Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: DoNKeY on March 09, 2008, 12:57:08 AM
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I upped an sbd for the first time tonight after watching battle 360 and getting into the history mood :D.
WOW what a NICE plane. Didn't know it could dogfight so well. Just wish it had a little extra power. Lack of firepower didn't seem a problem for me either cause I was d200 and slow anyways.
Not, and never well be a 38, but damn damn close.
donkey
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The SBD is a great plane. I wish my squad used it more then we do. But we perfer our Hellcats, unless we are doing a "Historical" flight. But yes, the SBD is a great turner. If i remember right, awhile ago on the show "Dogfights" it told the story of an SBD pilot who shot down like 5 zeros or something like that....
Pretty amazing airplane!
(http://www.daveswarbirds.com/navalwar/morepics/turning.jpg)
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Definately one of the more under utilized planes in this game, but fun just teh same.
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If you're patient, the SBD is handy for earning lots of fighter points. I like to cherry-pick furballs with one occasionally. Just one kill against a 5-point bird, even if you get shot down, will earn you lots of points.
I would like to run a mission with SBDs someday, but of course nobody wants in on a mission like that in the MAs.
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Hey Donkey,
I was shocked at the SBD's abilities when I flew it the first time in the AVA War #1. She really is a fun bird to fly & dogfight in, but slowwwww. Enjoy!
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well u mentioned about a mission a sbds but nobody would join, well i stumbled upon a mission of around 50 sbds, man that was some easy kills, and when a bases FHs are down i up a sbd to dogfight
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I upped an sbd for the first time tonight after watching battle 360 and getting into the history mood :D.
WOW what a NICE plane. Didn't know it could dogfight so well. Just wish it had a little extra power. Lack of firepower didn't seem a problem for me either cause I was d200 and slow anyways.
Not, and never well be a 38, but damn damn close.
donkey
About the only thing funnier then having a latewar fighter run from your SBD is to have it run from your Val :)
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that is very true
it is also funny 2 c a zero run from a 190
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About the only thing funnier then having a latewar fighter run from your SBD is to have it run from your Val :)
Hmm, that reminds me. I have yet to kill shot mensa in a val... :noid
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About the only thing funnier then having a latewar fighter run from your SBD is to have it run from your Val :)
:rofl
I totally whooped some dude in his LW monster one night in a Val. Thanks for the memory.
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Hah! Donkey, stalls and I tried the other night. We couldn't amass enough damage on each other to kill one another. We used the tail gun too.
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Hah! Donkey, stalls and I tried the other night. We couldn't amass enough damage on each other to kill one another. We used the tail gun too.
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rock
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:rofl
I totally whooped some dude in his LW monster one night in a Val. Thanks for the memory.
i currently hold the most kills a2a in a val this tour standing at 17 ty very much :rock
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If you're patient, the SBD is handy for earning lots of fighter points. I like to cherry-pick furballs with one occasionally. Just one kill against a 5-point bird, even if you get shot down, will earn you lots of points.
I would like to run a mission with SBDs someday, but of course nobody wants in on a mission like that in the MAs.
If i recall, me and some friends made a kamikaze mission. It was D3As lol, Sbds, zeros, and if i recall, a TBM. We all attacked a carrier and augered with our bombs and sank it lol. :rofl
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Well, that's retarded.
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I upped an sbd for the first time tonight after watching battle 360 and getting into the history mood :D.
WOW what a NICE plane. Didn't know it could dogfight so well. Just wish it had a little extra power. Lack of firepower didn't seem a problem for me either cause I was d200 and slow anyways.
Not, and never well be a 38, but damn damn close.
donkey
really? hte only thing i've ever done well in these crates is to die/......rather quickly too. on the other side of it, it's one of the few aircraft i've never had trouble killing......i just get cautious when they level out knowing that i'm boring down on them, as the rear gun on these seems more powerful than bomber guns.
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that is very true
it is also funny 2 c a zero run from a 190
uumm....how exactly does a zeke run from an FW?
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well he throtteled up and flew off well atleast tryed, made em stall and he stared 2 do a cartwill and i lit em up :rock
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well he throtteled up and flew off well atleast tryed, made em stall and he stared 2 do a cartwill and i lit em up :rock
hhmm......in a zeke, i never try to run, or even extend out...it's usless in that....besides, those things are like flying in a really big zippo,,,,,i don't want cannons behind me :O
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If you're patient, the SBD is handy for earning lots of fighter points.
Ehm... actually you can't. You can either score in attack or in bomber mode, but your air kills don't get you any points when flying in bomber mode.
Perk points earned in SBD are, like with all bomber/attackers, solely bomber perks.
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but u still get perks do to ENY, the perks would be about the same as shooting down something with a planes such as the p51d
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but u still get perks do to ENY, the perks would be about the same as shooting down something with a planes such as the p51d
Yes, but no fighter perks/points, as it was falsely stated. :P
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Oops. Thanks for the clarification, Lusche. I didn't mean to mislead anyone.
I also enjoy the SBD for becoming a big flying distraction for the enemy.
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The SBD is a great plane. I wish my squad used it more then we do. But we perfer our Hellcats, unless we are doing a "Historical" flight. But yes, the SBD is a great turner. If i remember right, awhile ago on the show "Dogfights" it told the story of an SBD pilot who shot down like 5 zeros or something like that....
Pretty amazing airplane!
(http://www.daveswarbirds.com/navalwar/morepics/turning.jpg)
it was 3 zeros and he changed to fighters after that
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the sbd is a great plane. i think it is under used in my squad.