if I'm on the deck, and you come down on top you'd easily get on my six flying that thing, only thing I would have do after that is run, and that's something I didn't feel like doing so I just stuck around.


And you know stall fighting that thing with the speed I started off with is a no-no, so that was not an option.

 

[Fenin]

Even with speed, you'd be surprised what a Ki-43 might catch.  Sure, my wings are crying, my tail is trying to come apart, and I can't pull more than maybe 3Gs, but at 380mph in a dive I can catch some folks really off guard.  Roll up and over, with my rudder sticking out like a dive break and my throttle closed.  It throws off speed like crazy.  Then I'm latched onto the guy who assumed the fast Ki-43 wouldn't be able to turn.

Of course, then I'M out of E, and it becomes Do or Die.  Though, she climbs so well that I can often get it back at low alt given just a minute or so of peace.  With WEP I'm hitting nearly 3,800ft(ish)/Min.  At least for a little bit.   

I wish I knew the time limit, and recharge time for the Ki-43s WEP, it helps it a lot at low level. 


Anyway,   
See ya' in the not so friendly skies.

[Someguy63]

Even with speed, you'd be surprised what a Ki-43 might catch.  Sure, my wings are crying, my tail is trying to come apart, and I can't pull more than maybe 3Gs, but at 380mph in a dive I can catch some folks really off guard.  Roll up and over, with my rudder sticking out like a dive break and my throttle closed.  It throws off speed like crazy.  Then I'm latched onto the guy who assumed the fast Ki-43 wouldn't be able to turn.

Of course, then I'M out of E, and it becomes Do or Die.  Though, she climbs so well that I can often get it back at low alt given just a minute or so of peace.  With WEP I'm hitting nearly 3,800ft(ish)/Min.  At least for a little bit.   

I wish I knew the time limit, and recharge time for the Ki-43s WEP, it helps it a lot at low level. 


Anyway,   
See ya' in the not so friendly skies.

Yup, that's exactly why I didn't even think about E fighting you, those things are just sick when it comes to being able to eventually kill you if you try to rope it or whatnot. Though the way I did it still wasn't easy, or the best way to do it I still enjoyed it.