Eastern Front now loaded in CT

[Redd]

109 F   vs La5  ?    What the  is wrong with that from an Axis perspective ? One of the fun matchups I think.

They need to up your meds

[Reschke]

Originally posted by Redd
They need to up your meds

Sig material right there.

[storch]

at the end of the day it's my $14.95 is it not?  If I'm going to have to chase people around for a fight I'll just do it where there are more people to find.  sadly that place ain't the CT is it?  keep on making set ups that gratify the whims of whichever vulcan CT staffer is doing the set up and pat each other's butts while exclaiming what a great job you guys do.  in the mean time another "regular" has checked out. ..I..  I'm happy to remain in the MA the CT sucks.

[Grits]

To quote VWE:

"Just fly and shut up"

[trukjr]

I didn't know the MA had perfectley balanced historical setup's

[Grits]

Storch, I meant that "tongue in cheek" I should have put a ghey smiley at the end.


Seriously though, I dont understand why you are so upset about the planes in this set. What would you change if you could?

[storch]

I'd add the 109G6 and the 190 A8.  the 109G6 for the potato tosser.  If you fly the G2 with gondies you can't catch anything, the single pop guns makes it a great assist getter.  The snap shot on the 4x20mm A8 is the other thing I'm looking for.  what you have on the allied side is all the speed and all the firepower along with extremely durable planes.  If I wanted this level of frustration I could go deep sea fishing with ultra light tackle and barbless hooks, play golf on saturdays or wednesdays or try to convince my wife to fellate me without the liberal use of champaign and thoughtful gifts.  I don't do any of the afore mentioned and neither will I participate in any of these imbecillic plane sets any further.

[Eagler]

if you know how to fly the planes given, you can have fun with the given planeset, from either side

do you never want to die? cherrypick all the time?

i fly the 109f land kills and also die

i fly the 40e, la5, yak and land kills and die

at this point, it ain't the plane - it be the pilot

some want to make it more the plane to make up for the pilot

[Grits]

The La5 is faster than the 109G-2 below 8k, with the biggest advantage at about 5-6k. Above 6k its speed advantage dwindles quickly and at 8k they are even. All alts above 8k the G-2 is much faster, with the biggest advantage being 25mph at 16k. The 109G-2 holds the climb advantage at all alts above about 4k by at least 500fpm with the biggest advantage of over 1000fpm near 12-13k.

The 109 only loses 10 mph with the addition of the gondies, and at its best alts (which are also coincedentally the La5's worst alts) it will still hold a 15 mph advantage and over 500 fpm climb advantage.

An La5 is meat on the table for a properly flown 109F-4, 109G-2, or 190A-5.

[Reschke]

I believe the problem here is that the setup is historically correct in all aspects. Along the Eastern Front weren't the majority of the air-to-air battles fought on the border of each aircrafts best aspects. From having read many books written about the air war in that front the Germans had air superiority at high alts but the Soviets could scream into a air support role and hit and run before the Germans could react.

In my view that is a historically balanced setup.

[Slash27]

Originally posted by Redd
109 F   vs La5  ?    What the  is wrong with that from an Axis perspective ?

Ever notice the whiners always avoid anwering these?

[Redd]

Originally posted by Slash27
Ever notice the whiners always avoid anwering these?

I was on briefly the other night and it was a swirling continual fight of 190's ,109F's LA's Yaks and P40's. there was about 10-12 players and it was great fun. There was certainly no feeling of imbalance in the plane-set. I was flying 109F , and catching people wasn't a problem , as everyone was there to fight.


Was one of those times the CT is great

[TheBug]

Originally posted by Slash27
Ever notice the whiners always avoid anwering these?

I don't think we should take notice to how the whiners answer, it is most certainly a given.  We would be better suited taking notice to how we answer the whiners, or better yet how we don't answer them.

It is a good setup to most, attempting to justify it to the few only builds animosity.

[Stang]

Originally posted by storch
If I'm going to have to chase people around for a fight I'll just do it where there are more people to find.  

Welcome to our world fighting you guys, lmao


Pot, meet kettle

[Sabre]

So far, seems to be a pretty good set up (if I do say so myself...which I do;)).  I've flown Russian, and found the fights pretty balanced, i.e. died plenty of times, but managed to land some too.