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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: B17Skull12 on August 04, 2003, 12:06:06 AM
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ok guy's im thing for my squad and you. you get to pick the only fighter i get to fly all spetember.(i am going to be murdered and very hard) im doing early war plane and i need you to help my squad pick my plane pick here (http://www.geocities.com/renoairvirtual/tortureskull.html) and email it to me with the link on my page ill tally em up at the end of augest and tell you what i fly:)
skull12
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Since you live in the United States (an English-speaking country), you should consider paying more attention in school this September. That will be far more important to your future than AH.
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hehe i will be on at about 7pm wanna learn new aircraft in the 2 hour time i have before light's out.(BTW i forget which classes im taking but hey i have 5 credit's in my firsy year in high school:) ) i will do my school work alway's do otherwise im off the computer for a week:) which BTW is fair right?
skull12
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I say ride the F4U-1.....but I may be biased....a little. :D
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Try the P-40E
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now come on guy's this is for you to land like 12 kill and all of them are skulll12 this is payback for me whining to munch :) :D
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Just don't take the p38, it's a monster compared to the others on that list.
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may i suggest the "punctuation plane". i think it was on school house rock.
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Originally posted by snocone
may i suggest the "punctuation plane". i think it was on school house rock.
Was that the "I am only a Val" one? ..........................:D
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Fly a TBM.
Ack-Ack
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well here the votes so far
Spitfire Mk 1 0
hurricane MK 1 1
A6M2 0
P38L 1
109E4 0
hehe im going to find the 109E4 a monster to
and puncutation plasne ROFL sure ill nickname my plane the comma:)
skull12
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You forgot the Ki-61. I think you'll be surprised with what you can do in it. Its not the dog that the 109E4 is, and is certainly better than the Spit and Hurri Mark I's.
The P-40E is actually a pretty fun plane to fly down on the deck against Spitfires doing a base attack. You have more ammo than them and will certainly generate a lot more perk points per kill.
Still, the Ki-61 isn't bad so long as you only fight downhill or turning with a bit of speed and only fire inside of d300. I bagged 7 kills in one last night in only 2 flights.
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now come on guy's this is for you to land like 12 kill and all of them are skulll12 this is payback for me whining to munch
I wonder if Skull12 has been playing Aces High instead of studying his spelling-words ? :)
P-51B Skull12. Late 1943 plane.
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I wonder if Skull12 has been playing Aces High instead of studying his spelling-words ?
no that is just my type and ahh here my my classes that i requested im taking keyboard first semimester :) :D
skull12
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Skull,
You mentioned that you will be going to high school. Spend some time taking English classes. Pay particular attention to the following topics:
1) How to form a complete sentence
2) Grammar and you: the key to literacy
3) Spelling words properly instead of phonetically
I think these topics will prove most helpful.
Oh, and for an early war ride, I suggest the warhawk.
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<---taking down notes as we speak
skull12
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Early war ride? Try the 190a8. Best plane in the game:D
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Originally posted by Lazerus
Early war ride? Try the 190a8. Best plane in the game:D
I wouldn't classify the 190A-8 as an early-war aircraft.
However, the F4F-4 is an early war fighter. In fact, the Brits began receiving the Martlet I in the summer of 1940. Known at Grumman as the G-36A, the Martlet I fit in between the F4F-3 and F4F-4 in that it was armed with six .50 caliber MGs like the F4F-4, but had non-folding wings like the F4F-3. Deliveries of the Martlet I were taking place during the Battle of Britain. So, it certainly meets the criteria of "early-war". American Navy squadrons began receiving the F4F-4 in late 1940.
When compared to the Bf 109E, Spitfire Mk.I and Hurricane Mk.I, The Martlet I measures up very well. Speed was nearly identical to the Hurricane, and climb was about the same as well. While it wasn't quite as agile as the Hurricane, it was close enough to make pilot skill the deciding factor in a turning fight. That means it virtually a match for the Spit I and was superior to the Bf 109E during low-speed turning contests. Where it easily excelled over these other three was in dive, firepower and ruggedness. Since we have the heavier F4F-4, maneuverability suffers a bit, and climb rate is down by about 20% to the Martlet I and Hurricane. Nonetheless, it can handle all the above without great trauma.
I have actually ignored Hurricane Mk.Is on my 6 while concentrating on my target. It takes an enormous amount of .303 hits to damage the Wildcat. Since it lacks the vulnerable radiator of the others, minor hits do nothing of consequence, whereas the liquid cooled fighters are doomed by any hit to the cooling system.
In addition, the 6 gun battery of .50 cal Brownings will make short work of anything unfortunate enough to find itself in the Wildcat's field of fire.
Should you get into trouble, simply split-S for the deck and let it run wild. Should the Spit, 109E or Hurri follow, simply dive vertically, change direction 90 degrees and say goodbye. None of them can maneuver with the Wildcat at speeds above 400 mph. Don't worry about compressibility and control stiffening. While the other 3 do have issues with the above, the Wildcat does not.
So, if I were to recommend an early-war fighter to fly for a tour, I'd point to the F4F-4 as your best bet for success. Of course, in the MA you will have to deal with late-war beasts, However, the F4F-4 can compete well, especially if the enemy decides that maneuvering with a Wildcat is a good idea.
My regards,
Widewing
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Wasn't the F4F-4 July, 1942 in service introduction?
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Originally posted by Widewing
I wouldn't classify the 190A-8 as an early-war aircraft.
My regards,
Widewing
I would, climbs like a winged brick, out accelerated by just about everything, can't turn worth a damn. If this is the product of years of research, development and field trials, then German engineering is not what it's purported to be. 'Early' is subjective:p
Still the best plane in the game though, lol.
That F4F aint that bad either:D
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Originally posted by Kweassa
Wasn't the F4F-4 July, 1942 in service introduction?
The first USN delivery of 5 was on November 25, 1941 (not 1940 as I incorrectly stated in my earlier post). Grumman's next F4F-4 delivery was in January of 1942 and continued through December 31, 1942 where all production was turned over to GM.
First delivery of the Martlet Is was July 27, 1940. By December of 1940, the USN had accepted 22 F4F-3s. Another 250+ were delivered in 1941.
Britain had it's first Martlets operational in the fall of 1940.
My regards,
Widewing