Originally posted by hazed-
well i gotta agree here.
today i was lower than a spit and a hurricane who chased me in a 110.After turning to fight several times and coming off worse and worse i ran for fleet and was taunted to come and fight.I replied i cant fight 2 of you and they said i could.Neither backed off and eventually i was killed.
I got a which i replied to with a but to be honest i was pretty bugged by it.There really is no need for it.However each plays how they like and i wont demand they dont.
Just think its a bit lame is all.
Hmm.
I guess everything's a matter of perspective. I was the Spitfire in question, and I don't remember this quite the same way.
Admittedly, I'm still a nOObie, so maybe I don't recognize a gangbang when I'm not the bangee.
I lifted off from one of the bases near Brighton when the map showed the field near Southhampton under attack. As I climed to altitude -- Buhdman came up from behind and above me. I thought he was in a TBM, not a Hurricane as you remember.
Anyway ... he was above me, and I was about co-alt with you when your 110 icon came into range.
So what we had shaping up here was two fighters vs a fighter/bomber. I don't think that constitutes a gangbang. And do you think the Brits wouldn't have scrambled more than one plane to deal with a raid? Gimme a break.
Buhdman dove and made a pass at you. From that point on, I believe we were both either co-alt with you or below you.
I continued to try to close, but only got shots off when you made passes at me. I pinged you a few times. You took out one of my guns.
I've discovered that in Spit vs Ju88 or Spit vs 110 encounters, it's foolish to approach from behind, but quite difficult to get in front and above.
Again, I'm a nOObie.
Anyway. As you said, you ran to your fleet's ack umbrella. I asked on open channel if there were any Germans in 109s around. I was bored chasing Ju88s and 110s unsuccessfully, and wanted a fighter vs fighter matchup. I didn't really mean it as a taunt, but suppose it probably sounded that way.
I broke off from the ack; Buhdman hung back and warned me that you were coming out of the ack and on my tail. I saw you closing, turned, but Buhdman moved in and got the kill; I got an assist. He gave you the
. End of excitement.
I'm not saying there isn't gangbanging going on. I flew too close to the French coast with no wingies one night and paid for it with a red cloud of 109s and 110 up my arse. I've had Vulgar shoot me down as I was dead-stick gliding/smoking back to base off the coast of England. (Took him 3 passes in a 110, lol). On the other hand, I've had guys break off after a good fight over the Channel when I called bingo on ammo.
You give a few, you take a few. No need to whine about it.
I was getting frustrated after several Spit I vs bomber matchups, unsuccessfully chasing jerries around the coast then halfway back to France. Maybe I shouldn't have vented on channel 1. My bad.
But a 2-on-1 on an enemy bomber hitting British targets ain't "lame."
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