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Offline najdorf

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La5 vs. P51
« on: February 17, 2003, 10:09:55 AM »
I don't know if this is a generally accepted fact in the game or if I am simply off kilter on this but recently I've been flying the La5 and have notice that it really seems to own the P-51.

I have about 6 or 7 kills of the P51 in this plane and have only been killed once and that was against multiple 51's.  The La5 seems to have more speed, at least on wep and better maneuverability.  P51 always tries to run, by the time he figures out he's not outrunning me he tries to maneuver.  I just wait till he goes into a flat turn and poof, no more P51.

Only problem with this ride is long distance shooting, P51 has much better guns.  No point in shooting anything farther out than D325 at least for me.

Anyway, what do I know, I'm just a stupid trial lawyer spending time at work talking about a game in which I'm a member of a Japanese squadron who likes to fly Russian planes in his spare time to kill American planes.  Somebody sue my parents, God I'm screwed up!
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Offline Ghosth

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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2003, 10:16:39 AM »
Your in good company sir!

Love the russian planes myself.

Personally I had 2 uncles who were bombed (BB California in pearl) or shot at & wounded (Army engineer corp running a D6 Catipillar on several islands in pacific.)

Meantime when I discovered WWII online flight sims I turned into a zeke fanatic for 4 years.

Everyones a little crazy now & then  :)
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Offline Fariz

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Re: La5 vs. P51
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2003, 10:39:57 AM »
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The La5 seems to have more speed, at least on wep and better maneuverabilit


You sure you fly la5, not la7? :) La5 is slower that p51s at any alt, unless p51 low, heavy and out of wep.
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Offline GunnerCAF

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« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2003, 10:57:24 AM »
Welcome to the club :)

The P51 is a bad plane to be in at low alt with low energy.  The LA5 and LA7 come up to speed quickly and are fast at low alt.  I like the LA7 for low alt fighting.

If the P51 keeps his energy high when diving in on low LA7s, he stands a good chance of pulling away.

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Offline najdorf

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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2003, 10:59:29 AM »
P51 is 9 miles per hour faster on the deck.  I've been diving on 51's that have just come out of dive and are trying to extend away from furball.  I come in with high speed and slight alt advantage.  I usually catch up to them before the speed difference makes a difference.

I think most of the P51 drivers expect to pull away quickly when they see the La5 icon and panick when it doesn't happen.
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Re: La5 vs. P51
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2003, 11:42:13 AM »
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Anyway, what do I know, I'm just a stupid trial lawyer spending time at work talking about a game in which I'm a member of a Japanese squadron who likes to fly Russian planes in his spare time to kill American planes.  Somebody sue my parents, God I'm screwed up!


LOL - you are not alone, sir!  :D

(just wait until you start hanging up posters of aircraft in your office)
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Offline SKurj

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« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2003, 11:50:44 AM »
Well take yer la5 over 20k and fight a 51 +)



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Offline Shane

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« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2003, 11:57:59 AM »
or run into a p51 driver who actually knows how to handle the p51 slow.

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Offline najdorf

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« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2003, 12:51:13 PM »
Most likely end to that would be me fertilizing the countryside.  But I prefer to fight the inept and live.
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Offline slimm50

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Re: Re: La5 vs. P51
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2003, 12:51:53 PM »
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(just wait until you start hanging up posters of aircraft in your office)

You mean like this?
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Offline Ouch

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« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2003, 01:05:01 PM »
Yeah, but I bet I have more models i my office than you do!

6 P-38's
2 F4U
1 P-61
1 Liberator
1 P-51
1 Spit
1 Zero
1 ME262
1 Tiger
1 Stug
1 unknown german AFV
2 Katyuskas(Sp?  russian rocket trucks)
3 F14 tomcats
~8 soldiers

Ouch out.
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Offline slimm50

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« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2003, 01:44:38 PM »
Ouch, you prolly do, but I showed only 1 wall. The other 3 are covered, as well...then there's the computer room in my house, with it's obligatory posters, and, of course, the plastic models suspended by monofiliment from the ceiling.:D
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Offline poopster

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« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2003, 02:13:31 PM »
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the plastic models suspended by monofiliment from the ceiling.:D


Hehe, my livingroom has the 1/16th Corsair, P38, Mustang and the 109 from Ultimate along with a Tiger Tank and the Huey whistling toejam can..

Atop my computer I have Dragons 12 inch "little nazis" and officer and a machine gunner..

And in the top of my "lawyers" bookcase :) I have my Ultimate tiny-winie nazis


Never can have too many little nazis :D

[edit] and this thread has been officially hijacked[/edit]
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Offline wetrat

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« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2003, 02:15:45 PM »
P51 > La5
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Offline MotorOil

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« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2003, 02:22:03 PM »
La5 is a match for the 51.  I have many 51 kills in my La5.  Like any plane in a dive, you can catch a 51, if he's forced to move you can out turn a 51.

La5 is an underestimated plane, it accelerates fast, holds speed not too bad and can turn well.  Drawbacks are the low armament.  You need to be close to be effective and there isn't enough ammo to spray and pray for very long.  I use this plane for defensive purposes.  Great dogfighter at low alts.
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