Author Topic: Plane Choice Re-visited (Read 1163 times)

Widewing · « **Reply #15 on:** August 28, 2003, 01:09:41 AM »

This tour:
F6F-5 Primary
P-51B Secondary
La-5
F4U-1C
P-38L
La-7
P-51D
FM-2
109G-10 (one sortie)
109G-2 (one sortie)
Yak-9T (two sorties)
N1K2 (one sortie)
various 190s (three sorties)
Ki-61 (one sortie)
P-47D-30 (two sorties)
Seafire (one sortie)
Tempest (one sortie)
F4U-4 (one sortie)

I fly a liitle bit of everything over two or three tours.

My regards

Widewing

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #16 on:** August 28, 2003, 01:27:25 AM »

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Originally posted by Ike 2K#

P-51D can do GV attacks but ONE 3 centimeter FLAK on the engine and it will kill your radiator and never make it back to the base.

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That was a problem that plagued the P-51 throughout its history.

ack-ack

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 28, 2003, 02:23:37 AM »

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That was a problem that plagued the P-51 throughout its history.

Steve · « **Reply #18 on:** August 28, 2003, 03:06:17 AM »

p51 is overmodeled?

hogenbor · « **Reply #19 on:** August 28, 2003, 03:19:05 AM »

F4U-1, just get a decent bit of alt and don't spoil your E when heavy. Fast, maneuverable, can dive like a brick and never loses control.

P-51B, lacks firepower but at typical high alt fights there is nothing better.

FM-2, Furball machine par excellence. Good for a bit of fun from carriers.

La-5, much better than a La-7 IMHO, much better knife fighter and base defender because it can turn. The cannons suck Nilfisk though.

P-38L, been flying this a bit. Pretty easy too fly but poor views. Need some more hours to get a feel for it.

Bf-109G10, a nice challenge. Torque, overspeed problems, horribly difficult to aim that 30mm, poor views. Climbs like a homesick angel though and handles better than advertised. And gondies suck.

Load · « **Reply #20 on:** August 28, 2003, 06:22:48 AM »

I always fly theeeee....Who really cares about what I do fly ????

I am just a dweeb....my plane do the rest.

My 2 egocents....KosK

Joc · « **Reply #21 on:** August 28, 2003, 06:56:46 AM »

Got tired of being called a Spit dweeb,so I no longer fly the Spitty IX,my plane of choice is now the Spitty V

Puudeli · « **Reply #22 on:** August 28, 2003, 07:31:15 AM »

Last tour it used to be 109g6/g2, this tour 190A8 and 109F4.

109F4 is perfect plane for ma, pretty fast, can climb, can turn with most of dweeb planes, I simply love it

Puudeli1 has 45 kills and has been killed 34 times in the Bf 109F- 4.

I think I have come out pretty nice on that, since when i started to fly it was something like 10/20 K:D

Gixer · « **Reply #23 on:** August 28, 2003, 08:50:25 AM »

One is less dweebie then the other? Never knew there was a difference.

...-Gixer
-Hells Angels-

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Originally posted by Joc
Got tired of being called a Spit dweeb,so I no longer fly the Spitty IX,my plane of choice is now the Spitty V

gofaster · « **Reply #24 on:** August 28, 2003, 09:30:13 AM »

Depends on my mood.

I usually avoid the Top Four planes simply because I want to be unique.

Sometimes I take the Ki-61 for turnfighting. Sometimes its the 109F or 109G10 with gondolas for general defense. P-51B if I'm going long distances to find a fight. Or a birdcage Corsair for fleet ops. 190A8 for bomber intercepts or ground strafing (although I tried the 110 the other day and was pleased with the results, so I may fly it more often).

Replicant · « **Reply #25 on:** August 28, 2003, 10:42:17 AM »

Year 2000 - B17, B26, P51D, Spit9, 109G10, 109G2, 205, P38, Pnzr

Year 2001 - Tiffy, 190A5, 190F8, Yak9T, Lancaster, B26, Ar234, Pnzr

Year 2002 - Tiffy, Mossie, Seafire, Hurri 2C

Year 2003 - Tiffy, Hurri 2C, Seafire... Mossie.....

...not very exciting eh?!

MotorOil · « **Reply #26 on:** August 28, 2003, 11:41:43 AM »

Seem to have reverted back to the La5 for most fighter action. Typhy or F6F for attack, N1K or Spit IX for base defense and the Seafire for CV action.

Been thinking about getting back into the G6 or 10.

humble · « **Reply #27 on:** August 28, 2003, 12:33:36 PM »

La-5 is the best kept "secret weapon" in the game. Other than it's rather mediocre cannon ballistics it's a good to great plane in all aspects...95% of the time I can offer a challenging fight to all comers in a 1 vs 1 or 1 vs a few fight....as for the other 5% it wouldnt matter what I'm flying anyway:).

azhacker

Urchin · « **Reply #28 on:** August 28, 2003, 12:39:57 PM »

But.... why bother with the La5 when there is the La7? After all, the La7 does everything better anyway.

humble · « **Reply #29 on:** August 28, 2003, 12:55:08 PM »

Actually,

I think the la-5 does everything better with the exception of pure top end speed and cannon ballistics...truthfully I can't remember the last time I lost a 1 vs 1 (la-5 vs la-7).

Looked up this tour #'s...I'm 5-4 vs la-7 in la-5 so obviously been killed by em...but cant recall any in a "dog fight" type setting...niggits been getting GB'd alot while im on. overall 82-47 so a little worse than average....but I've been flying off of capped fields alot.