Took up a Boston up tonight. XXJeager (not sure of spelling), was in a P-38 tangling with an La-7, Yak-9U and an FM-2.
The Yak was on his six, and I rolled the Boston in behind the Yak. I pinged him up with the four 30s, and he broke right. I turned inside him and hosed the Yak again. Propnut broke too hard, stalled and crashed. I next went after the FM-2, and we merged. I went by and went vertical. The FM-2 followed me up, spraying and praying at 1k. He stalled and I reversed over the top. I hosed the wallowing FM-2, knocking off an aileron and angled in behind. The La-7 made a run at me, but I went vertical again, and the La-7 pinged my left engine (oil leak), but collided with me. No damage to me. Dallas lost a wing or something else vital and crashed sooner after. I dropped in on the FM-2 again, a brief rolling scissors ensued, my hits went from nose to tail. The FM-2 tried a flat scissors. we went back and forth. I was able to maneuver slower, and the FM-2 popped out in front. A few bursts later and Royal's FM-2 exploded. Low on gas, I headed to our field. A 109K-4 was above and made a run. I evaded vertically, and shot off one of the 109's elevators when he challenged me in a vertical reverse. Then, my left engine quit, and I broke off to land. A friendly was pursuing the 109. I landed, and just as I stopped, the 109 tried to vulch. I towered, he missed. A few seconds later he was shot down.
With far less hitting power, the Boston requires saddling up to get a kill. It is, however, lighter and more agile than the A-20G.
In the above fight several factors applied...
1) Surprise. Aggressive flying by a Boston is not usually expected. Attacking often forces mistakes.
2) Disregarding the threat. Many dismiss the Boston due to the weak firepower of the four .303 nose guns.
3) Lack of knowledge. Most players have no idea how capable the Boston is in a low speed fight. Sometimes, when they realize the danger, panic ensues. Panic leads to errors and errors lead to dead.
Like any other aircraft, knowing its strengths and weaknesses is vital. Knowing that most enemies have no idea what the Boston can do is a significant advantage.
