Brew vs Polikarpov I-16 at MA

[PR3D4TOR]

Sounds like a lot of fun! 

[icepac]

Still trying to bag a B29 at high altitude with the I16.

I haven't gotten the perfect intercept yet............I get vis and closing but not enough and not in time.

Have to catch them coming in rather than leaving.

[artik]

Statistics of I-16 vs Bf-109E-4 at Axis vs Allies arena:

I-16 killed 22 times Bf-109E-4 and once Ju-87
I-16 was killed 22 times by Bf-109E-4 and once by Ju-88

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/newscores/pkd.php?type=0&selectTour=CtTour159&pindex=100
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/newscores/pkd.php?type=1&selectTour=CtTour159&pindex=100

Interesting what was the major I-16 type used...

[BaDkaRmA158Th]

The brew is stable and has x4 .50 cals. gun package option.

The I-16 is unstable and only has one .50 cal load out option with limited ammo. 

(yea yea yea, it has 20mm cannons with limited ammo, and that adds even more weight to a already tiny winged fighter)

Oh and the flaps, go flaps down in a I-16 is a death sentence. Talk about hitting a brick wall. 

[JunkyII]

The Brewsters stability in the roll makes it a lethal fire platform....it's like a M16 with a higher top speed that can turn better.

[Rich46yo]

I remember when both came out and the superiority of the Brew became so apparent. Still with the better stick in the I-16 there were some good fights. I liked both planes and still do.

[Slade]

I-16 is a Russian plane used to pad the outrageous kill scores of some German aces.

So far this month I am 9-3 in the I-16 (I fly as X15).  It is a BLAST to fly!  If flown to its strengths...for 5-10 seconds it is the best fighter in the game. What?! 

It eats altitude and E like few other planes.  THAT is what can be made into an advantage as alluded to above.  Most planes have parts break off because steep dives hit a terminal velocity even when air braking.  Not so with the I-16!

You fly well above the enemy, issue a de-orbit burn, rudder\air brake staying above the enemy until 1k-ish then open up with the cannons at 300.

Not quite a vulch cause this thing only gets one (1) chance to get it right.  Using that technique, it does not usually have enough E for a second pass let alone running home.

Warning: When that window of opportunity s-l-a-m-s shut you are left with a mediocre plane that cannot hope to run home if there are many cons.

In short, you pull in behind them appearing from nowhere in a plane that cannot be out-turned going 300mph +\-.  Its incredible visibility makes it really hard for them to counter for those few moments.  You can stick to them like glue as at that point you are not going 450mph+ (as in a 190\47\51 vulch).

I love doing this against Spit16s and LA7s! Fun! 

I-16 pilots