Originally posted by Terror
The F4U-4's only real advantage is speed...
This isnt really true....
The f4u4's only real advantage is DECK speed, on the deck the la7 is the only free plane that can catch it(and that is only at about a 2-3mph advantage) 2000feet up though, the f4u4 fallls into a big hole.
Between about 2000 and 18000feet, the dora outruns the f4u4. The p51d does between about 4 and 14k.
It's not an exceptionally fast plane, nor does it have exceptional climb rates. It's not a bad plane, but it's on par with the free planes. It's only real advantage is that a dive to the deck can escape most planes. (Though if the deck isn't at sea level, you're in trouble) It's massive torqe makes maneuvering even trickier than the other f4u's.
The problem with perk planes in the current system is that unless they completly dominate the competition(lik the 262 and 163 do) even at a disadvantage, they're not worth flying. You WILL get bounced, you WILL run into people who will do anything to kill you.
Perk planes should be brought into some use by giving the prop perk planes standard icons, not the perk gangbang tags. Without the gangbang tags, a perk plane doesn't need to be able to outperform everything in the air to survive.
As it stands, the only way to survive in a perk plane is to never get to be at a disadvantage. If someone spots a perk plane at a disadvantage, he's going to do everything to try and bag the perk plane. Not because it's more dangerous, simply because it is a perk plane.
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And guttboy, the la7 is an exceptionally maneuverable plane. It shouldnt be able to out-turn a spit, but anything that can keep up with it, it can out turn at decent speeds. (A lot of planes can get inside an la7 by using flaps, but any smart la7 pilot would simply continue on, let you slow down, and then turn around and kill your now slow plane.)
