I have reached a decision...

[Karnak]

For the next 2 or 3 tours I will only fly the Spitfire MkVb, A6M5b and Bf109G-2 for fighter missions.

I don't fly nearly as often as most of the guys who participate the discussions on this board so this might not look good to you, but for me my 15 to 4 performance in the Spitfire MkIX last tour is enough to indicate that I can hold my own.  Switching to these under used and under performing (I don't think the Bf109G-2 is all that bad) aircraft should force me to the next level if I am to be successful.

This will also be good practice for killing better aircraft after the anticipate introduction of the perk system in 1.06

Wish me luck!  

Sisu
-Karnak

[bloom25]

I've kind of being doing the same thing as you Karnak.  So far this tour I've been flying the p47d25 and la5 only.  Last tour it was the la5, p51, p38 (once), typhoon (jabo only), c205 once, p47d25 (for 1 night), yak (1 night), and I think I lost my mind and hopped in a 109g10 once.

Although I don't have any problems with people who fly the better planes; I personally find it fun to fly the rarer aircraft.  Getting kills is just more fun in them.  



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bloom25
THUNDERBIRDS

[Fatty]

You're going to like the G2 Karnak.  I fly it over the Spit-IX, not out of any luftwaffle bravado, but simply because IMO it's much easier to kill in.

[RAM]

 

Originally posted by Karnak:
Switching to these under used and under performing (I don't think the Bf109G-2 is all that bad) aircraft should force me to the next level if I am to be successful.

Karnak, seriously, if you really want to go to the "next level" you should fly a P47D30 or a Fw190A8.

You will never learn better how to manage your E with care than when you are in one of those two pigs. Honestly I think that if you manage to keep a K/D over 1 in the Fw190A8 or the P47 you are a pilot to be feared in any aircraft.


Zeros and SpitVs will teach you only to turn and turn even more. If you get used to that you are going to have a very hard time when you move back to planes that require better e-fighting capabilities.

G2...well is a plane I fear, good acceleration, decent turning and good climbrate. Can be a deadly plane (look at the finnish guys  ) and with it you will learn good things. IMO, 109G2 is the german Spitfire IX.

I insist if you want to step to the "next level", take a Fw190A8 (if you want some tips on its use, mail me) or a Jug.

[Karnak]

RAM,

I'm a Finnish-American.  

I agree that the Bf109G-2 is the 109 equivalent of the Spitfire MkIX (I was just telling my roommate that last night).

I disagree with your assessment of the Spitfire MkVb and A6M5b however.  Yes, they do involve a lot of turning, but they also require a high skill in situational awareness.

The Fw190A-8 and P-47D-25 are both heavy aircraft, and while they do take a lot of skill to be successful with, they don't really suit me.  I don't seem to enjoy that style of flying very much.

Sisu (Finnish for "What must be done, will be done, regardless of the cost")
-Karnak

[Hangtime]

Karnak.. yer only half right..  

Yep; SA is is something that becomes natural in a furball.. the more yah fly the furball; the better your SA will get.

Another 'furballa alla de day long' side effect is the remarkable imrovement of tactical smarts. You soon find what tactics actually work for you from the constant exposure in the furball. (or die alot)

Defensive timing and energy reading, offensive lead and lag pursuit; angles; defelection shooting, the mighty rolling scissors and the awe inspiring vert reverse are all refined; honed to the point they become as natural as good SA.

Yep; Zeke and Spit yer brains out fer a tour.. get sharp as hell. Awsome practice, hell; more than a few guys will take a crack at a zeke or a spit more than 50 feet outside the field acks anyway; so you won't have to fly far fer a fight. One tour in a kite would be enuff to get 'in the zone'.  

Then climb in a Pony or an A8 and have some REAL fun bouncin niki's and chogs... (freaks 'em out when if yah drop out the bottom and come back on the inside) .. they never figure you'll turn with 'em.. or that you CAN.  

<S!>

Hang

   

[StSanta]

Yah Hangtime, furballing builds up yer SA.

What t&b furballing does not teach you is how to get out of trouble and reverse when you're caught by a faster t&b plane in a plane that cannot turn.

Now *that* takes skill and a good bit of luck.

Personally I don't fly in "safe z&b mode" all the time - I go in fast and keep going til I'm low and slow on the deck at which time I decide it's probably better to bug. Consequently, I die a lot down low  . But I get to execute scissors and narrow spit s's and other time buying maneuvers a lot, and that's fun  .



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StSanta
9./JG 54 "Grünherz"
while(!bishRookQueue.isEmpty() && loggedOn()){
30mmDeathDIEDIEDIE(bishRookQueue.removeFront());
System.out.println("LW pilots are superior");
myPlane.performVictoryRoll();
}

[funked]

Spit V and the A6M5b are great choices, along with the 202.  They are so slow that you have to learn energy management just to get in range of the enemy.  Of course if the enemy is foolish enough to engage in a stall-fight, you'll slaughter them.  But AH is so heavily biased towards the B&Z planes that you will have a real challenge finding targets like this.  Turning is fun for defense, but Speed Kills.

[StSanta]

funked, with the exception of the chog spits and niki's are the most popular planes.

T&B'ers.

A heavy z&b'er like the 190A8 or P-47 range way down next to 109f4 in terms of kills (and deaths) i.e popularity.

z&b'ers think it's slanted towards t&b'ers, who think it's tilted towards z&b'ers ;D.



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StSanta
9./JG 54 "Grünherz"
while(!bishRookQueue.isEmpty() && loggedOn()){
30mmDeathDIEDIEDIE(bishRookQueue.removeFront());
System.out.println("LW pilots are superior");
myPlane.performVictoryRoll();
}