This is gonna be fun, I can feel it already
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Toad, only an Allied pilot would think that gun package wins this duel
Plane performance yes, but gun package - no. At least not in lethality department.
Weight issues concerning gun package will be far more important than lethality.
Taking gondolas in a duel would be suicide. Taking only 4 .50 cals in P 51D would actually be a smart move.
Even if this thread has gone too far a bit, I am enjoying the antagonism and occassional flames. Shows how immersive a HA would be
After a month of AH apstinence, I took off in the G-10 offline. Plane has changed somewhat. On first loop I entered a vicious flat spin, something I never experienced in WB or AH 109 before. Nevertheless, I think Hang is going to have trouble trying to follow 109's E road. Unless he dives. Then it might get interesting.
The pilots who get my greatest respect are 190A-8 pilots with high K/D. Fishu is on top. I disagree with Wardog that you can fly no death tour in any plane. In P 51D you can do it easiest. In cannon Hog too. In G-10 a tad harder. But in A-8 you have to have something more than just good SA and patience.
The pilots who jump from dweeb mobile to dweeb mobile are the ones I have least respect for. Advocating A-8, flying P 51D, switching to P 38 when it was uber, A-5 and then Jug ? Rather opportunistic approach IMO.
Even though I hesitated to say this, I do not share respect for current top P 51D pilot. I won't elaborate much on it, but a hint though: find him co-E and get ready for a pleasent surprise. Quite a few P 51D pilots in AH have mastered the plane better. Act, Hangtime, Wardog are the the first that come to mind.
Still, Luftwaffe pilots are the best. The longer they are denied the Dora or 262, the more dangerous they will be once they get it. Just wait and see. A-5 was just the start
I have more respect for P 38 pilots like Citabria. Seems to me that some of them fly the plane because it is cool, no matter how good the opposition is. Even though we had that dispute once in TA. I appologize for jumping on you there like that.
As for Spit pilots, they are the champions of silly moves, with notable exceptions. Besides, they are 109's natural enemy. HOing any and all planes from alt advantage, firing at 1000+ yards, using flat turn instead of view keys - they know it all
You think 109 types are alt monkeys ? Wrong. It is the few smart Spit pilots I kept meeting always above me. My usual alt was 22k in G-10 and 15k in A-8. Then I met ultra high dots turning into Spits or occassional cannon Hog. All at 25-30k. But I like them in their Spits. If they switched to other planes, they might even get dangerous.
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[This message has been edited by Hristo (edited 06-28-2000).]
