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Offline MachFly

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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2009, 08:38:41 PM »
Quote from: Lusche on February 28, 2009, 08:30:21 PM
Damage list says: 1 radiator. If that's hit, its gone. ;)

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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2009, 08:39:57 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on February 28, 2009, 08:38:41 PM
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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #17 on: February 28, 2009, 08:42:58 PM »
Quote from: Lusche on February 28, 2009, 08:30:21 PM
Uhhmmm wait... if I think about it... I can't remember having had any radiator loss in a Spit XIV... :noid

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been flying the spitfire for about a year now

HTC probably made the radiator indestructible because it was much easier than modifying the game just for 1 aircraft. 
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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #18 on: February 28, 2009, 10:08:52 PM »
The rad's not indestructible and the 4 hog is easily the more rugged of the two planes.
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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #19 on: February 28, 2009, 10:30:23 PM »
Quote from: moot on February 28, 2009, 10:08:52 PM
The rad's not indestructible and the 4 hog is easily the more rugged of the two planes.

I'm not sure if i agree with that. Spitfires' tale section can take much more fire, and again the F4U has only 1 fuel tank.
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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #20 on: February 28, 2009, 11:28:02 PM »
paper wings on the spit...hell I even broke a couple of pairs on a flat turn.
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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #21 on: February 28, 2009, 11:31:05 PM »
were you going 500mph and pulled the stick as far as it goes?

spitfires' wings create much more lift than most other planes. Also you know how you usually compress planes when you go to fast, spitfire will want to pull up instead.
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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #22 on: February 28, 2009, 11:51:44 PM »
Uh oh, don't get schlowy started on the 109's dual radiators...

But it would be cool if the K-4 had its shut-off switch in case one of them is hit. ;)
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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #23 on: February 28, 2009, 11:57:49 PM »
I took a 37mm round at about 1.2k from a Yak-9T and lost the radiator on a Spitfire Mk XIV.  It can be hit.

Quote from: Anaxogoras on February 28, 2009, 11:51:44 PM
Uh oh, don't get schlowy started on the 109's dual radiators...

But it would be cool if the K-4 had its shut-off switch in case one of them is hit. ;)
Dual radiator Spits had an automatic shutoff valve as well.  In AH those would be the Mk VIII, Mk IX, Mk XIV and Mk XVI.  Couldn't run at full power, but it would get you home.
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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #24 on: March 01, 2009, 12:01:00 AM »
Quote from: MachFly on February 28, 2009, 08:09:27 PM
Also alot of you guys said that F4U-4 is much better that spit 14 hands down. Did you guys take into account that -4 has only 1 internal fuel tank, which means there is 1 spot on that aircraft that you can hit the take it out of commission. (which is why I don't fly planes with a single radiator) 

What makes you think that you'll ever get an opportunity to shoot?  ;)


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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #25 on: March 01, 2009, 12:46:36 AM »
Quote from: MachFly on February 28, 2009, 10:30:23 PM
I'm not sure if i agree with that. Spitfires' tale section can take much more fire, and again the F4U has only 1 fuel tank.
I'm not going to argue it.. It's really obvious IMO.  The hogs take enough punishment to put them in the top ranks in that respect, whereas the spit is pretty middling.  Their wings are real fragile, dud 30mm's notwithstanding.
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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #26 on: March 01, 2009, 01:02:51 AM »
I don't want to turn this into an arguing poll, just want to know your opinions.

The radiator and the fuel tank thing that i said was just to keep in mined.
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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #27 on: March 01, 2009, 01:50:45 AM »
Quote from: MachFly on February 28, 2009, 11:31:05 PM
were you going 500mph and pulled the stick as far as it goes?

Not even close thats the thing, level flight near max speed, roll right, then pull the stick hard enough, but not enough to blackout totally. I think its hard to reproduce, it happens on spit14 and even spit9 sometimes.
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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #28 on: March 01, 2009, 02:44:18 AM »
Spits are one of the easiest aircraft to take down once you get a shot.  F4U's will take all sorts of 50 cals before they lose anything important.
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Re: F4U-4 vs Spitfire 14
« Reply #29 on: March 01, 2009, 04:27:20 AM »
Quote from: Karnak on February 28, 2009, 11:57:49 PM
Dual radiator Spits had an automatic shutoff valve as well.  In AH those would be the Mk VIII, Mk IX, Mk XIV and Mk XVI.  Couldn't run at full power, but it would get you home.

would like to see this implemented :aok
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