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Title: Anyone Know if this happened in real life?
Post by: HighGTrn on October 26, 2009, 12:33:15 PM
Couple of nights ago, my squadies and I were doing some base defense when no less than a dozen C47 came in and dropped troops on our town which was completely down.  Well, some of my fellow country men were more interested in killing goons (after they had released their troops) rather than killing troops thus trying to save our base.

Anyway, our base was captured the greenies ran and my squadies and I started taking down town ack.  Well, pretty soon we were in a sky full of red icons.  After a little while there were only two of us left in spitties trying to find a hole to run for our lives.  Only problem is he and I had an LA each on our tails and more bad guys coming.  We were turning hi/low circles to get around but found that we were running out of time fast because the horde was coming fast.  So, we did the only thing we could think of which was to trade LA LAs.  We initiated horizontal figure 8s running right for each other at the middle.  On that run, we HO'd (that's right, I said it) the LAs.  Well, on the second pass, he killed my LA and I killed his.  Just in time too because the horde was about 1k away.  After that, we Wep'd up and ran like heck for home.  Laughed my butt off all the way too.  :x

So my question is, in WW2, does anyone know of a fight where real pilots utilized this tactic to clear each other's tail when they were both in trouble?

Thanks!

S1n1ster
Title: Re: Anyone Know if this happened in real life?
Post by: Shuffler on October 26, 2009, 12:38:16 PM
That and a simular move the weave.
Title: Re: Anyone Know if this happened in real life?
Post by: AWwrgwy on October 26, 2009, 12:39:06 PM
Thatch weave (http://www.dogsofwar.org/thatch_weav.htm)



wrongway
Title: Re: Anyone Know if this happened in real life?
Post by: druski85 on October 26, 2009, 12:43:54 PM
Wrongway beat me to it. 

In other news, you just admitted to TnB'ing (probably) spixteens, ho'ing, then running.  If your adversaries weren't LA's, this could be considered poor form.   :lol

Just pulling your chain.  Those tight fights that you barely get away from are the most fun.   :aok
Title: Re: Anyone Know if this happened in real life?
Post by: Reschke on October 26, 2009, 12:44:21 PM
Yep was about to say the Thatch Weave; pretty nifty little move when worked the right way with two team mates.
Title: Re: Anyone Know if this happened in real life?
Post by: B4Buster on October 26, 2009, 12:57:00 PM
thatch weave is very effective in game
Title: Re: Anyone Know if this happened in real life?
Post by: Becinhu on October 26, 2009, 12:57:07 PM
I bet 200 was excellent after that.
Title: Re: Anyone Know if this happened in real life?
Post by: Simba on October 26, 2009, 01:18:01 PM
Thach Weave is the best pair formation for search and fight.
Title: Re: Anyone Know if this happened in real life?
Post by: Wagger on October 26, 2009, 08:57:48 PM
I am no expert but you two being low and slow turn fighting I would have tried to stay above you and BnZ insuring I kept my speed and worked on picking my time and shot.  It does not pay to get down in the mud and play with the pigs.  You get dirty and they love it.
Title: Re: Anyone Know if this happened in real life?
Post by: guncrasher on October 26, 2009, 09:53:32 PM
I am no expert but you two being low and slow turn fighting I would have tried to stay above you and BnZ insuring I kept my speed and worked on picking my time and shot.  It does not pay to get down in the mud and play with the pigs.  You get dirty and they love it.

my thoughts exactly I got me a couple of fiters that got 2 of my friendlies that way.  funny thing is that I did the 8 figure but at a faster speed all by myself and both died :).

semp
Title: Re: Anyone Know if this happened in real life?
Post by: Shuffler on October 27, 2009, 10:58:19 AM
Do either of you have time to do some training. I'm trying to learn to survive and get a kill or two.