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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: infowars on March 25, 2009, 05:53:05 PM
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I've noticed about twice as many Yaks as there used to be... Maybe because I am flying them more I just now noticing them...
Has anyone else noticed an unusual Yak emergence?
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I haven't.
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Its like buying a red car then suddenly every one is driving one...... Seriously tho Im going with P51 here.... I dont even remember what a LA7 looks like been so long since iv seen one.
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Comparing this tours kills and deaths to whole 2008's doesnt seem to support that perception. There's only a very minor increase in Yak kills+deaths detectable
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I saw a whole heard of them on the cliffs last night.
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Funny all Iv'e seen is spit16s. Guess the other spits aren't uber enough anymore. :D
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Yup, Spit XVI is still ubiquitous. :P
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Yaks are for Quacks :huh
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I saw a whole heard of them on the cliffs last night.
:rofl
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I thought everyone was either flying a P51D or 190 variant now... Usually at least 10k above the rest of the fight.
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I'm not sure about others, but FSO usually gets me flying different rides in the MA to get in some practice. Perhaps check what planes are in the FSOs and Scenarios?
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I thought everyone was either flying a P51D or 190 variant now... Usually at least 10k above the rest of the fight.
I wonder if those are some of the same guys who come to the BBs complaining about Noe missions taking the easy way out by avoiding fights??
Naaaaaaah. Couldn't be. :noid
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The Yak has terrific views, is very fast, dives, climbs, rolls, either well or very well. The guns WILL actually hurt somebody and even take a couple bombers down. For the really good shots theres no reason they cant get 3 to 5 kills in one Yak run.
But best of all its fast, tough to nail down, and is a very good fighter at bringing the pilot home, at least I have found. The Yak is a really good plane to move up to from your 5 eny phase. I like it cause in some way it stacks up well against every 5 eny fighter. Either its faster, climbs better, turns better, dives as well, or plain out runs everything else. Just leave yourself a couple/4 thousand K of alt and/or dont slow down much past 250 mph.
The 9U is a great, great airplane.
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Yaks are for Quacks :huh
I see a lot of the better sticks in yaks.
Evidently it take's a decent stick for all that E management as well as making up for lack of gas & ammo.
Better than the hoardes of 51D, spit 16, and Typhies.
ROX
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I jumped in the 9T for the last week of the tour to get my gunnery back up to speed. I was missing easy shots, with the bogey hanging, and was getting annoyed. I find the Yak9T is superior for this purpose, due to it's 32 rounds of cannon. The nature of the plane makes you slow down and earn the shot.
I re-tuned my aim, and got 36 kills in it over the ending 6 days of tour, for 9 lost airframes.
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I've been loving the Yak9U. Despite all the fun I was having, I was getting swiss-chessed by everything while in the P38, and can't seem to get a handle on the strengths ans weaknesses of some of the other fighters. The YAK9U seems to have the perfect combination of characteristics for my tastes.... and great visibility out of the cockpit to boot. I'm still working on my shot, so the lack of rounds for the guns is tough (I've rtb bingo ammo quite often, a couple of times last night had a bogey lined up right on the nose at less than 200 to pull the trigger and have nothing happen!!).
I've found, right now, it's the only plane my inferior skillz can furball in and not get murderized right away.
And if it can get me back to base trailing smoke with oil all over the windscreen, one aileron, no rudder, and half an elevator like it did once last night, that's my kinda bird!
:D
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Hey reaper!
Along with E management it's a great buff hunter and has a far better armored radiator than the 190's/152 rides.
In the Yak, the re-arm pad is your best friend! The lack of taters & gas is made up by how it handles.
It also has a far better fuel burn rate at high altitude (again, a great buff hunter) than it does at low altitudes.
Good luck!
ROX
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Squeakers have more Yak than ...........Tibet
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yup, seeing alot more Yaks and KIs too for some reason.
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The flavor of the day.....If someone gets a few kills in a squad then all of a sudden it snowballs to the arena it eventually levels itself out,if someone gets 4 kills from their chute maybe everyone should bail out!!!!!!!!!!
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i see the most YAK when i drink wayyyy too much
(http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm146/dkff49/smilies/sick0021.gif)
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Has anyone else noticed an unusual Yak emergence?
All i see is the ground or the tower by getting killed by yaks (and nikies and all others )
:rofl