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Title: Why I keep coming back for more...
Post by: Guppy35 on May 31, 2005, 01:03:43 AM
Hands still shaking from one of those dogfights you live for in this game.

Got bounced by an LA5 and a Hurri IID while out waiting on the mob in my 38G.  Things head for the deck in a mad turning fight.  I know I'm not going to out turn the Hurri, but I'm holding my own.  No one really getting a shot and I'm thankful its a IID not a IIC as he's gotta conserve those cannon shells.  Out of the corner of my eye I spot a single good guy in a Jug and ask if he can at least get the Hurri occupied cause I'm enjoying the fight with the LA5 immensely.

The Jug is damaged but in he comes and nicks up the Hurri.  I get a couple pings in and the Hurri goes in.  The Jug has to head for home though so it's me and the LA5.  Round and round we go, no one getting the edge.  Speeds from as slow as 57 to roughly 150, hanging on the stall.  He gets a ping, but I get a hit as well and see an aileron fly off.  We go back and forth just missing.  My 38G hangs on the props and gets hits again as he is going over the top, but he doesn't go down.  I stall out and fall towards the water but he's doing the same.  Again it's up and over and finally I get a killing shot.

It's been over 5 minutes of bending the stick fighting this one guy.  My arm is sore and to be honest my hand's shaking a bit.  But man what a ride.

All the days I come in and get my backside handed to me are worth it for a fight like that :)

Dan/CorkyJr
Title: Why I keep coming back for more...
Post by: TrueKill on May 31, 2005, 02:03:06 AM
Love those fights. After ward you have to wipe ur hands cuz there sweatin and ur hearts pounding and you have the bigest grin on you face those are the fights that make AH what it is.
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Post by: Flyboy on May 31, 2005, 04:34:31 AM
geat story guppy :)
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Post by: Ghosth on May 31, 2005, 06:34:13 AM
Yep, thats the hook that got us all addicted.



When its good, nothing is better, win or lose. When its bad, when you can't shoot for crap, or your stuck in a slump, the whole world sucks.
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Post by: storch on May 31, 2005, 07:04:04 AM
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Post by: BUG_EAF322 on May 31, 2005, 07:48:04 AM
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Post by: Eagler on May 31, 2005, 08:10:35 AM
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Post by: Higgins on May 31, 2005, 08:13:17 AM
Guppy,

I love those fight as well and that is why I stick with AH for sure.  I bet the LAV5 prolly logged off cussing though....hehehe.  He prolly posting message saying he is leaving AH and closing his account because the modelling on the LAV5 is porked.....lol...j/k

Really though I love to hear about those kind of battles.  Makes getting vulched relentlessly laughable.  

Warmest Regards,

Higgins
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Post by: BUG_EAF322 on May 31, 2005, 08:15:41 AM
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Post by: Howitzer on May 31, 2005, 09:35:41 AM
Corky,

You are right, these fights are great.  I had one with Sads in the DA the other night.  I was in a 109F and he was in a spitV.  We went round and round for over five minutes probably.  We started over the base but ended up WAY out over the water on the side of a hill.  Almost clipped a tree on the bank of the water and that caused me to give up ground and he slipped in behind me.  I was trying to scissor him loose and almost did it before he landed a snapshot that killed my engine.  

That really kept it alive for me because lately I've been getting a little bored.  Now I can't wait to go up and hopefully run into a few more great fights.

Title: Re: Re: storch, you'd be hilarious if u weren't serious
Post by: storch on May 31, 2005, 05:00:11 PM
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Post by: Schatzi on May 31, 2005, 05:47:38 PM
Yep, that story reminds me of a fight a had once in the backup MA. Two squaddies of mine 'gangbanging' me Spit5 & F4u vs Hurri 2c. After i while i managed to land 7 kills, the last one trying to get me landing (they were pretty frustrated by that time) and crashing...

Needed 10 mins to get my heart rate back into acceptable limits after that.
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Post by: Howitzer on May 31, 2005, 09:37:55 PM
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Post by: Eagler on June 01, 2005, 05:27:48 AM
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Post by: Guppy35 on June 01, 2005, 12:20:52 PM
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Post by: Shifty on June 01, 2005, 01:03:53 PM
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Post by: NoBaddy on June 01, 2005, 01:04:07 PM
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Originally posted by Guppy35
Hands still shaking from one of those dogfights you live for in this game.


Dan/CorkyJr


I know that feeling. Had one a couple of nights ago. 2 friends and I were chasing a 190D when we were bounced by 4 higher 262's. I was the last survivor (heck, only got off a couple of shots) and by this point, there were 3 262's and the 190. It was at least a couple of minutes of me dodging the the 4 of them (and me laffing riotously when I survived a pass :D) before I finally lost track of 1 of the 262's. It was the most fun I've had in ages. :)
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Post by: Eagler on June 01, 2005, 01:54:40 PM
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Post by: wonton on June 01, 2005, 02:06:47 PM
Had a great night last night myself in the CT. P40E vs A6M2B is a great matchup. TZR and oldman seem to know how to fly that thing much better than I can, kept me sweating the whole time. Managed to film them and they've been almost as much fun watching as it was flying them.

Nights like those really make the bad ones worth working through.
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Post by: Deertick on June 01, 2005, 02:58:40 PM
I am working on my 3rd stroke from AH. (j/j)
My doctor tells me that the game causes too much excitement for me to handle.  A awesome match-up like the P40E vs A6M2B might cause me to have the "big one"  :)
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Post by: TrueKill on June 01, 2005, 03:01:56 PM
lol
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Post by: storch on June 01, 2005, 07:50:27 PM
:rofl
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Post by: BUG_EAF322 on June 01, 2005, 08:49:37 PM
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Cencored.


xxx

edited again


:aok
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Post by: tzr on June 01, 2005, 09:34:03 PM
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Originally posted by wonton
Had a great night last night myself in the CT. P40E vs A6M2B is a great matchup. TZR and oldman seem to know how to fly that thing much better than I can, kept me sweating the whole time. Managed to film them and they've been almost as much fun watching as it was flying them.

Nights like those really make the bad ones worth working through.


<> wonton
 Yea was a great time!!!  Wife looked at me like I was crazy as I was Yelling at my monitor...joystick......and Yellin at OldMan to watch his 6   LOL

to Shifty and Ro also!!!!:aok
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Post by: Oldman731 on June 02, 2005, 06:50:33 AM
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Originally posted by wonton
Had a great night last night myself in the CT. P40E vs A6M2B is a great matchup. TZR and oldman seem to know how to fly that thing much better than I can, kept me sweating the whole time. Managed to film them and they've been almost as much fun watching as it was flying them.

Nights like those really make the bad ones worth working through.

Our last fight - my Wildcat v. your Zeke - was one of the best I've ever had.  Great flying, as always, Wonton.

- oldman
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Post by: Happy1 on June 02, 2005, 10:34:37 AM
:D   Why not post some of ur great fites that u r all talking about
so that the rest of us can join in ur dismays &/or delights whilst
watching the films?    Share the joys with others :aok

Cheers,

Happy1  :D
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Post by: Westy on June 02, 2005, 10:39:37 AM
Nice AAR Dan!    Hopefully TOD will be along shortly for those wanting to experience HTC's wonderful programming again.  :)