Heheheh, after many an insult, I managed to sucker a 13th TAS pilot to actually engage me 1v1.
At first, this friendly individual would set up a high six shot, I'd roll a little left while building speed. he'd pull up, I'd do the same. Same procedure for about four or five times.
Lots of insults and derogatory comments later (including a nice exchange like
<13THTAS>stop yer yapping, I fly like I want>
<StSanta>Muahahah, yah but yer never gonna get a shot at me this way>
He actually closed to within d1.0 for a shot. Since he dinnae saddle up, my trusty A5 could easily outmaneuver the P-51, since it was going a good bit slower.
Onto his six! Type in text buffer "now you DIE pony boy!"
Of course, this was just a second before I remembered I am flying the A5, not the D9.
One Brave Sir Robin later, after I'd desperately tried to run down this too fast pony, I saw something I haven't seen in a while; a 13th TAS locked in a fight, with no wingie to check his six, and slower and lower than me. So surprised was I that I almost forgot to fire as I engaged.
Was fun
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I personally have no jealousy for the way the 13th fly. There are differences of philosophy in each squad. I for one am happy that it's a squad dedicated to flying planes from only one country.
But you WILL get a lot of comments from flying high in packs and disengaging when e states are nearing something that would mean that the enemy might possibly get a shot at ya. Now people know that you can fly from an advantage pretty well, and extend and because of the massive fuel capacity of the P-51, regrab and come back. What they know much less about is whether you're very good at co e, co alt fighting, or duking it out to the death of one of the engaged sides.
But who cares, right? A squad should fly in accordance to the temperaments and wishes of the members, not its targets
. Being one of the latter more often than not, I know how frustrating it is to *finally* get those damned P-51's low and slow enough so that in just one more attack, I might get a snapshot on one, only to see them hit the pedal to the metal and leave me standing in a cloud of dust, wondering why my A5 won't do more than 310mph
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9./JG 54 likes to go to fronts where there are few kniggits around. If there are few friendlies and many enemies, we try to go for an alt advantage. Of course, 9th also seem to love to stay for far too long, which in the end means "eeeeeeeeek, let's BUG the HELL outta here" on RW followed by "cannot, am locked" on rw, with a last comment of "ok, coming back hold on...shi<beep>, there are LOADS of hi enemies here".
I just wish I was as good a shot as you 13th TAS guy. The flying bit I am decent at, the shooting...miserable.
Drop in on 9./JG 54 any time, we'll be experimenting with a thing that might take pick one or two of ya off
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Baron Claus "StSanta" Von Ribbentroppen
9./JG 54 "Grünherz"
"You filthy piece of distended rectum! DIE allierte schweinhund!"
[This message has been edited by StSanta (edited 03-22-2001).]
