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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Halo on January 25, 2001, 09:36:00 AM

Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Halo on January 25, 2001, 09:36:00 AM
One of the best things about Aces High is getting lessons from the masters.  Last night helping defend A1, I was hugely impressed with the way Citabria took control and stayed in control.

Solo,he came over A1 just high enough to tempt defenders into climbing for him.  He would stay almost within reach, then just as attackers almost got the gun angle, nearly hanging on their props, he'd dip down and blast us.  The degree in gun angles couldn't have been much, but his always hit and ours didn't.  

I was impressed enough by his audacity to stalk him in subsequent sorties.  I tried coming in higher and faster, sneaking up on the deck as he exited in the valley, pouncing on him when he was lower and hotly engaged, but always he was just out of my gunsights.

He was flying the 109G and using it perfectly for its vertical dominance.  But he also evaded and stung horizontally and any other angle.

I started with La-5 and then shamelessly went to Typhoon and Chog to at least zoom and blast him.  But to no avail.  He was always the consummate matador to my hurtling bull (double entrendre intended).  

Citabria was usually outnumbered.  But he always controlled the situation, usually by retaining just enough alt advantage to tempt attack and then turn the tables on the attacker.  

Bravo, Citabria!  No wonder you're ranked 7 in fighters and 2 in bombers (although I haven't knowingly witnessed your bombing, I've probably tumbled into your craters somewhere).

Granted, my scores are near the bottom of Aces High, but I can still recognize genius and laud it accordingly as well as enjoy the game as much as anyone.    

Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Ripsnort on January 25, 2001, 09:40:00 AM
Oh jeez, we just finished enlarging that bubble canopy, and now we'll have to re-fit it another size larger...(Throws wrench against the hangar wall)...btw, which country was Cita flying in last night?
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Hangtime on January 25, 2001, 09:45:00 AM
LOL Rip!
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Fariz on January 25, 2001, 10:47:00 AM
Damn cheaters... All of you  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Where are my antiparanoya pills?  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: -towd_ on January 25, 2001, 11:16:00 AM
his planes continuously turn just as much as he needs . and his guns always hit . he is a superman or a hack, i vote hack
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Saintaw on January 25, 2001, 11:29:00 AM
For all I know, the man has a head the Size of a Meteo hot air baloon, but is not a cheater, let that go... he's good, yeah, but... (http://cwm.ragesofsanity.com/s/tweetz/spock.gif)  

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Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Nash on January 25, 2001, 11:38:00 AM
Citabria knocked down the Knit city and Knit ack factory repeatedly.... causing a total blackout of the ack's ability to respawn.... for a combined 5 HOURS, last night.

Cita was the FONZE!
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Ripsnort on January 25, 2001, 11:44:00 AM
Ah, so Knits musta been outnumbered, I noticed Cita likes to go where the numbers are... (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Eagler on January 25, 2001, 11:59:00 AM
Whatever else you say about the guy, he has mastered AH. Made the mistake of dueling him once in h2h. We went throug just about every plane. I don't think I touched him once  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)  

Eagler
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Kieren on January 25, 2001, 12:14:00 PM
Oh, I hit him last night, got his engine. He fled (as he should have) to his ack immediately. I knew it was him, and wanted to finish him even if it meant getting tagged by ack. It got me first:

Server: Citabria has killed you.
Kieran: No, you didn't   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Citabria: Fools

Naturally that prevented any compliment I might have had being delivered. Maybe he flew that 109 well, maybe he didn't.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Kieren on January 25, 2001, 12:17:00 PM
The inherent beauty of being down to one base is completely missed by many; with no dar you have to watch every dot. You have to approach everything high and low as though it was an enemy. You know the enemy is coming, it is only a matter of which direction and how many. Shoot, I wish the dar was down all the time.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: paintmaw on January 25, 2001, 01:27:00 PM
yeah , good pilot , but still KING o the DWEEBS . Stays with Knights till it gets bad , then changes countries . what a LOSER
cit  please stay there !!!!(sorry rooks and biscuits)
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: mrfish on January 25, 2001, 02:21:00 PM
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Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: LJK Raubvogel on January 25, 2001, 02:56:00 PM
 
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Originally posted by mrfish:
no the knights weren't outnumbered by a long-shot.....

We might not have been outnumbered by 1 country, but the great Conglomerated BishRookCo Enterprises© had us outnumbered, cornered, and down to 2 fields on our HQ island. Through some nice teamwork, and a well-timed diversion attack on a4, we were able to retake our HQ island. <S> to all the Knights who helped in the breakout last night.

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Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: AKSeaWulfe on January 25, 2001, 03:02:00 PM
Paint, you got something very wrong in your post about Citabria.

HE IS NOT KING O' THE DWEEBS!!!!

There is no king, there is only the Dweebmaster of Dweebery and he reigns from the Dweebdom of Dweebland... and that'd be me.

So don't go getting anything mixed up, I am the highest in the dweeby dweeb chain.

Get it straight you lowly dweeb!
:-)
-SW
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: StSanta on January 25, 2001, 04:08:00 PM
Citabria vs NathBDP, now there's a duel I'd pay for to see.

Nath is of course 9./JG 54, so I am not worried about the outcome  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif).



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9./JG 54 "Grünherz"
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"I don't necessarily agree with everything I think." - A. Eldritch
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Nash on January 25, 2001, 04:19:00 PM
Lol I wonder if those two would ever stop talkin' smack long enough to even begin the duel.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Kieren on January 25, 2001, 04:31:00 PM
Yup, Santa, except you would be secretly wishing they would both lose....   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Spatula on January 25, 2001, 05:06:00 PM
 
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Originally posted by StSanta:
Citabria vs NathBDP, now there's a duel I'd pay for to see.



I think they allready had a duel (the ladder) and citabria won.


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Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Glasses on January 25, 2001, 06:22:00 PM
actually no Nath won Citabria was cussing once because Nath beat him senseless
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: von Werrer on January 25, 2001, 06:57:00 PM
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personally I don't give a toejam what you do to it because I'm never flying AH again.
-Citabria
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: GRUNHERZ on January 25, 2001, 07:47:00 PM
i like dueling with cit, i only get him a few times buts its so great to fight somebody as good as him, same for nath too
Title: Hail Citabria
Post by: Nath-BDP on January 25, 2001, 09:33:00 PM
 
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I think they allready had a duel (the ladder) and citabria won.

Nope... we never dueled on the ladder.

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