Almost 200 kills with a P-40E

[Turbot]

If "someone" had just congratulated MiniD and left the commentary alone, this thread would have remained quite civil.

[Nifty]

lol, gofaster!  

hehe, every once in awhile, I get in one of those PT boat crazes.  It's a lotta fun.  I dunno what it is, I just can't stop hitting the spawn button after I die!  

naw, my comment was more for those that feel they are better (or more manly, more chivalrous, whatever) because they fly something other than a Spit, George or La7 (or other high performance plane).  Mini and Fatty are not among those.

[Puke]

I'm not sure it's always a manly thing, but some people seek the challenge because it enhances their enjoyment of the game.  I'm not sure how much fun it would be if my F4U-1 was impervious to collisions and bullets and I had an unlimited ammo load...it would grow old very quickly.  I think the original point was that people shouldn't always fly what they do best in but should sometimes fly something different or maybe what is actually their favorite aircraft from the war in a historical perspective.  Some people are fascinated with the Flying Tigers and the P-40 and should give it a try sometimes in the MA.  And Fatty touches upon something I agree with too, and that is that there is nothing sweeter than taking out an "uber" aircraft with some early war "hunk of junk."  I immediately started flying the F4F-4 when 1.10 came out and I still remember on probably the 3rd day of 1.10 when a N1K decided to pick on me and thought he'd make an easy lunch out of me.  To my surprise and I'm sure his surprise, I was able to turn the tables on him and shoot him down.  That was incredibly sweet.  I'm not sure it's as memorable the other way around.  I agree though, sometimes fly that aircraft you find to be fascinating in your imagination even if you aren't as successful in it as some other rides.  That's all.

[Toad]

Originally posted by Turbot
If "someone" had just congratulated MiniD and left the commentary alone, this thread would have remained quite civil.

Or even if the accomplishment had just been stated without the commentary, eh? Think about it. Like it or not, there's plenty of negative implication in the initial post. Perhaps unintentional, but there nontheless.

........ and that's all I have to say about that.

Go forth, have fun, fly what you like, like what you fly, don't worry about what the other guy flies.

[hazed-]

on post

Ive been flying p40e too last tour and i finished with a positive Kill/Death ratio surprisingly.

58 Kills to 26 deaths! 2 to 1

nothing is good on the plane apart from excellent initial dive but its great fun anyway! reason i flew it? i had a model of it next to my 109 in desert colours when i was a kid.The 190 however i learned to like purely through trying it in AH.I did like reading stories of the ground attack 190s though.

if you ever try out LW try the 109f4 with gonds and light fuel.another surprising aircraft.