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Offline mechanic

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who say the FW190 A8 isnt a dogfighter?
« on: January 18, 2005, 08:40:20 PM »
« Last Edit: January 18, 2005, 08:45:46 PM by mechanic »
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who say the FW190 A8 isnt a dogfighter?
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2005, 08:57:46 PM »
That doesnt look at all like a Spit V:p
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who say the FW190 A8 isnt a dogfighter?
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2005, 09:24:02 PM »
Bfink...

Looks like the poor guy in the Yak could use some help finding the throttle. :D
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who say the FW190 A8 isnt a dogfighter?
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2005, 01:07:20 AM »
yup  lol

i reakon he expected me to dive away like any sane FW pilot.  thought id cut power and reverse him...

no need to say he didnt salute me .... :lol



had another great fight in a A8 vs a pony today, much the same.

no one expects the Spanish Inqui.....er....a 190 to turn fight :)



Red: it was a spitV, just had clever paint job to fool turn n burners :)
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who say the FW190 A8 isnt a dogfighter?
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2005, 02:20:07 AM »
Q: whats so great about 190s?

A: that 95% of the players dont know how to fly it
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who say the FW190 A8 isnt a dogfighter?
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2005, 07:22:40 AM »
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Q: whats so great about 190s?

A: that 95% of the players dont know how to fly it

Give that man a Cigar we have a winner.

Same thing can be said about the P-38, And the P-51.

Problem is few people ever bother to take the time to actually learn these planes.

They expect them to be more like a spit or a la7 where the plane does most of the work for you
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who say the FW190 A8 isnt a dogfighter?
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2005, 09:30:58 AM »
What chu mean? Da p38 does almost all the work for me.. I fly around and badguys just find themselfs infront of me guns.. I dunno how it happens..  So I just considered the p38 magic!
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« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2005, 09:59:01 AM »
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no one expects the Spanish Inqui.....er....a 190 to turn fight :)



Can you blame them?
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« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2005, 10:03:17 AM »
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Q: whats so great about 190s?

A: that 95% of the players dont know how to fly it


Lets see.  I know how to fly one.  Its really easy, just follow the following steps

1) Point 190 at bad guy.  Start firing at 1K.
2) If you survived through step 1 then point nose down and WEP on
Optional step 3) While pointing nose down, look for planes on the runway, fly through the ack and strafe one
4) head for friendly ack or other friendlies

JK :rofl
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« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2005, 10:10:12 AM »
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Originally posted by DREDIOCK Problem is few people ever bother to take the time to actually learn these planes.


 


that comes with time for some, for me i always used to only use spits, pony's and juggs.

now its f4u's, and im starting to dabble with the D9 now.
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who say the FW190 A8 isnt a dogfighter?
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2005, 11:03:10 AM »
P38 aint nothing but a big target lol
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« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2005, 11:36:52 AM »
There a quite a few planes that you can quickly kill someone if you stand and fight because they are in shock you didnt dive away and run. P-47's (especially the D-11), 190's (especially the A-5), 51's (especially the -B) are all good for that. MOST folks, by the time they decide you are not running, and start to counter you, they are already in deeep doodoo. Of course, when you run into another guy who wants to fight no matter what the situation, your probably in trouble, but those guys are rare enough that you will usually get away with it.
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« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2005, 12:14:55 PM »
I've found that the FW is a great plane 1 v 1 vs. the average spit simply because you can use its weaknesses to your advantage.  Namely, the fact that it bleeds speed quicker.  With an aggressive merge you can usually force a scissors right off the bat and get a guns solution before the first scissors is completed.  If your gunnery is good he's dead.  If not, nose low turns and scissors with altitude can prolong the fight.  

A 10k coalt merge with a Spit, La7, or 109 is a really fun fight for the FW, win or lose.

Now this won't work against a guy who knows what he's doing, but c'mon, we're talking about the average MA spit here :)
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who say the FW190 A8 isnt a dogfighter?
« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2005, 10:06:39 PM »
152 and 262 used to be like that too.
But now the 262 is just a tad too heavy to be safe in anything less than perfectly zen or adrenaline-overdrive conditions, and the 152 has turned, like Fariz said himself, into a nearly impossible wild horse for stall fighting, pretty much unrideable compared to the AH1 version.

Shame as those two were just enough to surprise even Frenchy's 47 with some tight barrels, and Taki's N1K/Stang's 38 with good airbrake overshots respectively.

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who say the FW190 A8 isnt a dogfighter?
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2005, 10:09:36 PM »
That 190 gee whiz stick from AW that KwaKwak mentionned get here yet?
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