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Offline rammjagr

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HO's werent a part of WWII?
« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2002, 10:05:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Dago:
There are three kinds of flyers in AH:

1) The guy who accepts HOs will happen, do their best, and not complain

2) Guys who do HOs and whine like hell if they lose, insulting the other guy and calling him an HO dweeb

And of course, there are those who think the other guy should avoid the HO so they can win.  (unrealistic dweeb)

dago

You forgot #4, the guys who are so dumb they think any fire comming from in front of them somewhere is a HO.
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Offline SirLoin

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« Reply #16 on: January 06, 2002, 10:31:00 PM »
HO's are perhaps the most fun element of AH..To HO or not to HO?....>>>Here he comes!!!It addds suspense to merge and once you learn how to deke them,you'll be at advantage cause while he aims...you have the jump on converting "E" into a high % kill shot...I never HO unless really desperate or if I findmeslf in a FW190a8(30mm's)... :)
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Offline Karnak

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« Reply #17 on: January 06, 2002, 11:00:00 PM »
I mostly fly Mossies.  You bet I'll HO you.
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Offline gavor

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« Reply #18 on: January 06, 2002, 11:08:00 PM »
I dont mind HO's, usually I wait until they're at 1k then dive and circle anyway and they overshoot and end up a target.

I had a very amusing head on the other day. I'd just scored my first 4 kills in a row in my pony (no im not a newbie, yes im still not all that good) and was coming to land. About 100m off the deck this guy comes screaming straight at me in his LA7, guns blazing. With nowhere else to go I just pulled the trigger, he scored a few minor hits but no problem, I was on final approach anyway and landed safely. He on the other hand crashed right behind me and I got 4 kills for the sortie. Hehehehehe. Thanks to whoever that was.
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Offline Charge

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« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2002, 01:44:00 AM »
I don't get it. If I face a 262 in a hurricane or a spit or a niki in an FW, what am i supposed to do (having only mediocre ACM skills)? Let him zip past me and maneuver for a kill? BS! Half of my chances are in HO. I have faced a few good pilots who have handled the situation well: A slight descent to have me to push the nose down as they gain speed. As I try to pull the lead they  slightly bank away from me to make the angle simply possible for me. As i pull my energy away they zoom up and come back down for a kill. My respects for those guys. S! (No whining here...)
I know it's tuff to get your wing shot away in a HO fight. Why didn't you score hits? A good pilot knows the strengths of his plane and if he knows he can beat the incoming plane with other means he shoud avoid HO. He also knows that in a HO attack the skill becomes more insignificant and its too many times a question of luck which one survives.
As I get more skilled in ACM and know the strengths of my plane I surely will try to avoid HO if I know I have more safer ways to win the engagment!   :rolleyes:
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« Reply #20 on: January 07, 2002, 02:54:00 AM »
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Offline MadBirdCZ

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« Reply #21 on: January 07, 2002, 07:15:00 AM »
Sometimes there is no other way...
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Offline Ripsnort

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« Reply #22 on: January 07, 2002, 07:21:00 AM »
The "Thatch Weave" is a HO tactic.
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Offline xxbow

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« Reply #23 on: January 07, 2002, 08:09:00 AM »
If those people complaining about the HO tell you they werent firing for all they were worth during the HO then they are LIARS >>> HAHAHAH. It takes two to HO. you can evade. Ive found that most people complain about the HO only after they have been shot down, but they maneuvered for HO, and ill bet you they were firing also. Just my two cents.
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Offline Yoda

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« Reply #24 on: January 07, 2002, 08:09:00 AM »
Players are going to do what they want to do no matter how much you whine, squeak and spit.  Just get over it, and learn how to dodge.  It's not that hard you sissies!!!  :rolleyes:
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Offline K West

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« Reply #25 on: January 07, 2002, 08:14:00 AM »
Fact: no plane in WWII had a force field out in front to deflect the big bad buwwets fired by the big ole "HO" meany.

 Fact: planes shot at the front of other planes al the time in WWII. Just like they shot at the top, the bottom, the sides and the backs of them.

 Fact: bullets hurt no matter what direction they were fired at you or hit you from.

 Fact: They ARE easy enough to avoid in most circumstances.

 Fact: The "it was not real ACM" diaper shod whiners will have to live with HO's. Here in aH anyway. And not only live with it but maybe even evolve by expending that energy spent "whining" into learning to handle and counter them in AH.  

  --Westy

[ 01-07-2002: Message edited by: O'Westy ]
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Offline Minotaur

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« Reply #26 on: January 07, 2002, 09:58:00 AM »
The thing that I detested the most about AW was the frontal tank armor attached to aircraft.

This armor created the most stupid and bizarre tactics, that were beyond contemplation.
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Offline K West

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« Reply #27 on: January 07, 2002, 10:47:00 AM »
"most stupid and bizarre tactics"

 I agree 100%.  Yet some in AW called those tactics "gameplay" and pure acm.

  Westy
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Offline Am0n

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« Reply #28 on: January 07, 2002, 10:53:00 AM »
i love HO's in my p47, please dont stop HO'ing me. Most dont live to see 500   :cool:

Seriously though there was this new guy in the MA last night, flying a spitV *surpise*..
He came in with a ALT advantage, blew all his E in failed attempts to get behind me and he finnaly gave up and went for a HO, i shredded the poor guy into dust. after that he explained he was new, i gave him a freindly tip .. "dont HO a p47 unless you have to, in nearly any air craft".

I killed him 2 more times later in the night and you guessed it, he tried to HO me both times..

in the emortal words of "the gambler" kenny rogers..
*taps foot*

"You gotta know when to HO um..
Know when to deflect um..
Know when to break away..
know when to gun.......
You dont HO a jug, when your sittin in a spit V, there be nothing left of your dweeb plane... when the shootins done" [/b]
  :D

Yea i just made that up.. i should go on the road with this stuff   :)

[ 01-07-2002: Message edited by: Am0n ]
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« Reply #29 on: January 07, 2002, 12:33:00 PM »
Nice poem Am0n!   :)

For those of you frustrated by HO attacks, they are easy to beat and will hand you both angle and energy advantage if countered properly.
 http://lephturn.webhop.net/hodefense.htm

I love it when folks try to HO me.  Although I fly a Jug, I'm a bad shot, so I'll evade and take the free angles and E advantage, thank you very much.
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