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Re: What is the worst fighter plane in Aces High?
« Reply #60 on: July 28, 2015, 02:43:08 AM »
I do not know about the p51, but the 190A8/F8 driver just have to land on another base to turn it around to keep on fighting with the other plane :cool:

It has to be the P51 or 190... They never seem to stick around to fight so there must be something to it  :P
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Re: What is the worst fighter plane in Aces High?
« Reply #61 on: July 28, 2015, 05:57:32 AM »
Who dared to bad mouth the SBD?
Not only it is a great Fighter, it is also one of the coolest planes in history. So what if it can't roll to the right. Or climb. Or run. And have a short clip for its pair of fifties. And the rear gunners arc of fire is completely blocked by the tail. Not that it matters because all he has are two 303 caliber pistols.

It is as tough as a goat and smells like one too. It will turn with any plane in the game as long as it does not have to point the nose above the horizon. No plane can keep with an SBD in a vertical dive - keep from overshooting it that is, once you pull out the dive breaks. It is hilarious to see them try though.

Best part is the spit pilots have no idea what is an SBD, so they all slow down and try to beat it in a turn...

P40C? Pffff.... the SBD kicks its ass.
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Re: What is the worst fighter plane in Aces High?
« Reply #62 on: July 28, 2015, 06:05:36 AM »
SBD is a dive bomber so its not in the discussion but its a fun plane to dog fight with, as u say the dive flaps add some interesting features.


just beyond awesomeness.

SBD:s did fly rather aggressivly aginst Zekes in WW2, it was a better defence than rely on the rear gunner
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Re: What is the worst fighter plane in Aces High?
« Reply #63 on: July 28, 2015, 07:34:13 AM »
In my eyes the SBD pilots were the real heroes of the PTO.
As much as I love the hellcat, those guys had it easy. SBD could not climb so well due to the weight of the brass in the pilots balls.
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Re: What is the worst fighter plane in Aces High?
« Reply #64 on: July 28, 2015, 08:00:22 AM »
The SBD is definitly the unsung hero of the PTO, their efforts at Midway pretty much turned the tide of the war in the Pacific.
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