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Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: AKDejaVu on February 22, 2001, 01:38:00 PM
Was looking through my stats and noticed I still haven't managed to kill a 202.  I've seen a few of them but I seldomely am in the position to dedicate the time to bring my cannons on the zippy little cusses.

So far, in tour 13:

Less than 2 engagements:
C.202 (0)
109G2 (0)
LA5FN (1)
C.205 (1)
Yak-9 (1)
109F4 (1)
190A5 (1)

5 or less (excluding above):
109G6 (3)
47D25 (3)
Tiffy (3)
190A8 (4)
109G10(5)

10 or less (excluding above):
SpitV (6)
F6F-5 (6)
A6M5b (7)
P38-L (7)
SeaFr (9)
P-51D (10)

20 or less (exlcuding above):
47D30 (12)
Spit9 (14)
Nikie (14)
F4u-D (15)
F4u-C (20)

I pretty much just fly around looking for fights these days.  Mostly I avoid any capture attempt that has more than 30 of my countrymates there.  I look for slightly more even fights and people trying to sneak towards bases for whatever reason.  

I find that if I stay away from CVs... F4u-1C engagements go way down.  I also find that if I'm not over an enemy field at 5k, N1K engagements go way down.  Strange.

AKDejaVu


Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Yeager on February 22, 2001, 01:47:00 PM
Without checking stats I would have to say Ive seen alot more 109s, 190s and P51Ds then in previous tours.

A lot fewer spits and about the same number of Yaks, LA5s, nikks and chogs.

Hardly ever see the noodle machines.

Y
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Kieren on February 22, 2001, 01:55:00 PM
I see about everything. When I read this board I sometimes wonder what sim everyone else is flying.
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Animal on February 22, 2001, 02:11:00 PM
Yeah I pretty much see everything, even 202
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Jimdandy on February 22, 2001, 02:19:00 PM
I see most everything but the ones I see the least (off the top of my head) are the:

P-47D-25
202's
109G-2's
Zero's (Although I've seen more latly)
109F-4's
F6F's (For some reason. The F6F isn't as big in here as it was in AW I don't think.)

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Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Ripsnort on February 22, 2001, 02:20:00 PM
I'm recalling from recent memory:

Attacked a field: All N1K's and Spits.

Attacked a CV: Mostly F4U's a few F6F's and a spattering of Spits.

Attacked a HQ: 109G10's and P51D's.

Furballed at Furball island: A mixture of everything, including vehicles.

Edit: I forgot the P51's.



[This message has been edited by Ripsnort (edited 02-22-2001).]
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: AKSeaWulfe on February 22, 2001, 03:06:00 PM
 
Quote
Originally posted by Jimdandy:
I see most everything but the ones I see the least (off the top of my head) are the:

P-47D-25
109G-2's
109F-4's

Ssshhhh that's because these are the most deadly planes in the right hands. Now you don't tell nobody, k? ;-)

Interestingly enough, the most planes I've killed this tour are 11 Seafires, 11P51Ds, 10 F4U-1Ds, 7 205s, and 6 A6m5bs. The rest are 5 or below... while killing ONLY 4 F4U-1Cs.

I'm with Kieren on his statement.. I sometimes wonder what game everyone else is playing when I've got figures like these in my stats? I must be playing AH is some parrallel universe...
-SW
ps: I've got 27kills to 3 deaths in the P47D-25 this tour.. all A2A kills. ;-) Last tour I got 29 kills in the 109G2 with only 5 deaths.
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: skernsk on February 22, 2001, 03:13:00 PM
Today it's mostly 190's and 109's.  Not to make the anti-F4 contingent upset but i've been on for over an hour and NOT ONE  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Only ones not in the MA are the whiners......and they aren't missed.

[This message has been edited by skernsk (edited 02-22-2001).]
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Tac on February 22, 2001, 03:14:00 PM
I concur with the observations here.

When attacking a field, the chances of seeing a N1k or Spit are so high its almost guaranteed. When attacking a CV or when CV is attacking a field, the amount of CHOGS are overwhelming with a few F6's and seafires thrown in.

HQ defense I see 109 g10's (climb rate and cannons.. cant beat that!).

In missions I see a lot of F4U-D's, FW190's and P-38's (38's seem to be a recent fad of which im very happy).

205's and 202's I see sporadically, almost always flown by the Stormo Caccia guys.

One plane I have seen a lot of lately is the La-5. Pissy little crate to have on your 6 I tell ya.
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Soda on February 22, 2001, 03:30:00 PM
Totally agree with everyone on this one.  Lots of different stuff out there right now, and people appear to sometime pick mission specific aircraft to boot (seen lots of P-47s coming in to attack bases).

And people figure that the perk incentive thing hasn't changed things  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

I think we should start a thread "Pyro, I'm confused with all these different planes, please disable some to make my life simpler"

-Soda
The Assassins
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Pongo on February 22, 2001, 03:58:00 PM
Exactly. Thats what I have been asking. Who cares if the 1c has 15000 kills. It is not filling the skys at all. And the quality of the guys that fly it is on average even lower then ever. The MA is more diverse then I have ever seen it. I personaly think that is valuble.
WTG Pyro!
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: tshred on February 23, 2001, 03:15:00 AM
It depends on what time of day. I see more of one type during AM hours US time than I do during prime time. I also see a lot of trends. I'll go for a day and only see a couple types, some days a big mix. Some I meet up with always fly a/c I consider "easy to kill with"(N1k's, spits, zero's and 1C's you never catch them in a/c that requires anything more than T&B and HO), some fly all types and some only fly one type. It all depends on who's logged on and what mood their in I think.

ts
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Jimdandy on February 23, 2001, 06:53:00 AM
I know for me I fly the 109F-4 predominantly and then mission specific AC. If there are tanks otw to a base I grab an F4U. If the HQ is getting attacked I grab a G10. If I want a fighter/bomber I grab a P-38. I don't fly the bombers much but I'll grab whatever I think will do the job the best. It seems to me there are a lot of people that fly this way. They have one AC they fly most of the time but they will grab what they need for the job generally.
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Effdub on February 23, 2001, 07:14:00 AM
hmmm you guys can tell the different 109 models apart visually? Impressive  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

Guess I have to do more time offline to find out the differences....
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Kieren on February 23, 2001, 07:27:00 AM
Flew last night and didn't even see one Nikki or 1C.
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Effdub on February 23, 2001, 07:54:00 AM
ok, checked my stats - look quite similar to AK's... can you say "dejavu"?
Coulden't resist that pun  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

So far, in tour 13:

Less than 2 engagements:
C.202 (2)
190A5 (2)

5 or less (excluding above):
109F4 (3)
109G2 (3)
47D30 (3)
47D25 (4)
Tiffy (4)
SpitV (5)

10 or less (excluding above):
109G6 (7)
C.205 (7)
P38 (7)
109G10 (8)
LA5FN (8)
A6M5B (9)

42 or less (exlcuding above):
F4U-D (15)
Seafire (19)
SpitIX (20)
F4U-C (35)
N1K2 (42)

Sidenote: I don't want the F4U-1C or the N1K2 to be perked because:
a) of the 35 encounters vs F4U-1C I had 26 kills vs 9 deaths
b) of the 42 encounters vs N1K2 I had 30 kills vs 12 deaths

If you perk those planes I'll never be able to rack up those kills  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: leonid on February 23, 2001, 08:39:00 AM
I'm seeing pretty much everything, though the most common are 51s, F4Us, Spitfires, or N1K2s.

I usually fly the La-5FN, myself.  If I'm a lone wolf, or radar's down, or our numbers are down, I might go for the Yak-9U, instead though.  Of course, once the La-7 comes, I won't need to fly any other fighter at all.

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leonid, Kompol
5 GIAP VVS-KA, Knights (http://www.adamfive.com/guerrero)

"Our cause is just.  The enemy will be crushed.  Victory will be ours."
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Laika on February 23, 2001, 10:48:00 AM
Top of the list for me is the N1k2. Then Chog's, TBM-3's and Spits (inc sea) and a few 51's, 109G-10's and Ju88's. I can’t remember the last time I saw a C202 or a 109 that wasn’t a G-10

It’s often hard to find a fight weeknight Aussie time. People tend to pick something snappy when are likely to be alone so there is not much variety.

I tried out the Chog at the start of the tour and soon gave it away after a few easy kills (thanks but no thanks), rest of my time is spent back in my usual La5.
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Jochen on February 26, 2001, 03:50:00 AM
I see dead people.

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jochen Gefechtsverband Kowalewski

Units: I. and II./KG 51, II. and III./KG 76, NSGr 1, NSGr 2, NSGr 20.
Planes: Do 17Z, Ju 87, Ju 88A, He 111H, Ar 234A, Me 410A, Me 262A, Fw 190F, Fw 190G.

Sieg oder bolsevismus!
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: Loyalist on February 26, 2001, 06:44:00 AM
N1ks, Chogs, N1ks, Chogs.
Title: What planes are you seeing?
Post by: AKDejaVu on February 26, 2001, 10:55:00 AM
and, after another week:

Less than 2 engagements:
C.202 (0)
109G2 (0)
LA5FN (1)
C.205 (1)
109F4 (1)

5 or less (excluding above):
190A5 (2)
Yak-9 (3)
47D25 (4)
109G6 (4)
190A8 (4)

10 or less (excluding above):
109G10(6)
SpitV (6)
F6F-5 (6)
P38-L (7)
A6M5b (8)
Tiffy (8)

25 or less (exlcuding above):
P-51D (11)
SeaFr (11)
47D30 (12)
Nikie (14)
F4u-D (18)
Spit9 (18)
F4u-C (23)

AKDejaVu