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Offline waystin2

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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2012, 10:52:06 AM »
The Perk cry was a joke fellas.  It comes down to knowing how to treat an LA-7 when in your ride of choice.  Your strengths against it's weaknesses and you'll have a winning outcome.  :aok
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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2012, 10:53:24 AM »
The Perk cry was a joke fellas.  It comes down to knowing how to treat an LA-7 when in your ride of choice.  Your strengths against it's weaknesses and you'll have a winning outcome.  :aok

...Just kind of being a smartass, but in a P-47D-11, what are these strengths I can exploit again?  :devil

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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2012, 11:14:17 AM »
I hate every plane that shoots me down.  :old:

Pilots too!   :neener:
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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #18 on: December 18, 2012, 11:14:26 AM »
...Just kind of being a smartass, but in a P-47D-11, what are these strengths I can exploit again?  :devil

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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #19 on: December 18, 2012, 11:19:37 AM »
...Just kind of being a smartass, but in a P-47D-11, what are these strengths I can exploit again?  :devil

Wiley.

The strengths that come to mind are:

-More firepower than LA-7 with the 8 gun package
-Takes more damage than an LA-7 will accept
-Maneuvers better than an LA-7 at higher altitudes
-Faster than LA-7 at very high altitudes


Can the D-11 outdive the LA-7?

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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #20 on: December 18, 2012, 11:24:17 AM »
...Just kind of being a smartass, but in a P-47D-11, what are these strengths I can exploit again?  :devil

Wiley.
-range
-firepower
-ballistics
-dive
-high altitude performance
-400mph flaps
Otherwise the light Jug isnt that bad of a turnfighter at all.
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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #21 on: December 18, 2012, 11:40:09 AM »
The strengths that come to mind are:

-More firepower than LA-7 with the 8 gun package
-Takes more damage than an LA-7 will accept
-Maneuvers better than an LA-7 at higher altitudes
-Faster than LA-7 at very high altitudes


Can the D-11 outdive the LA-7?



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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #22 on: December 18, 2012, 12:27:19 PM »
They can't turn well at all, just dont run away from them and theres no problem.

Really....   :lol

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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #23 on: December 18, 2012, 12:38:29 PM »
Too bad that 90% of the fights happen right on the deck in AH :)

Too true.  Got to fly the D-25 in the last scenario and she is a different animal at 30K.   :aok
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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #24 on: December 18, 2012, 12:47:44 PM »
-range
-firepower
-ballistics
-dive
-high altitude performance
-400mph flaps
Otherwise the light Jug isnt that bad of a turnfighter at all.

It's most often my main ride, I've got a bit of touch turnfighting it.

Realistically though, turnfighting an LA7 for me has to end quickly or he's going to gain more E and schwack me.  IMO that matchup co-E pretty much necessitates beating the pilot, not the plane.

Too true.  Got to fly the D-25 in the last scenario and she is a different animal at 30K.   :aok

Yep.  Get high, and the jugs are a real menace.  There's fights up high in the MA, the guys down in the weeds TnBing just never see them. ;)

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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #25 on: December 18, 2012, 12:47:53 PM »
I hate it too! It's the damned smog! and all that traffic. Not to mention the fact that everyone's a nutter who would vote for Kim Kardashian as mayor..




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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #26 on: December 18, 2012, 01:16:07 PM »
Nothing else is as annoyingly dangerous to me as the La7! I hate it!

A very capable  fighter able to make up for (some of) the inadequacies of many a pilit........................ ......... including this one

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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #27 on: December 18, 2012, 02:44:43 PM »
Really....   :lol

 :rofl

that's what I was thinking...

LA7 is a great turner.....obviously it is no Zero...but it turns great non the less.

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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #28 on: December 18, 2012, 03:22:13 PM »
:rofl

that's what I was thinking...

LA7 is a great turner.....obviously it is no Zero...but it turns great non the less.

^this^

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Re: I hate the La7
« Reply #29 on: December 18, 2012, 03:30:45 PM »
Honestly the La7 hasn't been that great of a turner since it was updated. It still turns well, but it's not doing lufberrys with Spitfires anymore. I think a lot of its uber reputation is left over from 'back then'. Now it's just a nicely maneuvering aircraft with three cannons that's fast. I'd put it with the 109K as opposed to the Spitfire Mk 16 anymore.