Author Topic: Spit dweebery (Read 1345 times)

Widewing · « **Reply #15 on:** June 24, 2003, 06:39:55 PM »

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Originally posted by Flyboy
i like the Fm2 alot and it very similar to the seafire

Fm2 climbs batter accelerate batter (up to a certien speed) and i like his guns
seafire is faster and has batter guns

A few weeks ago I took up an FM-2 from a CV directly behind a Seafire. The Seafire jock was absolutely incredulous as he watched that Wildcat climb right past him with relative ease.

"That thing out-climbs the Seafire??!!"

"Yup, down here it surely does."

"I never would have guessed that was possible!"

"Neither will the bad guys!" (snicker).

My regards,

Widewing

Grimm · « **Reply #16 on:** June 24, 2003, 06:54:57 PM »

I flew the FM2 a bunch before the Guadalcanal scenario. I figured Id being flying the F4F alot. so time to get some stick time in it.

Last summer I talked to Howard Pardue and was saying the FM2 was kind of a Hot Rod Wildcat with a bit more HP. He said the FM2 was about the funnest of his warbirds to fly. He has owned alot of planes over the years.

So, I figured the FM2 was better suited for the MA than the F4F but would get me a decent feel for the airframe.

I really enjoyed flying it. Its alot of fun, but the Guns are a bit weak, so you need to place your bullets well. Still, Its a great ride.

Note: it does have pretty good armament for "Toolsheds" and other ground targets too.

Karnak · « **Reply #17 on:** June 24, 2003, 08:26:10 PM »

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Originally posted by Widewing
A few weeks ago I took up an FM-2 from a CV directly behind a Seafire. The Seafire jock was absolutely incredulous as he watched that Wildcat climb right past him with relative ease.

"That thing out-climbs the Seafire??!!"

"Yup, down here it surely does."

"I never would have guessed that was possible!"

"Neither will the bad guys!" (snicker).

My regards,

Widewing

That is only because we have the crappiest Seafire that was ever made in AH.

The far more comman and important Seafire Mk III would probably be a different story.

Montezuma · « **Reply #18 on:** June 24, 2003, 08:36:14 PM »

FM2 has weak guns but tons of ammo.

ramzey · « **Reply #19 on:** June 24, 2003, 09:45:57 PM »

good to be in spit squad:

cpxxx · « **Reply #20 on:** June 24, 2003, 10:43:29 PM »

Because I'm still no good, some time ago I checked out which aircraft the topscorers flew. That didn't help much as they all had their favourite ride. Then with a bit of lateral thinking I realised that answer. Which aircraft shot down the top scorers the most?

That varied a bit too but one aircraft kept popping up as an ace killer. Yes, you guessed it. The Spitfire/Seafire combination. Now I know that is in part due to the numbers of Spit dweebs out there but it was the consistency that it turned up as the bete noir of the aces.

So fly the spit if you want to get kills.

sax · « **Reply #21 on:** June 24, 2003, 10:50:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Steve
Well, my K/H isn't stellar, I know. but at almost 9 in fighter and over 12 in attack, it isn't horrible either.
Tell you what I will do though, I'll fly the FM2 for the whole tour in August(I'm on vacation for much of July), and we'll see how I do.

Anybody with any talent can achieve a high K/D if you pick your fights and fly smart in any fighter.
K/D doesn't prove a thing unless you are a well known and credited stick , other than if it is for your own personal game goals.
And most likely nobody much cares about any one elses K/D , only thing noticed is if you put up a good fite even up or out numbered.
Even then odds are , live or die its forgotten in about 1 min flat by both sides.
lazs is one of the few pilots that stick in your craw for 5 min

Steve · « **Reply #22 on:** June 24, 2003, 11:54:01 PM »

Who said anything about K/D?

Puke · « **Reply #23 on:** June 25, 2003, 12:47:26 AM »

Real men fly F4F-4s!

Sandman · « **Reply #24 on:** June 25, 2003, 12:50:12 AM »

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Originally posted by Puke
Real men fly F4F-4s!

Damn... and all this time I thought real men flew the c202.

Flyboy · « **Reply #25 on:** June 25, 2003, 12:56:52 AM »

no no no they fly P40s!

ramzey · « **Reply #26 on:** June 25, 2003, 07:57:43 AM »

nope, RL men's fly spit mk1 or hurri mk1 on MA;)
p40b have 2x0.50

lazs2 · « **Reply #27 on:** June 25, 2003, 08:16:13 AM »

steve said... "Lazs, spend a tour in the P51 and don't die once, then your rant about them will be more than just hot air. "

well... all I said to you was "flyu the fm2 for a tour without getting killed once" see my point? I think the 51 is far more survivable.

Sax is good in the fm2 so are a lot of the guys in the tas. they don't get those super 9 kill sorties that you guys brag about but... I have never had better fights against another fm2 than with them. No one else I have fought puts up much of a fight but... I see maybe 2 a night in the "uber" FM2 .... I see literally dozens of 51's and spits and la7 and dee 9's

steve... I don't do DA. I can't teach anyone anything. I have tried to show people the little I know before and it is a disaster. truth is... I don't know what I do. There are a few in our squad who do knw how to teach but even then.. As for4 shane...well.. never fought him in the DA but he would probly kill me there.. in the arena he doesn't do so good against me.

Point being... The Da isn't the kind of fight I do well or enjoy (probly they are the same thing)

for such an easy no talent plane the FM2 sure doesn't get used much. I sincerely hope that this tread will change that. I know when I used to fly the -1a every tour in the weeds that it became very popular as a down in the weeds dogfiter. One of the easy planes to fly well. everyone allways got better sorties in it than I did.. I heard about em all the time. Never could figure out why I never ran into those guys either.

9 kill sorties are uber to me. Do that every time or half the time and you wont have to tell anyone about it... believe me... everyone will know.
lazs

Apache · « **Reply #28 on:** June 25, 2003, 08:32:59 AM »

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Originally posted by sax
Anybody with any talent can achieve a high K/D if you pick your fights and fly smart in any fighter.
K/D doesn't prove a thing unless you are a well known and credited stick , other than if it is for your own personal game goals.
And most likely nobody much cares about any one elses K/D , only thing noticed is if you put up a good fite even up or out numbered.
Even then odds are , live or die its forgotten in about 1 min flat by both sides.
lazs is one of the few pilots that stick in your craw for 5 min

~~Sax you are spot on. I normally have a K/D of 4 or better. Last 2 tours, 7 or better. Does that make me a Drex, Levi, Hooligan, XDak or a lazs? Not by a long shot. I'm the worst of the group.~~

Steve · « **Reply #29 on:** June 25, 2003, 11:21:37 AM »

Except, no-one said anything about K/D.