WEP..Defensive or Offensive

[Goth]

Just throwing this out here. How many of you use WEP strictly for defensive purposes and how many just turn it on at that begining of a fight?

[Udie]

Basicly in a fight WEP is on, unless I've chopped throttle for some reason.  I only chop throttle durring my initial dive from 20k down for my initial kill.  Once I get in the mix though it's on until it runs out.

 Unless I'm in a g10 then I save it for escapes because the g10 don't need it

[Bodhi]

I use it sparingly, and more often than not I save it to extend... but look at my stats and you will see that happens rarely.  I guess, I move my throttle too much to have it on all the time, but it is both offensive and defensive for me, just depends on what is needed and if I need a bit more umph at a particular juncture.

[Wlfgng]

both.. but obviously I need something more....

[Dinger]

Yeah, I suck too.
But think of WEP like guns.  If you don't need it, turn it off.
If I've got an energy advantage on a bandit, and don't need to add to it, I shut off WEP.
Extending -- well, if you've got WEP left and you want to extend, use it.  If they're not chasing you, turn it off.
Simple.

[Wlfgng]

hehe. Udie.. the G10.
use it or lose it

that's what I like about the G10.. seemingly limitless WEP

[Scary]

Fight checklist = Wep on... close eyes... pull trigger. I usually open my eyes to land.

[Udie]

Originally posted by Wlfgng
hehe. Udie.. the G10.
use it or lose it

that's what I like about the G10.. seemingly limitless WEP

 hehe and you don't even have to use it!  It will get you to stiff controls about 3 seconds faster than 100% throttle
Only time I really use it in the G10 is when I'm at the top of a rop-a-dope and I need that little bit of extra hanging power...

[MANDOBLE]

Goth, flying D9, I want to keep inside a very limited range of speeds, faster and it is a stone, slower and it is a stone again, so it depends on the actual speed, and, of course, the perceived E state of the nearby enemies.

[Soda]

Depends on WEP available (5 min on Merlins vs 9+ minutes on LW birds).  I never cruise on WEP, I sometimes use it to accelerate to cruise speeds or climb to cruise alt, and I never use it for more than 2 minutes without letting it cool when not in combat.  Once in combat, it comes on until I disengage of get low on fuel.

-Soda
The Assassins.

[Sandman]

I usually climb with it and then shut it off. After that, I only use it to extend.

[Mark Luper]

I fly the P-47 a lot. It's a big heavy bird with poor acceleration. No, I'm not very good but I use it to climb out in a b&z situation or when I just need to keep the truck up off the ground . The D-11 will turn fight with a very few planes and judicious (sp?) use of wep and flaps have helped me gain the advantage or at least not loose too much of it on occasion. Often I will just leave it on during the fight but when given the oportunity I will turn it off then back on as needed so it does'nt overheat too badly.

[Gremlin]

For me its usually only on when I need that little bit of extra performance,  being a runstang dweeb thats usually on the way out with half a dozen bandits in tow.  During the fight I only use it to keep as close to corner velocity as possible, or in a hard 1v1 turnfight.  Otherwise its off cause I wanna know that when I need it it will be there.  So often I'd be chasing some guy who's slowly going away from me, then suddenly I'm catching him.  I just know hes run outta wep.  I try to make sure I don't end up the same way.

[batdog]

I use it only when I'm chasing some dweeb named Goth who's screaming "mommy mommy the big bad bat is gonnnnna geeet meeeee!" muhahahahahahaha


xBAT

[Goth]

Originally posted by batdog
I use it only when I'm chasing some dweeb named Goth who's screaming "mommy mommy the big bad bat is gonnnnna geeet meeeee!" muhahahahahahaha


xBAT

And that's what?....once, maybe twice a year? I only worry when your xxxxx itch!