Good Morning!
I'm pleased to see a new mood of cordiality in this thread, now that Preacher-Boy is gone. I got shot of the G-squad c1970, and never looked back. But every now and then, someone pops up with that self righteous attitude, and insults people simply for disagreeing, or holding an opposing point of view. You guys in America are lucky. You have the first Amendment - which means you can choose any - or none at all. I'm a lifelong none-at-all guy myself, and try to let others do as they please with regard to that. But whenever I hear that "you're stupid because you don't agree with me" BS, it takes me right back to the shackle and chains days before 1970, and generally ***ks up my day. Yuck... Sorry to digress, but I needed to get that off my chest.
AKAK -
The reason why those planes account for a large share of the kills in the MA has nothing to do with the planes being 'uber' or other such nonsense but rather the numbers that fly them account for the kill %
Yes, the LA7s are numerous, but WHY are they numerous? Because of the reasons Slapshot listed above. And as my 109 mentor Urchin said
in an earlier thread, an
average LA7 pilot will beat a
good 109G10 pilot 7 times out of 10. [my italics] I believe that one of the reasons that it IS the choice of so many is that it's easy to fly, and provides good survivability. We have to face up to the fact that many people in AH have no interest in WW2 and want nothing more than aerial Quake. For them, the LA7 is the perfect choice.
Lazs! I didn't know you were still here - glad you are. What do I want? In a word, Balance. Many of us reading this come from WB, and well remember the wheel-o-settings. It got so bad that you never knew from one day to the next how your plane would fly, or how lethal (or not) the guns would be. Then just recently, another former WBer started a thread about tinkering with "bullet radius" - remember that old chestnut? I don't want AH to be like that, with settings changing daily, or aircraft performance to be modified upon the whims of a handful of players. Fuel porkers are a nuisance I know. But so are LA7 opportunists. Perking either one out of existence is not the answer. Anyway, Nobaddy has set my mind at rest. He has known the fireman for many years, and I accept his assurances that the fireman has protected our own house against fire, despite the blazing inferno we left behind next door.
Nopoop!
I might add that I met Beet1e at a WB convention in NC in 2000. Fought him from 1998 on in WB. After he broke my nose and I dislocated his knee at the convention we've been on fine terms.
You have it backwards! I stood on tiptoe and bit your knee, so then you kneed me in the face using the other knee and broke my nose. Even though I'm 6ft in height, I'd need a stepladder to reach your nose - lol.
Yes, we met in the coffee shop as I recall. Did you meet Gabreski, and go to his address in that lecture theatre? I'd never heard of him before that con, but liked him instantly, and bought his book for $65. He was a tough old bird - a real no nonsense character.
