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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Blammo on January 28, 2008, 09:08:39 AM
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Just curious why the LW arenas have all of the EW planes still enabled? Were these planes still in regular operation late in the war (44-45)? Regardless of that, since the EW only has EW planes, and the MW only has MW planes, then shouldn't the LW only have LW planes?
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Originally posted by Blammo
Just curious why the LW arenas have all of the EW planes still enabled? Were these planes still in regular operation late in the war (44-45)? Regardless of that, since the EW only has EW planes, and the MW only has MW planes, then shouldn't the LW only have LW planes?
Because it's fun to hunt LW planes in EW crates.
Also it's implementing some sort of challenge for the better sticks. From a certain skill level on it can be a bit boring running around in LW rides all the time.
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Originally posted by Lusche
Because it's fun to hunt LW planes in EW crates.
Also it's implementing some sort of challenge for the better sticks. From a certain skill level on it can be a bit boring running around in LW rides all the time.
For the most part, they could get rid of all the EW planes, cause all I ever see in the LW are all the "hotrods".
Mind you, I am not agreeing that those rides be disabled, for the simple fact that you have pointed out ... there are those who love to pit the EW/MW rides up against the LW monsters.
Blammo ... just think of it as the EW rides are leftover surplus to backup the loss and attrition of the LW rides.
Weren't there, in some geographies, in WWII, where all they had access to was EW rides due to the fact that they couldn't get the newer planes there with any expediency ?
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This weekend I flew two B5N2 sorties, three D3A1 sorties and one Spitfire Mk I sortie, all in Late War. They do get used on occasion.
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P40s fun to bounce around in too. Its great to see a spit and as you get close find out its a 1. You know its either going to be a good fight, or a quick one if the guy "thought" he was grabbing a 16 :D
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BTW, I forgot to mention that only LW planes were actually enabled in LW arenas after the split. EW/MW planes were added only a few days later.
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Originally posted by Lusche
BTW, I forgot to mention that only LW planes were actually enabled in LW arenas after the split. EW/MW planes were added only a few days later.
Do you have a photographic memory ?
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Originally posted by SlapShot
Do you have a photographic memory ?
No.. but I was one of those asking for it ;)
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I am shocked no has said....
ENY
Last night the knights had to fly aircraft with an ENY greater than 27. So did the rooks, probably. Without the early war planes we would've just been sitting in the hangars.:lol
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Originally posted by Anaxogoras
I am shocked no has said....
ENY
Last night the knights had to fly aircraft with an ENY greater than 27. So did the rooks, probably. Without the early war planes we would've just been sitting in the hangars.:lol
190A-8. Late War plane with ENY 31 ;)
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Originally posted by Karnak
This weekend I flew two B5N2 sorties, three D3A1 sorties and one Spitfire Mk I sortie, all in Late War. They do get used on occasion.
You forgot to add that you died unmerciful and horrid deaths each sortie. :aok
Spazz
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Originally posted by Blammo
the MW only has MW planes
MW has Early AND Mid-war aircraft enabled
#S#
Banshee7
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Originally posted by SlapShot
For the most part, they could get rid of all the EW planes, cause all I ever see in the LW are all the "hotrods".
My planes flown this camp plus total kills in each (so far... LW only):
Ar 234 - 1
B-17G - 1
Bf 109E-4 - 1
Bf 109F-4 - 2
Bf 109G-14 - 4
Bf 109G-2 - 4
Bf 109G-6 - 3
Bf 109K-4 - 27
Chute - 1
F4F-4 - 2
F6F-5 - 40
FM2 - 2
Fw 190A-5 - 4
Fw 190F-8 - 3
Hurricane Mk I - 3
Hurricane Mk IIC - 4
Hurricane Mk IID - 21
Ju 87D-3 - 2
M-16 - 4
N1K2 - 6
Ostwind - 19
P-47-D40 - 3
Panzer IV H - 4
SeaFire - 6
Sherman VC - 53
Ship Gunner - 6
Spitfire Mk I - 4
Spitfire Mk IX - 4
Spitfire Mk V - 4
Spitfire Mk VIII - 2
Spitfire Mk XIV - 4
Spitfire Mk XVI - 15
T-34 - 2
Tiger I - 8
Maybe not the majority of my flights but a good sprinkling of EW/MW rides throughout. I'd hate to see them taken away from the LWA's.
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Originally posted by Spazzter
You forgot to add that you died unmerciful and horrid deaths each sortie. :aok
I doubt it.
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Originally posted by SlapShot
For the most part, they could get rid of all the EW planes, cause all I ever see in the LW are all the "hotrods".
Mind you, I am not agreeing that those rides be disabled, for the simple fact that you have pointed out ... there are those who love to pit the EW/MW rides up against the LW monsters.
Blammo ... just think of it as the EW rides are leftover surplus to backup the loss and attrition of the LW rides.
Weren't there, in some geographies, in WWII, where all they had access to was EW rides due to the fact that they couldn't get the newer planes there with any expediency ?
The CBI (China-Burma-India) theatre was known to operate alot of earlier model aircraft until later in the war. P-51A's, P-40's, HurriI's and II's, Spit V's, that sort of thing.
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Originally posted by BaldEagl
Maybe not the majority of my flights but a good sprinkling of EW/MW rides throughout. I'd hate to see them taken away from the LWA's.
You are the "exception" ... not the "rule".
I think that they have a place in the LWAs too.
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I just took a quick look at the numbers. EW planes (that is, planes that are unperked in EW arena) accounted for 21665 kills in LW arenas in last tour.
If you add the ones available in EW at a perk price, the number rises to over 40000.
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I'm frequently flying the Hurri1 in LW :) I'd hate to see it go.:cry
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Originally posted by Spazzter
You forgot to add that you died unmerciful and horrid deaths each sortie. :aok
Spazz
Not true, one of the B5N2s was returned to base in "like new" condition with three successful bombstrikes from it.
The rest, well, yeah.... :p I also discovered that I have no idea what to do about an A6M5b when flying the Spitfire MK I.
I did legitimately shoot down a P-47N with a D3A1 though. The other kill it says I have in it was a proximity kill.
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Originally posted by FrodeMk3
The CBI (China-Burma-India) theatre was known to operate alot of earlier model aircraft until later in the war. P-51A's, P-40's, HurriI's and II's, Spit V's, that sort of thing.
One squadron had their war weary Hurricane Mk IICs replaced by brand new bubble canopy Spitfire Mk XIVs in 1945 to give an idea of some of the tranistions that happened late in the war in the CBI theater.
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LW = LA7, Spit 16, F4U4, Tempest/Typhie, P51Dm NIk1....ad nauseum
Mainly LA7 & Typhies....HOing everything in sight.
68ROX
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its not the rides that are bothersome, its the HO/run mentality. I upped last night and flew to enemy field. I saw a pony lower than me and flying at a right angle to me. I came in and was going to strafe him from nose to tail on the left side. I saw him breaking but couldnt tell his intentions until too late. He pulled as hard as he could to put us nose to nose. I had more speed and didnt avoid the (collision bubble) and down I went.
That being said, it is all I find these days. A person flying around who cares nothing about "fighting", just wanting to HO and run all for the sake of his squad possibly taking some virtual dirt!:rolleyes:
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Originally posted by Anaxogoras
I am shocked no has said....
ENY
Last night the knights had to fly aircraft with an ENY greater than 27. So did the rooks, probably. Without the early war planes we would've just been sitting in the hangars.:lol
Learn how to switch sides. Simple fix.
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I saw him breaking but couldnt tell his intentions until too late. He pulled as hard as he could to put us nose to nose. I had more speed and didnt avoid the (collision bubble) and down I went.
I used to have the same problem and posted about it here. It's a monitor/resolution problem that does not reflect your skill as a pilot or your attitude toward head-on merges. I posted about it here to see what sort of advice I could get, and after getting flamed multiple times about being an HO whiner by people who have little reading comprehension, someone gave me the good advice to use the zoom feature a lot more often. The problem has mostly been solved since then.
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Well let's see. Last night I upped a Spit V, and landed a 4 kill sortie. When ENY hit 17, I had three sorties in a Hurricane IIC. K/D ratio of 7/1, and I landed 2 of those 3 sorties. Killing Spit 16's, 8's, Niki's, Ki-84's, Mossie's, and P-51's, all without a HO shot
Don't dis the EW rides in the LW arena, cause a hot stick(and I'm not one) can still PWN JOO N00BS!!!!1
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Originally posted by SkyRock
its not the rides that are bothersome, its the HO/run mentality. I upped last night and flew to enemy field. I saw a pony lower than me and flying at a right angle to me. I came in and was going to strafe him from nose to tail on the left side. I saw him breaking but couldnt tell his intentions until too late. He pulled as hard as he could to put us nose to nose. I had more speed and didnt avoid the (collision bubble) and down I went.
That being said, it is all I find these days. A person flying around who cares nothing about "fighting", just wanting to HO and run all for the sake of his squad possibly taking some virtual dirt!:rolleyes:
And you were gonna "Fight" by strafing him?
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Originally posted by Iron_Cross
Well let's see. Last night I upped a Spit V, and landed a 4 kill sortie. When ENY hit 17, I had three sorties in a Hurricane IIC. K/D ratio of 7/1, and I landed 2 of those 3 sorties. Killing Spit 16's, 8's, Niki's, Ki-84's, Mossie's, and P-51's, all without a HO shot
Don't dis the EW rides in the LW arena, cause a hot stick(and I'm not one) can still PWN JOO N00BS!!!!1
lol... when I logged on last night ENY was at 23+. I hopped in a 190A-8, ran down a low Pony D and got in a turn-fight with him. As soon as I got him to turn I yanked the nose around, dumped all 3 notches of flaps and was gaining on him on the inside. After several flat rotations 2 friendlies showed up and finished him off. Wish I would have gotten to fight that one out. I did get the assist for the initial hits that got him turning though.
Not an EW or even MW ride but definately not HOing in it either. I love pushing those A-8's to their limits in turn fights. No one ever expects it!
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I ended up flying all three countries yesterday in Blue. Started Bish in the afternoon (had the day off) as their numbers were low. Took a break. Came back and Knits were low. Went Knits. Took a break. Came back later Rooks were low. Went Rooks. They all fly the same btw. The other team is always higher, flying LAs and N1Ks, HO'ing and running. Funny to see all the same complaints.
Had a blast fighting the mob in my 38G the entire time. I like the challenge of flying a less then uber big target into the mob to see how many I can take with me before I die. So far the 38G of Corky's doom seems to be doing OK against the latewar birds.
Whats funny is that when I see something besides an LA7, N1K, Spit XVI or P51D, I turn to them first as they seem like they'll be more of a threat. And if it's an early or midwar bird, it generally is. FM2s, Ki-61s F4U-1 or 1A, etc
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Originally posted by Guppy35
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Whats funny is that when I see something besides an LA7, N1K, Spit XVI or P51D, I turn to them first as they seem like they'll be more of a threat. And if it's an early or midwar bird, it generally is. FM2s, Ki-61s F4U-1 or 1A, etc
Doh, and here I thought the guys who are always picking my -1A out of the crowd were just looking for the easier kill!!!
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Originally posted by Ghastly
Doh, and here I thought the guys who are always picking my -1A out of the crowd were just looking for the easier kill!!!
Keep track for a bit. If it's a 1-D it will generally be a far easier fight then anyone in a -1 or -1A. At least in my experience those are the guys that really move the Corsair around and eat me up.
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Originally posted by SkyRock
its not the rides that are bothersome, its the HO/run mentality. I upped last night and flew to enemy field. I saw a pony lower than me and flying at a right angle to me. I came in and was going to strafe him from nose to tail on the left side. I saw him breaking but couldnt tell his intentions until too late. He pulled as hard as he could to put us nose to nose. I had more speed and didnt avoid the (collision bubble) and down I went.
That being said, it is all I find these days. A person flying around who cares nothing about "fighting", just wanting to HO and run all for the sake of his squad possibly taking some virtual dirt!:rolleyes:
I'll bet you "gave it to him" on ch 200 afterwards, for that move, lol.