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Offline Someguy63

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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #15 on: October 05, 2014, 12:53:28 PM »
LA's are poo. :old:
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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #16 on: October 05, 2014, 12:54:17 PM »
I used the LA-7 when the vTards where around. Not because of their skills or numbers, but because it was quick enough to chase down vDallas who would run a the first sign of a co-alt fighter in his P-51/Dora. A few months later I found him sitting high over his meat shield in a LA-7, so I picked up a Tempest.

Ah, the days of chasing him 3 sectors to shoot him down, then have him rant on Vox/PM about your poor skills and how he will hunt you down.

Now days I fly the LA-7 out when I want to get to a fight/base defense quickly.

Oh and I will accept the LA-7 needs a perk when the Pony Bomb-trucks get an equal one. Yes the LA is a good fighter, but its short legs, 3 cannons and 2 small bombs are not enough to worry an airfield. 5 ponys can shut down a small AF, 5 LAs would have to put everything in just to kill the VH.
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Offline GScholz

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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #17 on: October 05, 2014, 01:08:28 PM »
Seems like the P-51 and 190D should be perked long before the Lala...  :aok

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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #18 on: October 05, 2014, 01:57:31 PM »
La-7 was my main ride when I started playing. Had a lot of fun in it, but soon everybody told me I should be ashamed for flying it...
... so I considered my ways and switched to the Tempest  :devil
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Offline GScholz

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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #19 on: October 05, 2014, 02:02:39 PM »
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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #20 on: October 05, 2014, 02:42:15 PM »
Quote from: GScholz on October 05, 2014, 01:08:28 PM
Seems like the P-51 and 190D should be perked long before the Lala...  :aok

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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #21 on: October 05, 2014, 03:33:02 PM »
Quote from: glzsqd on October 05, 2014, 01:19:38 AM
La7 should be slightly perked IMO, especially with that 3 gun package which almost none of them flew with in reality(biggest weakness and complaint of the LA series was lack of firepower).

There is no valid reason to perk the La7, it in no way unbalances the game play in the arena. 

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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #22 on: October 05, 2014, 03:50:29 PM »
Quote from: pipz on October 05, 2014, 09:27:00 AM
Ok Ok i'll fess up. 12,999 of the killz are mine. Zack stole one and I lost my chance at a HSU so I hate him for it!  :mad:

The la7 is a very very good plane so folk look at it as a easy mode crutch plane. But flying a 109k is cool as all hell! heheheh go figure. I wouldn't worry about what they think, If your having fun fly it. Besides I am sure they will find some other reason to hate on ya.  :D  Just don't go shootin me down with one!!!!!  :old:

I have been flying the la5 a bit lately. I have a historic interest in this stuff and that's what influence my choices sometimes. The 5 did a lot of the work and the 7 was a Johnny come late. Ive also been messin with the 39Q with Russian markings as well!  :aok

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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #23 on: October 05, 2014, 04:27:44 PM »
Best Lala pilot I ever met was Shane. He was quite lethal in it.
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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #24 on: October 06, 2014, 01:00:10 AM »
I love the La-7 from the real world history to AH. It's a great choice for the MA with it's abilities to chase down other late war rides and to give you an edge against multiple opponents. It turn fights good, climbs good, good guns. I don't see much of a downside except the range. As was mentioned a little throttle management and you get to stay and play longer. My second favorite ride to the Ki-84 but it's usually my go to in the MA environment.
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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #25 on: October 06, 2014, 07:03:47 AM »
I Love it for running down FW-run90's and P-51 runstangs. I should have recorded every "stick dance" Ive seen the runners do after they run out of Alt to cherry pick. I honestly never saw the fun in upping run90s and runstangs, usually with 12 others, flying to a enemy base and cherry picking before all running back to land their kills. Then getting "WTGs".

One moment the sky is thick with em and the next they are gone. The LaLa allows you to make a few pay the price of dweebery.
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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #26 on: October 06, 2014, 08:46:08 AM »
It's a fun plane to fly.  Great low altitude performance and to top it all off, it's easy to fly too.
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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #27 on: October 07, 2014, 09:00:50 AM »
A correctly flown  La-7 is almost untouchable against non-perked planes at typical MA altitudes, also exceptional good cannons.
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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #28 on: October 07, 2014, 06:07:12 PM »
Quote from: palef on October 05, 2014, 03:50:29 PM
I'm not talking to you. :mad:

I shoulda posted years ago then.................... :neener:
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Offline icepac

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Re: OK...so who flies the LA-7?
« Reply #29 on: October 07, 2014, 07:29:22 PM »
Only flown it a few times and found it pretty sweet even over

A lot of "low altitude birds" still fly well up high.
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