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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Banshee7 on April 01, 2009, 10:31:37 PM
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As you all know, I love my Hurri 1. It was the 303rd aircraft during the BoB. A battle in which they succeeding exponentially in revenge for what the Nazis did to their homeland, Poland.
As a salute to the real life 303rd Sqd, and to represent them in game, I will only be flying the fighters flown by the actual 303 squadron throughout WW2. These aircraft would be the Hurri 1, Spit 1, 5, and 9. They also flew the Pony, but I'm leaving that off the list :).
Of course, when I get bored I will GV and fly bombers, but during a furball, defense, etc. I will only fly the above fighters.
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Banshee7
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enjoy the spitfires, your going to love them :aok :aok :aok
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Have fun! Hope you don't get bored.
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Spit1 is a fun plane.
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Spit1 is a fun plane.
I onlys likes da plains that go ubber fass like warp speed :)
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Just be prepared to be frustrated after the first few sorties. It always amazes me how many people run from the Hurri and Spit 1.
Some Hurri 1 pointers that I'd like to share;
1. You're not going to be able to run if you get into a tough fight. Come with friends and when the time comes to leave, you bug out first.
2. Bring your convergence in. Way in. I've got mine set at 175 yd. If your starting out, try 200 yd. At 175, it looks like the enemy is in the cockpit with you.
3. Watch you ammo counter. You may have 2664 rounds of .303 ammo, but if you "spray and pray", you're not going to shoot anything down.
4. Be patient with your shot. The .303 round has a nasty drop. Get on the enemy's 6 and go for the tail rudder.
5. Watch out for stalls. I sure you're aware that the Spit 1 and Hurri 1 have carburetors. Negative G's and there goes your airspeed. If your engine is out
too long, it wont come back on automatically. Dive for the deck to gain speed and turn your engine back on manually.
6. Plenty of fuel. Don't overload your ride with fuel. Too much fuel and the Hurri becomes a fat pregnant goose with a neon sign that says "shoot me".
7. Watch your SA (situational awareness). It will always feel like you're flying the Hurri defensively. Not a bad thing. The greatest attribute the Hurri has is
it's ability to flat turn and get inside any enemy that is foolish enough to slow down with you. Slowing the enemy down is the key. When they get
frustrated, they always seem more determined to shoot you down. That's when you've got them.
8. Have fun and don't get discouraged. The Hurri can't take a lot of damage. Remember to have those life saving wingmen.
The last tour, I didn't fly the Hurri 1. The previous tours I did. If I have a chance today, I'll go through my films and post some "interesting" Hurri 1 films. IMO, the Spit 9 is my favorite ride. (With the PFT skin of course.) Good luck! :aok
Obie
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Yeah, what Obie said. I've been flying the Hurri-1 for the last 3-4 tours and have had nothing but fun with it. Was frustrating at first because it's so slow, but is a blast to fly - I love TnB furballs. I've got lots of films, and want to make a Hurri-1 movie sort of like the SpitV movie I did a while back...maybe soon.
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The best place to fly a Hurri I is a battle with enemy CV close to your shore. Here, your lousy top speed won't hurt you that much with all the low & slow dogfights.
In other combat situations, you worst enemy are often your own teammates using their superior speed to clear your 12...
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In other combat situations, you worst enemy are often your own teammates using their superior speed to clear your 12...
Really? 'Cause I often run some fast brick of a plane down and force it to turn with speed, only to have a horde of cannon-spewing t'n'b planes start "helping" me with that plane on my 12, once I've caught the damn thing for them. So it works both ways. :devil Thank goodness for killshooter, I *will* maneuver to fly through the tracers of a green guy shooting over my shoulder if the mood strikes me.
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Really?
Really.
The slow speed and lack of insta-kill capacity in a Hurri I makes you much, much more often a vicitm then a culprit.
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Really.
The slow speed and lack of insta-kill capacity in a Hurri I makes you much, much more often a vicitm then a culprit.
Then may I suggest you campaign with me for the addition of the Hurricane Mk.IIC. With 12 .303s, alot better chance to put a golden BB through the creamy chocolate center. :devil
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Then may I suggest you campaign with me for the addition of the Hurricane Mk.IIC. With 12 .303s, alot better chance to put a golden BB through the creamy chocolate center. :devil
I'd rather vote for a Spit VA with 8 .303s ;)
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I've been flying the Spit IX because it's my Tunisia ride; good luck trying to extend away from the horde if you need to. :lol
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I have experience in all the planes I listed (look at my Hurri 1 stats from 109). Last night was only the 5th time I've died in a hurri 1 in like the past three tours. And that's around 20+ sorties or so. I fly the spit series as well, just not the spit 1.
Landed 4 kills the next sortie though :t (7 kills landed in a Hurri 1 with no rearms or proxies is my personal best..gonna try to break that)
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This sounds fun Banshee. I wish you luck. My attention span is way too short to keep with a similar plan for myself through a whole tour!
:salute
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I just looked it up. From Tour 108 through tour 110, I had 31 kills and only 4 deaths in the Hurri 1 (7.75 K/D), at around 12 sorties in the hurri 1.
This tour I've flown 2 sorties, have 6 kills and 1 death.
I really like the Hurri 1, I've flown it a lot (but stats only say like 12 sorties in 3 tours [7 pf which was tour 109]).
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As you all know, I love my Hurri 1. It was the 303rd aircraft during the BoB. A battle in which they succeeding exponentially in revenge for what the Nazis did to their homeland, Poland.
Too bad they couldn't shoot down Bolsheviks at the same time. :P
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Too bad they couldn't shoot down Bolsheviks at the same time. :P
You got that right. :rock
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Yeah, what Obie said. I've been flying the Hurri-1 for the last 3-4 tours and have had nothing but fun with it. Was frustrating at first because it's so slow, but is a blast to fly - I love TnB furballs. I've got lots of films, and want to make a Hurri-1 movie sort of like the SpitV movie I did a while back...maybe soon.
I found out what you can do in the Hurri . You fly it well. (I was under Serenity's handle) There were good fun fights that day, and made me realise that dispite what is said about EW, there is still good fights to be found, if you look for them. <S>
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The Hurry 1 is one of my all time favorite rides and the Spit 9 as well.
Obie, you guys need to log on and wing up with us.
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Tard7,
Put together a little scenerio and PM the guys to tell them when and what time.
:salute
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I will be posting missions ( :O :uhoh) on whatever countries I'm flying. Missions such as BoB theme (Spit 1s and Hurri 1s targeting German aircraft) and all brit Missions consisiting of Bostons, Mossies, Spits, etc.. Try to provoke some fun. I've been planning one mission for the past month, trying to get it almost exactly like it happened in real life.
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Banshee7
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Spis plan mishuns? :uhoh
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Really? 'Cause I often run some fast brick of a plane down and force it to turn with speed, only to have a horde of cannon-spewing t'n'b planes start "helping" me with that plane on my 12, once I've caught the damn thing for them. So it works both ways. :devil Thank goodness for killshooter, I *will* maneuver to fly through the tracers of a green guy shooting over my shoulder if the mood strikes me.
Been there far too many times in the Dora BnZs. :rolleyes: The omnipresent horde of jackels in Spits who help you with that nme plane you just turned can really test your patience. Now I'm not above overtaking an enemy by flying right thru one of these guys in order to get "two" kills. :devil
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The Hurry 1 is one of my all time favorite rides and the Spit 9 as well.
Obie, you guys need to log on and wing up with us.
Just saw you today. Surprised to see you over on the dark side (Knights that is. :D) I'll pass the invite onto the rest of the 71 Squad. I'll be looking out for you and the rest of the 303 squadron in the future! It ought to be interesting to say the least. :aok
Obie
I do have to warn you though, we have Doom flying with us. :D
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Just got my new record...8 kills in a Hurri 1, 1 sortie, no rearms. Died helplessly on RTB (was killed by a new guy :(). Still had 500 rounds left, too.
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Your Hit% for fighters will go up. :aok
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Your Hit% for fighters will go up. :aok
you mean even higher than my usual 20+%?
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sounds like fun.. It is amazing how there are so many ways to keep this game interesting :salute
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you mean even higher than my usual 20+%?
You hook a bombsight to your gunsight? :huh
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you mean even higher than my usual 20+%?
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with only about 5% of your sorties in "fighter" mode compared to attack mode... one could get the idea that you did a few anti buff sorties only in fighter mode hence the 22% hit % in tour 109 ;)
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Naw... I don't buy that "usual 20+ hit %" claim :P
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What's the kills Hit % in Attack mode?
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What's the kills Hit % in Attack mode?
It's something generated by shooting at buildings...
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What's Damage hit %?
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What's Damage hit %?
Bombing buildings
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point taken.
And again I reiterate the point of how FUBAR the scoring system is. I have been mislead the whole time, because KILL hit % sounds to me like it would be the hit % for getting kills (including mainly strafing tanks, etc.) and bombing buildings would be BOMB % in attack.
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Kills Hit% in attack mode is maybe the least meaningful stat of all. Last tour I got a kills hit% of 72... but those "enemies" had largely been factory buildings strafed in a B-25. Very impressive and 1337 indeed :lol
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with only about 5% of your sorties in "fighter" mode compared to attack mode... one could get the idea that you did a few anti buff sorties only in fighter mode hence the 22% hit % in tour 109 ;)
Naw... I don't buy that "usual 20+ hit %" claim :P
Gotta love it :D My hit percentage in attack is 41% :D Sticks out tongue at Banshee7. :P Unfortunately, in fighter mode it's only 3.31. :cry
And I'm just Joshing a squaddie.......
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And I'm just Joshing a squaddie.......
whose name is actually Josh :)
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When I saw the title of this thread I thought it meant that Shanbees was going straight ??
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When I saw the title of this thread I thought it meant that Shanbees was going straight ??
You know you'll always be my man lover :noid
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whose name is actually Josh :)
Hence the capitalization in Joshing. :D
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When I saw the title of this thread I thought it meant that Shanbees was going straight ??
Oh you've done it now. May "the dog" chew your slippers!
:devil Heyas X!