another terrible night of flying.i just cant seem to get it right. cant get an attack angle and if i do i have 10 planes on my 6 and dont have time to get a shot off. 1 thing i have figured out is you cant lone wolf it in this game and even though you have fellow players in a fight there is very little team effort at times. i think i get myself in more trouble trying to help as well.
We all have bad days. Last month I had 2 of the worst days ever and it just sucked the fun right out of me.
You can be a lone wolf, you just have to fly a little bit more patiently. It kind of depends on the type of plane you are in and what altitude of the cons you are fighting. If you are attacking a base, you will have a much better chance at winning lone wolf style as you will have alt and E advantage. If you are Lone wolfing in the middle of the fight with 12-20K p51s and 190s, you may have a hard time if there are no friendlies around. If you are lone wolfing in a 190D or other super fast planes, you have a much better chance at extending away from the hoard if you lose too much alt advantage. If you are in a FM2, good luck with that hehe. The key is to understand the type of fight you are about to be engaging in. So if you see your team attacking a base with a mid sized red dar bar, it may be safe to bring something a little more versatile such as a spit, ki84, 109, Nik, F4U, those types of planes, that way you can get in and kill the low cons quickly and make some faster kills, you don't have to worry about enemies diving on you (most of the time). If you are in a big furball with both sides revving up a lot of fighters, you have 2 decisions. Either A. Grab a 109D, P51, TA152, (p47 or p38 advanced) and get as high as you can before you enter the furball, Fly patiently and stay fast, make sure you keep cover of the high cons around you. Don't get low n slow in the furball and when you dive stay fast. If you miss your shot, go level for a quick second and then regain your alt back, DO NOT TRY TO TURN AROUND QUICKLY AND GO AFTER THEM IN A FAST PLANE, unless you are positive he is the only con around. Option B (more risky). Grab a plane like a 109k, la7, or yak, these are fast knife fighters that can quickly hop on to an enemies 6 and make quick kills. The key in these planes is to jump into the furball at medium alt, like 6-12k going about 340, you hop on a planes 6, get the quick pick kill and dive away or extend away out of the furball. You have to really pay attention to your 6 and SA in these types of fights. They make for some of my favorite fights as I like to fly in furballs all the time. I get in there quick, make a quick shot, and make sure no one grabs my 6. The fun thing about the knife fighter type planes is they are very good defensive maneuvers and once you get a little more experience you can set up counter punch maneuvers on planes on your 6. Like this
barrel roll defense which help you get more kills. Lastly if planes are attacking your base, you will definitely need friendlies to help as you are in a very bad position. Up planes like Ki84,109ks or La7s the best defensive planes in the game. You need something that excels quickly and can turn well to avoid the BnZers. You dont want to up fast and heavy planes like a TA152, 190D, or P47s because they are extremely difficult to defend in against planes that are going much faster than you. My advice is to learn defensive maneuvers. If I see you around I can help with that. If you don't want to get ganged and are having trouble getting away from enemies, learn the BnZ style of fighting in the faster planes in AH. This way you can get away from trouble if you lose your alt advantage, DO NOT TRY TO TURN FIGHT IN BnZers if you don't have to.
So try that out, and learn which planes are better to use in certain fighting situations on the map. It will greatly help you get more kills and limit your deaths.
Good Luck
