Originally posted by Dinger:
Analysis:
RAM always had a love for four-cannon planes. As a fresh newbie, he learned his craft from the Cannon Hawg. Once he was able to kill, he left his first love for more mature cannon-birds. Yet, one aircraft he was never able to figure out was the D-hog. Perhaps because of an inborn love for cannons, he didn't seem at ease with the F4U-1D's six machine guns. Not feeling proficient with it, he left it in the hangar. As an ace, when he wanted to relive the love of his youth, he usually went to the C-hawg.
ROFLMAO!!! LOL dinger, needed that laugh ,damnit
Ok, I suggest you to try to keep my track from January (when I was back as Ametz) until now (Asts). Particularry the part as Ametz.
Ok I'm going to tell you a little tale. I will start telling you that when I came here I had no rudder pedals. The day I got them (in the middle of TOD 3) I got rid of the Chog...forever. Same as with the spit. REasons?...I found that the most EASY planes to fly were the Chog and the Spit. The most difficult was the 109 (with the torque of the old FM, with no rudder the 109 was a nightmare).
(BTW, look at my stats from TOD 1 to 3...hehe and note how good I was as a newbie in the Chog
<Tongue in cheek>)
now I will tell you another little secret. My favorite weapon is the american M2 .50 cal. I have ALWAYS stated that the Mausers, downright, simply sux. But I'm not the one to blame forthe fact that the Fw190, my favorite plane, was armed with Mauser 20mms, and not with 50 cals. or is it?
I simply LOVE the 50 cals. Low dispersion, ultra-flat trajectory, high speed of the bullets, and amazing Rate of fire. It may not have the 20mm MG151 punch, but for sure I can put three times the number of bullets on target with a 50 cal-armed plane than with a Mauser armed one.
I started flying the 190 and I got killed all the time as I always tried to turn with it. Then I changed to the Dhog, and when I noticed that the Chog had WAY more punch I flew with the Chog. Why? because with teh 190, my favorite plane, I could not kill a fly
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That, until Ripsnort took me for a ride as his wingie in an 190A8. I got 4 kills on that sortie (will never forget it
and I'm sure Rip will also remember it).
From then onwards I pressed on flying the A8 over the Chog. I flew it in both 4x20mm and 2x20mm configurations. Admittedly more with the four cannon set, because the plane needed that punch for the few snapshots I could get in it.
Then on TOD 3 I got my rudder pedals and I dedicated the WHOLE second half of the tour to fly P51Ds. As you might note it I got a 3-1 Kill-Death Ratio, in my 3rd tour here. Not bad for a plane wich had 6x50 BEFORE the 50 cal powerup and BEFORE the bullet dispersion fix. I felt in love with the weapon set, but I got bored of the plane (hehe I remember those memorable 2vs1,Bikekila and Asmodan vs me...they in spits runnin after me until I could zoom to reverse
) so I returned with the Fw190A8.
Then the 190A5 came to AH. In 1.03 FM, Dinger, I flew it wit TWO cannon only. Take a look in the BBS and you'll find that I ALWAYS adviced to fly it with 2 cannons. Strange for someone who loves to fly with four, right?
When the 1.04FM came, I resorted for the four cannons. Because the fastest, turning, new fights were way way more difficult to end with a steady burst. I needed again all the firepower I could gather. So I went 4 cannon again.
Dinger,BTW you have NOT shown the 109 kills I have with the 1.03FM (when I most used this plane). I **ALWAYS** fly the 109G10 CLEAN, with no wing gondolas and mostly with 20mm hub cannon. I flew the 109 with 30mm only for ONE TOUR (the last one before 1.04). I think that the 109 is the second plane I've most used, mostly in its G10 variant, after the 190 series. Also, please include the P51 to that study because in the last days of the 1.03FM I flew it intensively aswell.
And over all you have NOT recorded my kills as Ametz and Asts, mostly with the first, when I flew Dhogs, P47s, P51s, etc way more than 190s and 109s.
In short, your "investigation" has been very funny...but couldnt be more wrong
P.S. Please I'll take 4 50 cals over the 2x20mm and 2x13mm for the dora, anyday, anytime. and 6x50 cals for the Fw190A8, please
