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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Baine on May 05, 2003, 09:57:04 AM
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I find there are some plane models in this game that I simply must drop everything and attack. I was wondering if there was anyone else out there like me.
In my case it's Japanese planes _ both Zero models and, when I'm lucky enough to come across them in the MA, Kates and Vals. If I see one, I drop everything I'm doing and zoom in for a shot, no matter how suicidal. I can't help myself.
Maybe it was 'cause I reread Walter Lord's "Incredible Victory" too many times when I was a kid, but I can't pass up early war planes with rising suns on their wings. For some reason, the N1k1 doesn't have the same effect. Maybe it's cause I never knew the plane existed until I started playing flight sims.
Anyone else out there got a thing for a particular target?
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Yep!
Niki and goon!:D
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-Any bomber formation :)
-C-47
-IL-2
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Yak’s and 109’s
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La7's and P51's
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any bomber formation ALWAYS.
i usually get target locked on ponies though too.
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Anything that flies.
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I'll say anything with wings..........
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Originally posted by NOD2000
I'll say anything with wings..........
Yep..me too. I leave GVs and PT boats to others.
It's one reason I will never have a great rank in AH...I see an enemy plane and if I'm higher I'm on it. Even if I'm in a bomber on my way home, I'll dive on a fighter and man the guns.
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It depends on what I am flying at the time. If I am in a Navy ride then aircraft with the big meatballs are what I go after with a vengenance. If I am in a IJ ride then the opposite is true and it holds that same way with all the different aircraft.
However no matter what plane I am in the three most favorites are:
IL-2
C-47
Boston formation
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Any dark blue plane:)
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Any plane that's not flown by a country mate.
ack-ack
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In this order
LA-7
P-51d
N1k1
anything elese.
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anything with a perk tag, n1k2's, and la7's, in that order.
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Yaks, then spits and then Lalas.
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LA7s, then N1Kis, then SPITs.
They have to die.
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Lag 7's
No matter what I'm flyin....UNLESS..
There's a C47 in my view. I'll auger tryin the keel one, and one day I will, the no good bastages..
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In order of preference:
Yak
La5
IL2
Boston
:)
Camo
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In order:
LA7 - Dweeeeeb!
N1K - Hate the damn things. And DWEEEEB!
C47 - quick easy target
Any buff formation - I do so enjoy a hack and slash at a buff
Any LW plane - I'm British
Any F4U - Biiiig blue target
Spit always comes last cos it just makes me feel so dirty to shoot down a Spit.
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Well, first off let's assume I'm in my "interceptor du jour" - Yak9U - and cruising into the main air travel lanes. I find aircraft co-alt or within a couple of feet of altitude as me. I'll intercept everything, but get particularly frothy about intercepting any of the USN planes, Mustangs, P-38s, 109s, 190s, LA-7s, N1K2s, and Spitfires. Why? Because my Yak9U has proven time and again that it can kill any of these planes. And N1K2s, LA-7s, and Spitfires tend to be flown by pilots who don't really have a good command of the view systems and ACM in general, so after a couple of turns I'll usually be working my way into a firing solution after the initial merge.
N1K2s can be tricky to judge because of the way they can budget their energy states so effectively, but if I can get an LA-7 to turn, I can take'em. And if the LA-7 tries to run away, he'll have to fly fairly straight and level and give me a good d400 tail shot (which is about as far away as a Yak9U can hit effectively). Spitfires can be a bit trickier because of their turn radius, but if I can get behind and below them, eventually I can take'em because the pilot will do something stupid, like reverse his turn or bank so hard that he bleeds his speed, while I'm in his blind spot.
Mustangs can be killed so long as I can stay within range of'em. Once they start to pull away, all I can do is let'em go. Same with the fast 190s and the G10 on WEP. If they turn, I can pop'em. Otherwise I'll just try the d400 sniper shot and hope something falls off, like a rudder or a stabilizer.
A Yak9U carries enough ammo to kill 3 bombers, so long as a majority of the shells hit the target. I usually go for a stabilizer or a wingtip, though last night I was able to detonate quite a few bomber but had nothing but MGs by the time I got to the third one. The downside is that the first thing to get hit by bomber gunners is the radiator, and once that goes the Yak9U engine will crap out in about a minute, maybe less.
If I'm in my other aircraft - my Mustang air patrol cruiser - I'll only engage if the aircraft is below me. Co-alt is no good because it puts me in a bad energy situation. I'll go after USN planes, Spitfires, and N1K2s with much gusto, but will only follow them through one, maybe two, turns and then climb out to set up my next attack run. I'll avoid LA-7s when I'm in a stang and there are other enemy planes around. If I can go into a 1 v 1 fight against an LA-7, I'll engage him and try to work him down into a low-speed turn fight. Sometimes this works, but usually he's on the horn calling for help that always seems to show up just as I'm starting to land shells.
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In order of importance:
1- perk ride (*SLAP!*)
2- N1ks ('cause any loser flying it deserves to die no matter what)
3- C-47s ('cause they gotta go)
4- M3's (see previous)
5- C-Hogs (old trauma that resurfaces as complete panic & suicidal HO tendencies)
6- 109's (they so chewy!)
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No preference. As long as it’s made out of silk.
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1. Any Perk plane :rolleyes:
2. Goons :p
3. Buffs :D
And I Brake for Sheep :eek:
:D
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P-38's
They're just so big and shiney.
but than again, I'm a breast man so it makes sense... right?:D