Author Topic: Typhoon (Read 403 times)

Raly · « **Reply #15 on:** June 26, 2002, 08:59:48 PM »

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Originally posted by Voss
That's interesting, but this ain't reality!

You mean to tell me that I didn't have to swim back to base after bailing out?

And I bet if those Brits had duct-tape, and WD-40, they would be able to rig up the tiffie so that it could fire one set of cannons at a time!

thrila · « **Reply #16 on:** June 26, 2002, 10:09:18 PM »

Hmmm...i'm not really fond of firing 2 guns at a time. I much prefer to get as much lead onto the target in the shortest time possible. IMO firing 2 cannons at a time is throwing away one of the tiffie's greatest strengths- it's snapshot capability.

SKurj · « **Reply #17 on:** June 26, 2002, 10:51:06 PM »

thrila.. even firin just 2 hispanos is better snapshot capability that 6 .50's +)

SKurj

Frost · « **Reply #18 on:** June 27, 2002, 09:51:09 AM »

Damnit Skurj...now you done it. Now all those .50 whiners are gonna be hijacking the thread saying how overmodelled the .50 calibers are

laz · « **Reply #19 on:** June 27, 2002, 01:26:10 PM »

Thrila, you better get the tiffie out of that puddle before it gets stuck.

Soda · « **Reply #20 on:** June 27, 2002, 02:27:06 PM »

I began to appreciate the Typhoon after watching Vulcan destroy everything in his path in one. I've flown it as my attack bird of choice for many months now and I love it. It's a plane that in gentle hands can put on a wonderful show but you need to keep aware that if you treat it poorly it can be quite unforgiving.

Excellent plane, I love it.

-Soda
The Assassins

Wardog · « **Reply #21 on:** June 27, 2002, 08:24:57 PM »

Havent seen anyone mention turn fighting in the Tiffy. Come on guys, this ride is just so much fun turn fighting. I have more fun tangling with low Spits and N1K2s in low furball than a B&Z. Ive had some of the most unforgetable fight lately in low furballs in MA.

Need more of you Tiffy jocks to get into it.

Dog out............

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #22 on:** June 27, 2002, 09:09:42 PM »

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Originally posted by Wardog
Havent seen anyone mention turn fighting in the Tiffy. Come on guys, this ride is just so much fun turn fighting. I have more fun tangling with low Spits and N1K2s in low furball than a B&Z. Ive had some of the most unforgetable fight lately in low furballs in MA.

I used to turnfight the Typhoon all the time when I flew it. There's nothing quite like using an expectedly awesome instant turn and four 20mm Hispano shapshot love to ruin a Spitfire's day. It was also the perfect counterbalance to the F4U-1C back before it was perked... I loved turnfighting them.

-- Todd/Calamari/Leviathn

Kweassa · « **Reply #23 on:** June 27, 2002, 09:45:50 PM »

Typhoids actually out-turn the 109G-2 in the long run.

Karnak · « **Reply #24 on:** June 27, 2002, 09:51:04 PM »

The only plane I've ever killed with the four .303s on the Spitfire Mk IX was a Typhoon. Took awhile, but I sawed his tail off.