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Offline Pawz

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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #180 on: May 08, 2015, 08:08:00 PM »
38s I'm so freaking tired of getting picked by them. I mean at least they look good but looks don't count.
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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #181 on: May 08, 2015, 08:24:44 PM »
38s I mean at least they look good but looks don't count.

Correct unless they have perfect T and A and then that's all that counts.
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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #182 on: May 08, 2015, 09:01:38 PM »
Having recently given the P-39 a try, I will say it's not as terrible as I once though. Given an opportunity, it can be a killer.


Thank god it's entirely incapable of forcing an opportunity. Flying it has renewed my zeal in opposing the P-63.
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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #183 on: May 09, 2015, 01:50:35 AM »
if they wont add the p63 then i vote for removal of the ta-152 yak3, la5n!,3 Gun La7, P47M
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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #184 on: May 09, 2015, 02:01:58 AM »
if they wont add the p63 then i vote for removal of the ta-152 yak3, la5n!,3 Gun La7, P47M

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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #185 on: May 09, 2015, 08:39:09 AM »
if they wont add the p63 then i vote for removal of the ta-152 yak3, la5n!,3 Gun La7, P47M
That is a weird list you have.  I can see how you relate the Ta152, P-47M and 3 gun La-7 to the P-63, but the presence of the Yak-3 and La-5FN breaks the mold. F4U-1C, C.205, Brewster, Ostwind, Wirbelwind, Me163 and, heck, the Spitfire Mk IX fit the mold much better than do the La-5FN and Yak-3.  Or glzsqd's Spitfire Mk XVI.  Those last three were produced and used in the thousands compared to the low hundreds or less of the others.
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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #186 on: May 09, 2015, 09:35:52 AM »
That is a weird list you have.  I can see how you relate the Ta152, P-47M and 3 gun La-7 to the P-63, but the presence of the Yak-3 and La-5FN breaks the mold. F4U-1C, C.205, Brewster, Ostwind, Wirbelwind, Me163 and, heck, the Spitfire Mk IX fit the mold much better than do the La-5FN and Yak-3.  Or glzsqd's Spitfire Mk XVI.  Those last three were produced and used in the thousands compared to the low hundreds or less of the others.

Lol, I just hate the Spit16 :D

I flew it a few times this week and I don't understand how anyone can ever lose while flying it.
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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #187 on: May 09, 2015, 10:07:48 AM »
I flew it a few times this week and I don't understand how anyone can ever lose while flying it.


I look forward to see your stats in "the plane you can't lose in" after flying it for a full tour   :devil
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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #188 on: May 09, 2015, 10:12:38 AM »
Lol, I just hate the Spit16 :D

I flew it a few times this week and I don't understand how anyone can ever lose while flying it.

Fly it for a tour. Its not a miracle plane and does have weakness just like the other spits. I always thought that people that complain about late war plane "low eny" could always fly mid war or early war. Problem solved and their wouldn't be a need to squeak about being killed because you made a decision to fly a p40e...

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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #189 on: May 09, 2015, 10:21:43 AM »

I look forward to see your stats in "the plane you can't lose in" after flying it for a full tour   :devil


It makes me depressed flying it for a day :(. Can I fly the Spit 1 instead?

Fly it for a tour. Its not a miracle plane and does have weakness just like the other spits. I always thought that people that complain about late war plane "low eny" could always fly mid war or early war. Problem solved and their wouldn't be a need to squeak about being killed because you made a decision to fly a p40e...

Let me know when the Early and Mid war have anyone in them :aok.

My comments on the Spit16 are tongue-n-cheek, I'm well aware of its weakness's(Sub-par top speed, Fragile wings, Unstable low speed handling, etc etc)





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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #190 on: May 09, 2015, 10:24:01 AM »
Fly it for a tour. Its not a miracle plane and does have weakness just like the other spits. I always thought that people that complain about late war plane "low eny" could always fly mid war or early war. Problem solved and their wouldn't be a need to squeak about being killed because you made a decision to fly a p40e...

Why don't you fly the P-40E for a whole tour, so you can properly compare it with all the "weaknesses" of the Spit XVI?   
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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #191 on: May 09, 2015, 10:30:42 AM »
Why don't you fly the P-40E for a whole tour, so you can properly compare it with all the "weaknesses" of the Spit XVI?

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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #192 on: May 09, 2015, 10:38:40 AM »
Back when the spit16 was first introduced, sonic22 and I tested it with duels and use to do 3 full emmilmans from the start as we tangoed. We couldn't believe its performance but those fights were incredibly fun!

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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #193 on: May 09, 2015, 10:50:18 AM »
Back when the spit16 was first introduced, sonic22 and I tested it with duels and use to do 3 full emmilmans from the start as we tangoed. We couldn't believe its performance but those fights were incredibly fun!

WAIT! When did they add the spit16?
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Re: Biggest "crutch" plane of AH
« Reply #194 on: May 09, 2015, 10:52:36 AM »
WAIT! When did they add the spit16?

In November 2005, tour 70 (along with the Spit VIII and the 109G-14) :old:
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