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Offline fdiron

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« on: March 18, 2002, 04:39:55 AM »
I have a new fondess for the P51b.  It is a very good anti-tank platform.  With just a loadout of 6 rockets and 4 machine guns, I immobilized 3 tanks and destroyed 2 other GVs in one sortie last night.  The P51b excells in anti-tank duties because of its small frontal area and from being a very stable rocket and gun platform.  Just a 2 or 3 second burst of fire to the rear of a Panzer can destroy its engine.  Last night at A12 I must have killed the engines of at least 15 panzers.  

While it has a bad reputation of ground attack, I have found the P51 to be very resistant to 7.62mm ground fire.  The only real vulnerability is its radiator.  I had my radiator hit 2 or 3 times last night and managed to return to base safely.   The speed of the 51b also allows for fast jinking gun runs in order to evade ground fire.
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2002, 05:12:31 AM »
why not use the p51d, or better yet, the typhoon or mosquito?
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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2002, 06:29:13 AM »
I killed chitloads of gv's with a P-47. Osties and M-16 were shooting up to the sky when I came in cutting grass with prop. Small burst from .50cals was usually enough.
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« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2002, 06:58:07 AM »
try the new 110... one straff and 9 out of 10 times the gv will go BOOM!

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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2002, 07:10:29 AM »
The P51b much more able to handle itself against enemy aircraft that the P47 or Me110.  Even with those big rocket tubes on the wings, the 51 is still a match for spitfires and 190s down low.
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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2002, 08:06:01 AM »
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The P51b much more able to handle itself against enemy aircraft that the P47 or Me110.  Even with those big rocket tubes on the wings, the 51 is still a match for spitfires and 190s down low.


Yeah, right. Do you honestly believe that you have any chance against a Spitfire @ Co-E at any altitude, much less on the deck? Trust me, you'd be in deep bandini. For that matter, I would be extremely concerned about meeting a 190A-5 or 190D-9 under such circumstances too. Indeed, there's few things I like more than some Mustang jock wanting to turnfight on the deck. I suggest you keep it fast if you wish to survive. You have no business dogfighting with Spits in a P-51B, with or without rocket tubes.

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« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2002, 10:37:57 AM »
I made 4-5 passes on a panzer in the 110 with 4 20's 2 30's...

Didn't scratch im +(  it probably shouldn't but i had to see for myself


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« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2002, 10:58:05 AM »
fdiron

I was in a Pnzr whilst you had your P51B sortie.  I had hit several Pnzrs with up to 8 rounds yet a friendly plane would swoop in straffing and end up getting the kill.  

Therefore it might be worth re-evaluating the P51B when there is just you and and enemy GV and not having a friendly Pnzr helping doing the killing.  I got about 7 or 8 kills and probably double that in assists.  :(

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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2002, 12:24:57 PM »
I have flown the B-stang quite often and I must say that its not a good thing for ground attacks, (D is probably better). However in the air the P51-B surpasses the D in terms of speed and manoveurability. Its a much better turner than a D-stang.
Down low I have out-manoevered a LA-7 (in a B-stang) and then chased him across an entire map........In a D-stang I would have been scrap metal.
The B-stang is good for aerial battles......superb vertical moves...
The worst thing is those rocket tubes........excess drag you can't get rid of even after the job is done......

However, all in all, its one pretty looking plane...


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« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2002, 12:44:29 PM »
P-51B looks better than D and I like to fly it more than the D model too but when it comes to GV busting... Well... Umm... No jug no stang no tyffie no mossie but the Bf-110G-2 Oh yeah Baby! The one with gondie and 4 bombs under wings... The GVs just POP :D
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« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2002, 02:08:23 PM »
Just becasue the P51 was called "Tank Buster" in "Saving Private Ryan" doesnt mean that it is....If i recall , p47's where the USAAF choice for tank busting. Me110, Mossie, and Typhoon are other great ground attackers
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« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2002, 02:14:31 PM »
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fdiron

I was in a Pnzr whilst you had your P51B sortie.  I had hit several Pnzrs with up to 8 rounds yet a friendly plane would swoop in straffing and end up getting the kill.  



This happens all too often. Hit an enemy with 5,6,7,8 AP's only to have some .50cal plane come in and get the kill with ONE burst...sure does suck!

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« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2002, 08:26:23 PM »
Replicant-The only time I got instant kills were when I used my rockets on the Panzers.  All the other times I destroyed the engines on the Panzers with sustained fire on the rear of the tanks.  

Widewing-  Please take your advice and shove it up your *BEEP*.  You can continue to fly your super slow aircraft on ground attack missions, I will stick with a plane that is faster than a world war 1 fighter.

JoeCrip-I am pretty sure that if they said the P51 was a tankbuster in Saving Private Ryan, it makes that statement 100% true.  Movies don't lie.  On a side note, P51s really did attack tanks in the ETO.  After escorting Allied bombers to their target, some P51 flights were allowed to strafe targets of oppurtunity.
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« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2002, 09:55:18 PM »
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JoeCrip-I am pretty sure that if they said the P51 was a tankbuster in Saving Private Ryan, it makes that statement 100% true. Movies don't lie. On a side note, P51s really did attack tanks in the ETO. After escorting Allied bombers to their target, some P51 flights were allowed to strafe targets of oppurtunity.


BWUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Oh no you di'-in't. Oh NO you di-in't!

You did NOT say movies don't lie!?

mmmHMMMMmm, girlfrien', that is goin' TOO far! ;)
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« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2002, 01:59:47 AM »
hehe, now that is some good bait fdiron. :)
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