Originally posted by lazs2
gs.. I do fine against LW planes in anything I fly.. I am allways interested in fighting anyone tho so I hope I run into you in the arena. I rarely run into LW planes tho... the ones that aren't much good (haven't figured out the limitations and strengths of LW planes) die very easily... the ones that are good are smart enough to not fight me in the arena.
In my opinion, the LW planes require the least acm and the most patience. They really only do a few things well and that makes em pretty much outsiders even in the MA.... they are there..but they are playing a different game than the rest of us... I think that is why so many of them are frustrated and defensive.
lazs
There's a lot of truth in that. The only times I've really been drilled in the MA by a LW plane was when either (a) I was outnumbered because a whole squadron of them came after me; (b) They were higher than me and I was heavy with fuel or in a P-38; and (c) I was in a LW plane, too.
Most of the time, the LW planes I encounter are being flown by guys that fly them for the same reason I do: just to try something different. No real experience in them, just taking one out for a spin to see what its like.
The 190D9 is fast, so about the time I get a guns solution on him he's on his way out of the fight. The 109F is the best turnfighter of the 109 breed, the G2 and G6 seem to handle about the same except for the size of the bullets, and the G10 will compress on me before I realize I'm in trouble.
About the only LW plane I've had any success in is the 190A8 with the four 20mm option. With all of that firepower, I don't need to turn away from an HO, so fancy-shmancy ACM never really becomes an issue so long as I start my attacks from above my target's head. Dropping a ton of bricks on unsuspecting Spitfires is fun for the first night or so, but then its like watching the Abbott and Costello "Who's On First" routine for the umpteenth time. Yeah its fun, but it gets a little old. Although, I did enjoy knocking down a Typhoon in a split-second snapshot from my A8 last night.
In my opinion, the best dogfighters are as follows:
(a) Spitfire IX - best blend of speed, ammo load, and turn
(b) N1K2 - best blend of turn, speed, and firepower
(c) FM2 - best blend of turn and rocket attack
(d) Hurricane Mk 2 - best blend of turn and firepower
(e) Yak 9U - best blend of speed and turn
(f) LA-7 - best blend of speed and firepower
(g) P-51D - best blend of speed and ammo load
Not a LW plane amongst them.
That's not to say you can't get kills in a LW plane. You can, easily, particularly in the D9 in rocketship mode and the 190A8 in juggernaut mode. But you're not going to want to be in the baitball in a LW plane. Well, maybe a 109F but don't expect much success.
