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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Karnak on March 30, 2004, 10:20:37 PM
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Everybody's favorite aircraft got a limited face lift. ;)
Here is a crappy jpg of it. Look at it in game to get a better look at it.
(http://members.arstechnica.com/subscriptors/x/karnak/N1K2.JPG)
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Best of all, it still flies like a VTOL.
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Originally posted by Grits
Best of all, it still flies like a VTOL.
Well, our pilots did report it doing manuevers that seemed impossible in WWII.
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Im just kiddin, I dont have a problem with the way the Niki flies, now the Val on the other hand...
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what about the betty? lol.
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Originally posted by BenDover
what about the betty? lol.
We 'aven't got a 'Etty.
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I find the N1K2 suffers the same thing as a lot of other planes do in AH2.
I had a pretty good 1vs1 fight in a N1K2 vs a Bf109F-4. I was feeling a bit lenient, and thought to myself I could get the Bf109 whenever I want, so I experimented with a few things.
And then, after a while, I decided to just shoot him down. The F-4 dropped full flaps in desperations and forced a extreme low speed vertical. I was behind him at 400 yards, with my nose angle already at about 60 degrees, and speed was at 100mph.
Now, if it was AH1, the N1K2 pilot would just pull the stick. If he pulls the stick the plane will respond as it always does, and nose up a little more, gain a gun solution, shoot the target down and then recover speed to fly level.
Well, to my surprise, I found that I couldn't do that in a N1K2.
The speed was too low, and I couldn't just force my plane to nose up at whatever speed, unlike in AH1. It was quite a fun experience - the F4 was right in front of me, but I couldn't raise my nose enough to shoot at it.
When I forced the N1K2 a little too much, it went to the verge of a flat spin, began to wobble and shake with imminent stall conditions, and I had to immediately lower the nose to avoid any kind of stall.
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The plane may feel like a VTOL if it already has a definite vertical status applied at straight 90d up, but in AH2, if the plane does not have enough speed, you won't be able to just force the nose up, shoot the enemy down, and then stall out.
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oops, ment kate.
Either way the b5n is nearly like a helicopter, it'll FLY at as little as 50mph.....it'll still turn reasonably well, sure gives the spitnucks a nasty surprise :)
FYI: Our kate can land on an VH and CA with a bit of skill and luck.
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I heard that N1K2-Js had automatic manuver flaps, which helps them manuver around that some people might say its a UFO.
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Well, our pilots did report it doing manuevers that seemed impossible in WWII.
Just interestead, do you have any N1K2 combat reports by pilots?
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Ki-67 drones detail is much better than AH1. WTG!
But, I'm sad that nothing changed in Ki-61.
Ok, so when we can fly the Ki-84 hayate... :D
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Mitsu, many planes aren't finished. They are just added so we can play some more.
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Wilbus i have read some accounts of the n1k. I can't remember if it was from a pilot in the RAF or FAA, but the comments made were along the lines of what karnak said.
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I believe both you and Karnak, Thrila. I just think it would be interesting to read them, which is why I asked for them :)
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They're out there somewhere, there is one on the net i read a while back, i just need to find the little bugger.:)
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Originally posted by Wilbus
Just interestead, do you have any N1K2 combat reports by pilots?
There's at least one in this book, and a N1K1 on the cover.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0935553142/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-8646561-9363363#reader-link (http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0935553142/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-8646561-9363363#reader-link)
Hammel's books are great, all combat stories.