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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: Widewing on February 01, 2014, 12:45:54 PM
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I was wondering about the question in the topic... I don't adhere to any particular type of aircraft. Largely, because I select planes based upon what I need for specific circumstances. However, looking over my stats since I've been using my Tredlite handle, I noticed something that was a surprise. My best results are almost always in the F6F-5.
I might not fly this fighter at all during a tour. Sometimes a little, and other times often. However, when I do fly it, my survival rate is extremely high. I hadn't noticed this before. I use it against fighters, bombers and armor. Probably 50% of my kills in it have been vehicles. Still, it's one of those fighters than can fight anything, with a reasonable expectation of winning. It can stall fight with Spitfires and chase down P-47s in a dive. It's rear view is lousy, diminished significantly after the update to the F6F-5's graphics. This is offset by its all-around goodness and durability. The Hellcat requires very good SA to overcome the rear view. But, one on one, it is always a formidable opponent. It's isn't fast like many later war fighters. Its climb rate isn't stellar. Level acceleration is merely average. It rolls a bit slower than many types. It doesn't carry as much ordnance as some. It doesn't have long legs, meaning that for long flights, bombs must be swapped for a fuel tank. What is does offer is one of the best combinations of capability. Only the F4U-4 is significantly better as an overall package, and I feel the F6F-5 shrugs off hits better than the Corsairs. In the game, the F6F is used as a carrier-borne bomb truck. Very few players know what it's actually capable of air to air. Even fewer have the skills to exploit it.
Thus far using the Tredlite user name, over the various tours, I have 406 kills in the F6F-5, against 9 losses. A 45 to 1 K/D. The best tour was 163, where I landed 84 kills vs 1 loss. That loss was to a P-38J, and I don't recall the circumstances. 40 kills air to air, 44 vehicle kills. My second best tour was tour 149, when I somehow managed 72/1, with the one loss being to a manned ack. 37 were air to air kills, 35 were vehicle kills. I suppose that this is why I often grab the Hellcat without much thought. It'll do just about anything I need it to do. Suffice it to say that I usually use the Hellcat to defend a base.
The F6F-5 is obviously a good fighter, and it should be even better. Unfortunately, it's modeled using data that corresponds to MIL power, not WEP. There's test data that shows it to be as fast as 409 mph at 21.6k (TAIC Report 17). I guess that I've been asking HTC to address this for at least 5 years. Several Navy tests show ~ 386 mph at MIL power. That's what we have in WEP. A Sept. 1944 test at PAX River showed 391 mph, in MIL power at overload condition. Surely at normal weight with WEP, it should blow right past 400 mph. Anyway, this is one of my biggest gripes about the game. The data is there (I've sent it), but no change has been forthcoming as of yet. Of course, it took a long time to get the F4U-4 climb rate fixed too... HTC staff are certainly very busy people.
Perhaps they will get to the almost decade long flap modeling anomaly someday. For example, the F4Us stall at a much lower speed than the real aircraft did. In game, the F4U-1A at 25% fuel, stalls at 68 mph, power on, full flaps. Navy test data shows that his should be closer to 73 mph at that weight, and 77 mph at normal weight. Likewise, in game, the F6F-5 stalls at 77 mph with 100% fuel, full flaps, power on. That's about spot-on to test data. So, why does the F4U stall a full 5 mph slower than it should? I'd argue that it's the magic flaps that came to be after the last flight model change. Clean, in game, the F4U-1A stalls at 93 mph, the F6F-5 at 87 mph (both 25% fuel). This corresponds to real world test data, relatively. Drop flaps and the F4U gets a stall speed reduction of 25 mph, while the F6F-5 gets a stall speed reduction of just 15 mph. Why? In the real world, test data showed that both fighters had virtually identical stall speeds in landing configuration. However, in Aces High, the F4U gets a huge benefit from its flaps, not reflected in Navy tests. This is why the Aces High F4Us have ridiculously small turning circles with flaps out. It truly is a modeling bug, and it affects other aircraft as well (Bf 109s, for example got better, while planes like the P-51s and Ki-61 got much worse). I would guess that it's related to the lift and drag equations used for flaps.
A friend of mine, Chris Fahey, flies both the F6F-5 and F4U-1A on a regular basis. Chris is a retired F-16 driver, now flying for an airline. In his spare time, he flies the Planes of Fame aircraft. He has a great deal of time in many of their warbirds. The P-38J, F6F-5, F4U-1A, P-51D and MiG-15 are probably his most common airshow rides. I asked Chris about his experiences with the Hellcat and Corsair. He much prefers the F6F-5 over the Corsair, because "it handles like a trainer at 85 knots. The F4U is a handful at 85 knots." In game, we can fly the F4U-1A around in super-tight left hand circles, as steady as a rock at 65 knots... Go figure.
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I think my best results are generally with the Mosquito VI. However, over my AH career most of my record sorties were in the F6F-5. It still holds my no-rearm record of 12 kills with a few sorties of 10 (base defense in most cases, so no vulches). I only managed 10+ in a P47 once and never in my Mossie. The F6F also holds the record for most amazing "how the **** did I get out of that alive" kind of sorties, though that is more difficult to quantify.
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Over the years the last time I checked the 190A-8 was, by a wide margin, my most successful plane to fly. I'm guessing that has more to do with the role I fly it in (as a buff hunter) more than anything else but I'm not averse to mixing it up when there's no buffs to be found.
I use the F6F-5 almost exclusively in attack mode. I remember one night flying to an enemy field, dropping the VH is one pass then getting 5 kills furballing around the base before flying home and landing successfully. I think the F6F is the only plane I've ever landed ten kills in. By extension I love the F4F and FM-2 as well, particularily the F4F-4.
Oddly enough, I spend most of my time in Spitfires and don't do that well in them, mostly because I get wreckless. No horde is too big to attack and no opponent is out of bounds when I'm in a Spit.
I don't fly enough to get the number of kills in a year that you get in a camp.
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The best I ever did in a fight of 1 vs many situation was when I was in an F6F once. I ended up alone near an enemy base with a cloud of bad guys all wanting to kill me. I only shot down three which is usually about my limit anyway. I got two more to auger before getting nailed myself. I was very impressed by that so I flew the F6F for a few days after that. I got myself killed over and over. I guess it was a one time good thing for me. :)
For whatever reason, be it flying style my personal limitations in gunnery or SA the one plane I've always had the most success in has been the Corsair, followed closely for some reason by the Ki-61.
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P-38J for me. Does everything I need for it to do. Drop bombs, fire off some rockets, E and Angles fight, it does it all.
ack-ack
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My FW190A8, 20 kills without rearm
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C-hog. Take off fly around for 10 minutes, land it just to see how many kills you got because you don't even know.
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My preferred ride is the Fw-190A5, which I am the most experienced and comfortable with. Over the many tours I have flown a few sorties in other birds and landed fancy kill totals though for something that I fly regularly in the A5. For many reasons I think if I flew the PonyD I would be the most dangerous in, overall.
boo
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f4u-1.i too fly what fits the situation but i always gravitate to the -1.
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f4u-1.i too fly what fits the situation but i always gravitate to the -1.
And here I thought you were going to say the Jeep.
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F4U-1A, unquestionably.
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I value the P-51D. It cruises at over 400mph at 10k. Has very good range, which allows me to find a fight (which is becoming harder as the player base fluctuates). So those two factors go into helping me find a fight. It's 6 x 50cals gun package, combined with the fact that it allows me to perform almost all of the most common air combat maneuvers in it makes it my ride of choice.
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The task I have the highest success rate in planes is flying into the ground. I do that more than I kill. However, the thing in game I have the most luck killing planes in is the M18 :devil
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A: Ki-84 for me
However the 190 A-5 is always more rewarding personally, for me it takes much more effort, wish I could fly it like EAce, or 1/4 as well as.
I used to get a lot in the La-7 (of course) but rarely fly it anymore unless the base is totally capped and Wfluffied.
The Brewster also for same reasons with a different approach.
The Oscar is a great tool when they're coming from all angles and different E states, possibly the easiest to stay alive in for awhile for me, but my gunnery stinks...
The 109 G-2 is my usual base defense choice if the situation is not as dire and I can get off the runway and establish 1k and 200+mph.
Zeke just for fun in any situation, but not often.
On attack and if ord is necessary, the F6, P47, and sometimes F4U-D in that order.
On attack from CV almost always choose F6 these days, it's fun and durable (as you mentioned.)
These are just my personal choices, and not to be construed with criticizing any other choices.
Thank you for all the information on both planes, very, very interesting. My knowledge about plane performance is very limited and pales in comparison to many of you. The F6F is always fun to fly.
For whatever reason, although I try and try, I don't do well in Spitfires. Etec helped me correct many of my errors and misunderstandings of stall fighting and Corsair tactic(s), could probably use a training session like that in Spits. Long ago Morfiend also helped me, both of those training sessions helped me greatly and fun factor increased greatly; need to do that again.
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LOL, Wfluffied above is meant to be WhiteFlagged, but abbreviated: filters :lol
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Ta-152
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109F.
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You guys really find it easier to get kills in f4u1a than the f4u1c or did you misunderstand the question?
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P51D and Spit 9 ever since 2008 have been my most used aircraft. With a P51D I can jabo like none other, hit field ack from 1 mile away and bombing it from even further. Spit 9 because well its a spit and I've even survived 1vs5 dogfights in it, if not more.
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That would be the 109F and 110G.
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Well, I guess in EW and MW and AvA my best success rate is with the Hurri I.
In LW, probably the Hellcat, generally for the reasons WW discusses.
- oldman
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110g. Not sure why. Maybe because many underestimate it are surprised to find just how effective a dogfighter it can be when handled right.
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spit16 for me...... for sure....that thing is a beast, the only thing that it really lacks or its biggest downfall is the frailty of it....nothing is as responsive....or able to reverse a situation like it....
now obviously I am known for THE ki84....I love that plane....it is extremely tough, very much reminds of the 47...sometimes I think it takes more than the jug and I believe it does take more then the Blue planes....thats the main reason I fly the Ki...and with my deaths head skin its a no brainer for me :D
I have done good in the KI against the gang,I think the best is a 5vs1 win a couple different times...and I do remember taking on like 18 guys I had good speed and ALT and was flying aggressive but smart and was able to kill 4 of them... only if I am shooting good do I kill them though...thats rare...
the 16 on the other hand is like racing a Lamborghini...when everyone else is driving a pinto....
on most night when I fly I cant hit crap.....bugs the sh%$ out of me that I cant get it down...I mean WTF I know what is supposed to be done... :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead
I took on 6 cons in the 16 and only one got away....only because I missed like 4 kill shots and finally ran out of my ammo....
some go into a "jet rage" I go into a 16rage..... :D
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190D. Once could reverse and kill a spit16 in it.
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WW I feel you bro. My long struggle to get the FFB fixed in game was very frustrating. Every time I tried to bring it up . I was jumped on by some players. Ignored by others. Pyro gave me hope for a minute,then it was shot down. The only way the acknowledged bug was repaired was when a retired Navy pilot that had some stick time in some of our rides <in rl> said I was right. Now I want to see the stall buffet made more realistic in game. What we have now is one buffet it is on or it is off. What one guy with RL experience in at least P-51's said he was told in training in the AF was "pebbles ,rocks,boulders". that is what stall buffet should feel like. You are driving over those items in a car. I hope eventually you prevail. Having sat in the cockpit of an F6F. I know the rear view is porky pie too.
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spit16 for me...... for sure....that thing is a beast, the only thing that it really lacks or its biggest downfall is the frailty of it....nothing is as responsive....or able to reverse a situation like it....
now obviously I am known for THE ki84....I love that plane....it is extremely tough, very much reminds of the 47...sometimes I think it takes more than the jug and I believe it does take more then the Blue planes....thats the main reason I fly the Ki...and with my deaths head skin its a no brainer for me :D
I have done good in the KI against the gang,I think the best is a 5vs1 win a couple different times...and I do remember taking on like 18 guys I had good speed and ALT and was flying aggressive but smart and was able to kill 4 of them... only if I am shooting good do I kill them though...thats rare...
the 16 on the other hand is like racing a Lamborghini...when everyone else is driving a pinto....
on most night when I fly I cant hit crap.....bugs the sh%$ out of me that I cant get it down...I mean WTF I know what is supposed to be done... :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead
I took on 6 cons in the 16 and only one got away....only because I missed like 4 kill shots and finally ran out of my ammo....
some go into a "jet rage" I go into a 16rage..... :D
Both are arguably the best pure dogfighters in the game. try something with a bit less turn / climb / roll.
Edit: didn't want that to come out disrespectful. Just think you might have fun in a plane more challenging. :salute
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You guys really find it easier to get kills in f4u1a than the f4u1c or did you misunderstand the question?
1A is the best of the Corsairs in my opinion. Then again you know the old saying about opinions.
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190 for me.
Any of them really - depends on the mission but I suppose the 190A-8 based on my history and stats. I find it capable in all roles, even down and dirty low speed fighting. (not recommended for the novice A8 pilot) and plenty survivable with some friends about.
EDIT: sp.
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I have more kills in the Mosquito Mk VI, but that is quite a different question from what my best record is in. I suspect the N1K2-J, Typhoon Mk Ib or P-38L, but I am not sure.
My single best sortie was a 12 kill, no rearm, all air-to-air while out numbered A6M5b flight.
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190's All the way! The A5 with 4 20's Its an angles fighting bird that can turn. 275 convergence and 1 pull of the trigger guarantees a broken mess out in front of you. Use the roll and stall in combination for a near floating snapshot of the enemy.
Then the 190A8 which i just recently -last 2 tours?- started playing with. To be 100% honest i believe it to be one of the best planes in the game. Use all the strengths learned from workin the A5 over MA and the A8 becomes a Dogfighting monster. those who cross my A8 knows it does fight. You have to fly it exactly to its envelopes edge and be exactingly smooth. Twin 30's....enough said. The ability to snap roll precisely during a stall fight is key imo. Let the red fella kill himself with ur guns. Oh and finally, the A8 imho is particularly deadly against P-51's either model. (mi stats say 11 wins to 4 losses on this one.)
Edit..grammar :)
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1A is the best of the Corsairs in my opinion. Then again you know the old saying about opinions.
I think that 1a is a better dogfighter, but those chog guns are a game changer, literally, hence the perkering. Every once in a long while I'll do a short chog hop and land with a handfull of kills and it seems so easy I feel like between taking off and landing I could've been watching TV or someting while the chog got kills.
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Both are arguably the best pure dogfighters in the game. try something with a bit less turn / climb / roll.
Edit: didn't want that to come out disrespectful. Just think you might have fun in a plane more challenging. :salute
I have flown every fighter in the hanger.... :aok
been here since 04 with 20,000 plus kills.....I am pretty sure I am all set and far past worrying about what is a challenging plane.....
I fight the gang....I don't fly around green guys very often....I only do if I have no choice....but 95% of my sorties I am out numbered......fighting the gang...I dont vulch...or attack a con that has someone already on him...(unless he engages me).. ....it is difficult enough facing 3 or more even in the best plane....why would I fly a plane in the MA.....that does not compete against the gang?
it does not matter what someone flies it matters How they fly....
I know plenty of people that fly "more challenging" planes...but most stay in the green gang and avoid fighting the red gang.....how is that "more challenging"?
.....flying in FSO...recently in the 39D.....it was me that had more kills then anyone on ether side....so ya....I am set thanx.. :t
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I know plenty of people that fly "more challenging" planes...but most stay in the green gang and avoid fighting the red gang.....how is that "more challenging"?
I agree with that, one reason why I fly alone or away from support for the most part. Gets boring otherwise.
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I agree with that, one reason why I fly alone or away from support for the most part. Gets boring otherwise.
best way to learn :aok
doing that and flying a early war bird is silly though....we know that 4 cons seeing you...they are not gonna say..."oh he is in a spit1(insert any non competitive plane here)....only 2 of you guys get him"
haha no they will be like "hey he is in a P40...lets all gang him".... :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
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P-47M/N, Bf-109K, ki-84, and I dare sah it the la7.
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Ki61..... Have no idea why.... close second is the 109F...and then the spit5
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Ki61..... Have no idea why.... close second is the 109F...and then the spit5
You are deadly in it too. I have flown it numerous times without much success other than bnz, haven't for awhile though. Somehow you make it turn, just curious how long it took you to say I'm confident in (your ability) this plane in any situation? I ask because I'm wondering if I don't spend enough trying to learn an individual plane. Did it take you years? I have flown every plane in the game to the point where I have a decent grasp of their general abilities, but intricacies, not so much.
My AH spare time is very limited lately, but maybe concentrating on one plane would help?
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You are deadly in it too. I have flown it numerous times without much success other than bnz, haven't for awhile though. Somehow you make it turn, just curious how long it took you to say I'm confident in (your ability) this plane in any situation? I ask because I'm wondering if I don't spend enough trying to learn an individual plane. Did it take you years? I have flown every plane in the game to the point where I have a decent grasp of their general abilities, but intricacies, not so much.
My AH spare time is very limited lately, but maybe concentrating on one plane would help?
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personally I think once you get to "know" all the fighters...IE fly them all in the dirt getting to know what the can and cant do.......then you should find a plane you really enjoy flying and stick with that...
JMO :salute
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My AH spare time is very limited lately, but maybe concentrating on one plane would help?
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I think so. You will be very confident in that one aircraft really soon.
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I think that 1a is a better dogfighter, but those chog guns are a game changer, literally, hence the perkering. Every once in a long while I'll do a short chog hop and land with a handfull of kills and it seems so easy I feel like between taking off and landing I could've been watching TV or someting while the chog got kills.
Lords of Kobol, grant us a damage model where .50s actually penetrate. So say we all.
I have the most success in a spit16
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Going on K/D alone.
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Dont know if id call it success....but these are the ones i enjoy flying the most
38L
After the other night in the AVA im quickly falling in love with the P47 D-11 :D
Honorable Mentions
Ki61
190A5
P40N
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best way to learn :aok
doing that and flying a early war bird is silly though....we know that 4 cons seeing you...they are not gonna say..."oh he is in a spit1(insert any non competitive plane here)....only 2 of you guys get him"
haha no they will be like "hey he is in a P40...lets all gang him".... :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
That's where I think we disagree somewhat. Flying a early or mid-war ride can be both challenging and rewarding. Doing so forces one to make full use of SA to keep a clear picture of their situation and to think tactically to give one the best chance of success and survival.
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That's where I think we disagree somewhat. Flying a early or mid-war ride can be both challenging and rewarding. Doing so forces one to make full use of SA to keep a clear picture of their situation and to think tactically to give one the best chance of success and survival.
I don't disagree with that....but you have to do that no matter what you fly.
especially if you fly Lone wolf....obviously if I cared about dieing I would fly the 51 or 190 and stay fast, I personally dont care about dieing, but I certainly am not gonna make it easy for them.....and thats exactly what it would be like if I flew the P40(which would be my ride of choice for an early war plane but the damn thing cant get out of its own way)
so I fly the Ki84, A fighters plane ....does everything good except run away.
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I fly and like mostly Yak-3... It all I need well - climbs well, fast enough, forgiving, can out-turn almost anything it can't outrun, and only few can outrun it, has good roll ratio (major reason I have very Spit that isn't Spit XVI) excellent vision to all directions.
One of key factors that I think that makes more more successful in Yak is the fact is does not have convergence issues and has relatively good ballistics. It allows me to not let go planes that try to outrun me as I can hit them even at 600-800 yard (mostly to scare them) and it does almost everything reasonably well and allows me to choose different tactics both B&Z and still turn with most of reasonable good planes at LW MA to at least get a good shot.
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I don't disagree with that....but you have to do that no matter what you fly.
especially if you fly Lone wolf....obviously if I cared about dieing I would fly the 51 or 190 and stay fast, I personally dont care about dieing, but I certainly am not gonna make it easy for them.....and thats exactly what it would be like if I flew the P40(which would be my ride of choice for an early war plane but the damn thing cant get out of its own way)
so I fly the Ki84, A fighters plane ....does everything good except run away.
I've tangled with you in your Ki-84 several times. On those occasions, I was flying a 109F or a A6M3. You can sure fly the hell out of that Ki.... I recall it was a recurring furball, so I was taking slower, more maneuverable types. I had a lot of fun.
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I fly and like mostly Yak-3... It all I need well - climbs well, fast enough, forgiving, can out-turn almost anything it can't outrun, and only few can outrun it, has good roll ratio (major reason I have very Spit that isn't Spit XVI) excellent vision to all directions.
One of key factors that I think that makes more more successful in Yak is the fact is does not have convergence issues and has relatively good ballistics. It allows me to not let go planes that try to outrun me as I can hit them even at 600-800 yard (mostly to scare them) and it does almost everything reasonably well and allows me to choose different tactics both B&Z and still turn with most of reasonable good planes at LW MA to at least get a good shot.
I enjoy the Yaks. All of them. The Yak-3 is great fun. Fast enough, with 109-like climb down low. It's one of my favorite for suppressing a horde attacking an adjacent field. Other options for this type of fighting, include the Niki, and the twin uber Spits (8 and 16). In the hands of a decent pilot, they are all almost automatic kill machines in the MA environment.
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The old Mustang works for me, even though it is not the greatest MA performer in some ways. I think it is more because of what it does NOT have than what it does have-I.E., it doesn't have a lot of things blocking your views, it doesn't have a difficult gun package or too little ammo, it doesn't have a lot of quirky handling habits or "tricks" needed to get it to do its thing. It's easy to see with, easy to shoot with, and it can generally force/deny the engagement.
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This tour I have had decent success in the Dora, followed closely by the 109 F. That's a little surprising considering that I was trying to focus on the 109 and not the 190 this tour.
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I'm another devotee of the Hellcat. I like to turn defence into attack by forcing overshoots and the F6F's highly effective rudder is very useful for this. The rudder also helps with gunnery and with snap rolls in scissor fights. With the seat moved up it has a very good view over the nose, useful for deflection shooting. Its a great turner when flaps are used, although as the OP says, not as good as those over modelled F4Us. :mad:
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The German iron, by far: Bf-109 G2, Bf-109 K4, Ta-152 H, and Me-262 are my best rides.
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I've tangled with you in your Ki-84 several times. On those occasions, I was flying a 109F or a A6M3. You can sure fly the hell out of that Ki.... I recall it was a recurring furball, so I was taking slower, more maneuverable types. I had a lot of fun.
thanx :salute
I always enjoy our fights....you don't make it easy :rock
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I try to fly the planes nobody else wants to fly.
Someday, I will get to the P39s and P40s but I took up the P40F the other day and it's pretty sweet up high.
Been using the TU2 as a fighter for fun but got more assists than kills due to my bad shooting and it's short firing time.
TU2 is fun to fly empty and mimic a bomber trying to get away so you can drag an enemy fighter away from his friends and suddenly turn on him.
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I destroyed 2 262 within 10mins of each other, I take my post back :cry
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I destroyed 2 262 within 10mins of each other, I take my post back :cry
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I shoulda said 262 also...that is the plane I have the highest K/D ratio in :rofl
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It's a toss-up for me, a tie, between the TA152 and a 109K, I do however like flying the TA152 more. She's a real pretty girl :)
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mossie, p47, 109G
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P-38J for me. Does everything I need for it to do. Drop bombs, fire off some rockets, E and Angles fight, it does it all.
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:lol Now there is a surprise! :salute
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For furballing I'll take a A6M or spitfire...for high alt I'll take a 152 or A-5....and I run around in a wildcat and tempy just to kill people :devil
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47-M :joystick:
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The Yaka are magnificent airplanes.
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Jug
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The Yaka are magnificent airplanes.
Actually I'm just finding this out.. I flew the yak3 last night, ended up with two kills, 1 assist in one sortie with one rearm. If I improve my gunnery, I could be pretty good in that plane. :rock
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Actually I'm just finding this out.. I flew the yak3 last night, ended up with two kills, 1 assist in one sortie with one rearm. If I improve my gunnery, I could be pretty good in that plane. :rock
Great plane but limiting for those with average to poor aim. Main reason I don't like to fly them.
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Great plane but limiting for those with average to poor aim. Main reason I don't like to fly them.
Yup, I'll definitely need lots of gunnery practice to make a habit out of the Yaka.
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I am one helluva Storch driver. :aok
Everything else I usually die in very quickly.
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Yak9U
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P-47 D11
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I generally feel very successful in late model spits and 109's, but I've got a masochistic streak so I rarely fly them.
Wiley.
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ki61 at the moment.
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Spit Mk IX
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Chris Fahey in PoF F6F....
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Herding Cats...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_dGpGcvocM&feature=c4-overview&list=UUFsBr8DyE5BBMxTgCl3H7ag (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_dGpGcvocM&feature=c4-overview&list=UUFsBr8DyE5BBMxTgCl3H7ag)
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Chris Fahey in PoF F6F....
Does he post as "Flyboy" in other WW2 aviation forums?
ack-ack
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My best score lately has been in the D9, with the Yak3 running a close second. However I seem to do my best flying in an FM2, even though my survivability is more like 2 kills for every death rather than my usual 3. I've won 3v1 engagements in the FM, and even if I don't win while outnumbered, I can usually take down 1 or 2 planes out of the mob before they get me. In part this may be to the confidence the plane instills in me, at least from a defensive point of view. Its small size makes it hard to hit, and it can soak up a huge amount of damage. It will out-turn almost anything, and most other players tend to underestimate it. All of these factors combined make it one of the most fun rides to fly, if you know how to use it.
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Does he post as "Flyboy" in other WW2 aviation forums?
ack-ack
I don't know. Possibly.
Chris has a facebook page, and he often posts to the various aircraft pages there.
Some shots taken by Chris or of him....
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Chris often brings his son with him to airshows. If he's flying the P-38J, Mike has to squeeze in behind.
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Chris flying the F-86E
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Chris and Steve Hinton coming in from a display flight.
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Probably I would say P-38. Fun aircraft to fly.****break**** thanks for sharing the pics wide......
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In the shot with the f86, what is the plane next to the pea shooter?
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P-51D and the 109F-4 when I have enough frame rate to play. :frown:
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In the shot with the f86, what is the plane next to the pea shooter?
I believe it's a P-35. Didn't know any were left, much less flyable.
- oldman
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Thanks Oldman, that's a good looking bird.
~S~ Buck
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It's the training version of P-35, AT-12. Hence the longer, more shallow canopy.
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It's the training version of P-35, AT-12. Hence the longer, more shallow canopy.
52 were ordered by Sweden, but only two were delivered. The 50 remaining were purchased by the USAAF as advanced trainers. However, it's unlikely that any were used in this capacity. Most ended up as the Army's version of an executive transport. This is the only surviving AT-12.
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I believe it's a P-35. Didn't know any were left, much less flyable.
- oldman
According to the Planes of Fame Museum....
Entered service with U.S. Army Air Corp (USAAC) in 1934.
One of three P-26s used by USAAC in the Panama Canal Zone; two still exist today, one at Planes of Fame Air Museum, and its sister ship at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
Acquired from Guatemalan Air Force in 1957 by the Museum's founder Edward Maloney.
Refurbished to flight in 1962 by Museum staff, complete restoration to flight in 2006.
The only flying P-26 in existence.
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>> What aircraft do you have the most success with?
La7, Spit16
Even with my skills I average 3 kills per sortie (without a rearm) with these...that is why I dont fly them much. I can make so many mistakes in those planes and STILL have a great chance at getting a kill.
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Just checked my stats, and apparently I have more kills in the Fm2 than anything else this tour, 73 against 16 losses. The two airplanes killed most are N1Ks and SpitXIVs, tied at 6 apiece, with the B-26 being third with 5. This is the kind of k/d you shouldn't be able to get flying a slow turny bird off the boat into furballs, I attribute this survivability to the toughness of the Grumman bird.
Last tour (my first in 2 years) the numbers in that bird were 25/21 though, I guess I was still getting my "sea legs" back under me so to speak.
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Just checked my stats, and apparently I have more kills in the Fm2 than anything else this tour, 73 against 16 losses. The two airplanes killed most are N1Ks and SpitXIVs, tied at 6 apiece, with the B-26 being third with 5. This is the kind of k/d you shouldn't be able to get flying a slow turny bird off the boat into furballs, I attribute this survivability to the toughness of the Grumman bird.
Last tour (my first in 2 years) the numbers in that bird were 25/21 though, I guess I was still getting my "sea legs" back under me so to speak.
Could be too it is the Fm2 is low on the preferred target selection by the red guys.
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Could be too it is the Fm2 is low on the preferred target selection by the red guys.
If you saw where he is, he is nothing but a ....supposed tasty morsel.... low and slow....
Definitely the toughness of this helps immensely....add some acm ability and reasonable gunnery....and they are a scary bird.....