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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: nimble on December 25, 2005, 05:06:26 AM
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What planes do you fly and why? Just wondering really what other people do in AH :) Mine would be:
Fun: yak9u
Kills: typhoon/p51d
Perks: 109-E4
Bombing: B17
Base Defense: Hurri2c
BNZ: typh
Turning: Spit5/yak9u
JABO: p47n
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Any plane : Fun/Kills/Perks/bombing/Base Defense/BNZ/Turning/JABO
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Originally posted by nimble
What planes do you fly and why? Just wondering really what other people do in AH :) Mine would be:
Fun: yak9u
Kills: typhoon/p51d
Perks: 109-E4
Bombing: B17
Base Defense: Hurri2c
BNZ: typh
Turning: Spit5/yak9u
JABO: p47n
Fun: Spit 1
Kills: La7, P38J
Perks: C. 205 or P38J
Bombing: Ki-67
Base Defense: Hurri2c or La7
BNZ: I rarely do this, it ain't my style, so no plane choice.
Turning: La7
JABO: F6F - I am money in this thing.
Karaya
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Fun: P-38J/L, Ki-84, Yak9t
Kills: HAH! Yeah right, like I kill anything. ;-)
Perks: I'd need to kill something to get perks. =P
Bombing: B24 (Moby Dick)
Base Defense: A6M5b, Spit XVI, Yak9t
BNZ: P-51D, Typh
Turning: SpitV, Yak9t
JABO: P-38L, P-47D-40/N
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All around A-A fun:
La7
Why?
He who lives by the sword dies from the guy that lives by the gun.
Never bring a sword to a gun fight.
Also the La-La speed makes up for my lack of planning and SA :D
Regards
Sun
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i get bored flying the same planes, i love a variation and fly pretty much anything.
if there is a massive furball, or i am upping from a capped base, i just cannot resist the N1K though. Cant beat fighting off the runway and blasting them out the sky with those quad cannon.
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D3A
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Oh, BTW
A very happy Christmas to all!
Regards
Sun
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Fun: P38J
Kills: P38J
Perks: P38J sometimes the G
Bombing: Don't insult me, I have no interest.
Base Defense: P38J with 25% fuel or the Il2
BNZ: P38L
Turning: P38J, sometimes the G
JABO: P38L
Anyone see a pattern? :D
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Merry Christmas to you too Sundowner, and to all the AH community, or any holiday you are celebrating..........
Favorite/Fun rides for me well:
Fun: F4U-1, P40E, P47D25
Kills: F4U-1, F6f-5, P40E
Perks: what are those?
Bombing: A-20
Base Defense: Hurri 2C, F4U-1, F6f-5
BNZ: only use this in a fight up method keeping them down from going to the horde, more E-Fighting type than BNZ * note - see Zazen's article in the training forum regarding Hang Em High...........
Turning: F4U-1, P51D, P47D11, F6f-5, P40E, seafire ( seldomyl a seafire )
JABO: P47D40, P47D25, F4U-1D, F6f-5, and starting to like the 110.....wow 1405 cannon rounds whippeeeee....
really like all the F4U series, very rarely fly the F4U-4 though........not into perk rides much at all..........anyone can turn in any plane as long as they are flying their own fight and not their opponent's!!! E-Fighting is where it is at though, seriously..........
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F4U-1 pretty much all-around. If I need the ords I'll up a C or D-hog, but they feel a LOT heavier and less responsive than the -1 for me, so if I'm looking for a dogfight it's the -1.
Tequilla :D
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Fun FM2
Kills FM2
Perk FM2
Bomber B24 (Knite did a skin of the plane my great uncle flew the Chief
Wappello)
BNZ FM2
Turning FM2
Jabo Nik
I fly the FM2 cause it is very sporty and the chicks dig it. You should see thier faces when they find out I am a virtual pilot who flies a plane that is substandard and can live. They get wide eyed and are speechless with awe; mostly they are so overcome that they quickly leave. I guess they just don't trust themselves around a pilot of that sexy plane the FM2.
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Fun: FM2 Wildcat
Kills: F4U-4
Perks: F4U-1
Bombing: I don't (B17 if I did)
Base Defense: F4UD
BNZ: F4UD
Turning: FM2 Wildcat
JABO: F4UD
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Current Favorites: P51D, P51B - Can do just about everything well
Favorte CV planes: F4U and F6F - They are cool
Fun: LA7 at tree top level in a hilly area. Augering nme is almost funner then shooting them.
Kills: Yeah right, what ever I am flying in, and I don't care about score.
Perks: I don't use or care about perks.
Bombing: B17, B24 - They are cool
Base Defense: La7 - King of the deck
Hunting: FW 190, A8 (with wingman) FW190D (lone hunting) - Fast ,deadly and evil
Energy Fighting: P51, FW 190
Turning: La7, F6F, F4U
JABO: Bombs on a fighter are a waste of energy .
Gunner
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Fun:109g2
Kills:spit16
perks:109g2/p51B/109e4/p40E/p38JorG
bombing:b26/lanc
base defense: zeke
BNZ:262
turning:zeke/spit
JABO: p38L/P47
But then again, my general ride is the ponyD. I fly that for the sake of it being able to do whats above, with the exeption of perks and bombing.
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I'm kind of with Furball on this one. Just about any plane that fits my style I'll try. My choice is much more situational than anything else.
For patrols lately I've been in the Yak9 and La5 a bunch. Either P51 is my "go to" plane, depending on ENY. I used to be in the 190D9 and A5 a lot. If I'm in a weird mood I'll use a D11 or 205. Depends somewhat on the odds and if I have squadies around or not.
The 110G for Jabo or towns ... or a Mosi ... depending on if ORD is up.
F6F off the carriers ... or the F4U-1D.
For base defense ... the field gun as often as not :D - love killing pork-dweebs and also lets me send check-6's to people. Otherwise I up a Ki84, N1K, La5, Yak9 ... IL2 or A20 if FH's are down.
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P38G
Spit IX
109E
That about covers it :)
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Goon.
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Fun: p51d
Kills: p51d
Perks: p51d
Bombing: lanc
Base Defense: p51d
BNZ: p51d (only do this when 10-1 ;)
Turning: p51d
JABO: p15d
:D
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All time favorite fighter: Yak-9U. Fast, agile, and deadly even with a limited amount of ammo.
Bombers: B-17, B-26 for their durability. (my #1 CV sinker). KI-67 for thier speed at altitude and the 20mm top turret against those pesky 262's.:aok
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Originally posted by TequilaChaser
more E-Fighting type than BNZ
the difference between the two being?
Merry Christmas!
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BNZ is more or less an aerial joust as fast as your plane can go without flying apart (ok, maybe more complicated than that, but that's about the gist of it).
E-fighting is managing airspeed and altitude (thus, energy) to get a shooting position. Probably closer to a true "dogfight" than the stall-speed turnfight.
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Originally posted by Enduro
the difference between the two being?
Merry Christmas!
well to keep it short, got to head out to the in laws grandparents dinner stuff.........
BnZ is basic diving in at a high speed pass hoping to saddle up in the pocket an obtain a firing solution then zooming back out and extending, most truly extend way way to far.......
E-Fighting - short answer, is a combination between BnZ & Turn/angles fighting , knowing when to extend , when to burn some E, or retain & manage your E, all the while making your opponent use up ALL his E, learning what to look for, how to drag, spiral up on someone, make them flounder or just reverse on them and get them in an overshoot........E -Management..........some players here rule in this department, I am not one of them, but it is the elite way to approach an engagement with your enemy.........fly your fight and not his, make him do things that is his weakness for his particular type of plane all the while staying in the flight envelope of your particular ride.......sorry for hurried response got to get Merry Merry...........
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Originally posted by Saxman
E-fighting is managing airspeed and altitude (thus, energy) to get a shooting position. Probably closer to a true "dogfight" than the stall-speed turnfight.
OMG! 15 BBS bullies are so going to tear you a new bellybutton for saying that! BLASPHEMER!
:furious
Zazen
P.S. If it'll make you feel better you're exactly correct. That won't make a bit of difference though, you're still going to get crucified and strung up by your apple with thumb tacks and barbed wire. :eek:
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Fun: Typhoon/Tempest/P51D
Kills: Typhoon/Tempest/P51D
Perks: F6F/Hurri IIc
Bombing: B17
Base Defense: Hurri IIc
BNZ: Typhoon/Tempest/P47N
Turning: Hurri IIc/F6F
JABO: P47-D40
Zazen
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Oh yeah, I'm well on my way to making friends with the furballers and stalldweebs 'roud here, ain't I? :D
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Originally posted by Saxman
Oh yeah, I'm well on my way to making friends with the furballers and stalldweebs 'roud here, ain't I? :D
I wouldn't walk to your car alone at night from the OC after a day of Fightering, the stallfighting BBS bullies will be waiting for you with baseball bats. They'll pound your skull in and leave you for dead for merely suggesting that anything other than a 150 mph merry-go-round on the deck in a Spit is a "Fight" at all.
Zazen
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You are forgetting one category...."RUN"
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Buff hunting is another unique category, with buff's turbo lazers you can't just engage them in any old plane and have any chance of success.
Zazen
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Fun: 109K4, Ki84, 110C4(woot), F4U-1
Kills (aka fun): anything with guns
Anything else: anything with guns, or decent ramming capability :aok
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Kinda new to AH ..however, the few different types I have tried so far kinda divide up into:
Fun: 109F-4 and P-51b
That about covers it 8D
-GE
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Fun: 109
Kills: 109
Perks: 109
Bombing: 109
Base Defense: 109
BNZ: 109
Turning: 109
JABO: 109
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Actually.. it's more like..
No Fun: 109
Not many Kills: 109
Maybe decent Perks: 109
Terrible Bombing: 109
Not Bad Base Defense: 109
Pretty Good BNZ: 109
Appalling Turning: 109
Nonexistent JABO: 109
Yes, I am a masochist.
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buff:26s
fighter 190a5
fun niki
sure death anything else
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Fun: P47N
Kills: P47N
Perks: perks?
Bombing: B24
Base Defense: P47N
BNZ: P47N
Turning: turning?
JABO: P47N
I would have more all-round success with spit or something, but this plane is why I havent quit the game, when I fly it, I have FUN:aok
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Fun(only reason i fly): any thing i dang well please at the time.
:aok
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Also for fun even though I rarley land kills: A6m2 for trapping some fool into a turn-fight.
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I like the ones with the wings and big, loud burning things with blades strapped to them on the front. My stats won't show it this tour but usually I like anything that's considered an underdog although any ride becomes an underdog while I'm in control :)
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Mostly spits, but when I'm drunk any perked rides:D
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Originally posted by SuperDud
Mostly spits, but when I'm drunk any perked rides:D
Who let you back in?
:p
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jesus god, another wonton account.
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Originally posted by Morpheus
jesus god, another wonton account.
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Something I don't know about I suppose.
Edit: Ask Grits, he knows who I am :)
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I don't do much but go look for fights in a fighter. Here lately I've had quite a bit of fun in the Ki61 . I've also had a surprising amount of success in it. I don't think people know what to expect when they engage one and that helps my survival rate. That said, It seems to be a nice little ride.
Magoo
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Mossie all the way.:)
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Primary plane: P47-D40, D25, D11. I'd like to say it's for the challenge to myself trying to hold my own in the low dogfights with it, but I find still myself climbing back up for an altitude reset & look see after a kill or two :)
P51D. Long range pork jabo runs, to get home. And easy kill runs when I get frustrated.
F4U1-D. Attack runs from CVs.
P47-N. High alt buff hunter.
F4U1-C. Low CV defense against buffs.
F4U-4. Pure fun.
Spitfire MkIX. Base Defense.
F6F-5. GV bombing at home base.
Boozer
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Originally posted by wonton
??
Something I don't know about I suppose.
Edit: Ask Grits, he knows who I am :)
I think he confused you with Batz/Bruno/Wotan. :)
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naw, just everyone uses a variant of wanton/wonton/w0nton/wantan13,12,14/wanton...
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Fun: A6M5 ( and old G10 :-( )
Kills: Fw 190 D
Perks: 109 G14
Bombing: none
Base Defense: Niki and A6M5
Base Defense Against CV: 109 G14
BNZ: Fw 190 D
Turning: I don't turn :rolleyes: ...A6M5
JABO: F4U
CV: F4U-C
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Fun: P47D11/25/30/N
Kills: P47D11/25/30/N
Perks: P47D11/25/30 and use them on what?
Bombing: Mossie
Base Defense: P47D30 light on fuel
BNZ: P47D11/25/30/N
Turning: P47D11/25/30/N
JABO: P47D11/25/30/N + Mossie
Bozon
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Fun:hurri I
Kills:Bf110
Perks:110c
Bombing:Stukas
Base Defence:110
Base Defense Against CV 110
BnZ 110
Turning 110
JABO:Ju88
CV Dauntless
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Fun: Spit XVI, Bf-109G2
Kills: P-51D
Perks: P-51B
Bombing: B-17 (although a hardly bomb anymore)
Base Defense: Ki-84
BNZ: P-47N
Turning: FM-2, A6M2
JABO: P-38L
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P47's and F4u's are my mainstay.
Never fly buffs really
M3's are fun too.
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Fun: Hurri Mk1
Base defense: Hurri Mk1
Attack: Hurri Mk1
GV hunting/JABO: 110
Pick a fight: Hurri Mk1
BNZ: Hurri Mk1 (YES! it works, surprises the heck outta people)
Turning: Need ask??
Buff hunting: Typhoon
Perks: Hurri Mk1
And yes, i have been caught in other planes, but i always claim to have flown those only under torture and highly drugged. :D
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The CT forces you to fly nearly all of the planes. For me, though, three stick out as my favorites: Hurri I, A6M2, and C.202 .
- oldman
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Originally posted by Morpheus
naw, just everyone uses a variant of wanton/wonton/w0nton/wantan13,12,14/wanton...
This has been my alternate online name for a while now. It's not intended to be a take on 'wanton'. It's a little piece of pork wrapped in an egg-based dough :)
Just didn't want anyone to think I was someone that I'm not :aok
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Originally posted by wonton
It's a little piece of pork wrapped in an egg-based dough :)
haha
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For my on-topic reply I'd say the fm-2 has really made it's way up my list of favorites. I probably would never have flown it if it weren't for the CT (see oldman's response). I feel like I can circle a blade of grass with it.
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Fun: Hurri-1 Yak-9u
Kills: F4u-1 it was the FM-2
Perks: F4u-1
Bombing: B-17
Base Defense: Hurr-Any
BNZ: F4u-1
Turning: Hurri - 1
JABO: B26 I like to use those nose guns so I fly with formations off means I can use a CV as a landing pad not that its happened in the MA yet
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I fly everything, and they are all fun.
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Fun: Spit16
Kills: N1K. Need the quad cannons to hit anyting.
Perks: Don't have enough
Bombing: B17
Base Defense: N1K Gotta have four cannons to hit anything.
BnZ: What's that?
Turning: N1K I like to play with the trim tabs while I'l flying. when I get em just right i can outturn a spit even.
JABO: Typhie. Can knock down the VH and deack the field without rearming.
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109 Mostly F4 (nice perk farmer) but will fly just about any variient
Why? Its not a spit
Niki
Why? Its not a spit
110. Good base porker and buff killer and surprisingly fun to fly and fight in.
Also because Its not a spit
190's A5, A8,D9-Fun to fly and cause they arent spits
Tiffy. Good quick strike abilities makes for a change of pace from LW planes and its not a spit
262- when I want some baseporking done in a hurry to neuter the Horde warriors Good anti horde warrior plane
and its not a spit
To a lessor extent
P51's Both B and D
Just a change of pace and. They arent spits
And to a lessor extent any plane that isnt a spit
why? Cause if I iwanted something absurdly easy to mess with I'd arm wrestle my 9 year old
;)
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Base defense: ....Il-2
Bombing:.............. B-26
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