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Offline FLS

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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #30 on: July 18, 2016, 11:09:39 AM »
Quote from: hitech on July 18, 2016, 09:42:06 AM
I read a book that said a few planes were equipped with something called a "bliss wand".

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When I was a kid we weren't allowed to use the slang term for it.  :D

Quote from: morfiend on July 18, 2016, 10:58:51 AM

  Ho is such a derogatory name....


It's just an acronym for Head On.     You could call it a HAM for High Aspect Merge.   :aok
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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #31 on: July 18, 2016, 11:14:13 AM »
Any time both parties *could* have a firing angle, it's a HO, IMO. Effectively a joust.

In my utopia, every fight should end with a clear six-shot.
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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #32 on: July 18, 2016, 11:14:45 AM »
HAM, I like that term better, I am more fond of Virginia Ham then Kentucky Hos
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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #33 on: July 18, 2016, 02:57:44 PM »
Quote from: hitech on July 18, 2016, 09:42:06 AM
I read a book that said a few planes were equipped with something called a "bliss wand".

HiTech


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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #34 on: July 18, 2016, 03:04:10 PM »
Quote from: Simon on July 18, 2016, 11:14:13 AM
In my utopia, every fight should end with a clear six-shot.
Some people look unkindly on people that shoot others in the back....   :lipsrsealed:
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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #35 on: July 18, 2016, 03:23:07 PM »
Quote from: Scca on July 18, 2016, 03:04:10 PM
Some people look unkindly on people that shoot others in the back....   :lipsrsealed:

IMHO AW was more fun less HO's, Aces is more realistic with them
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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #36 on: July 18, 2016, 03:30:37 PM »
If you can't dodge a wrench you can't dodge a HO  :old:
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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #37 on: July 18, 2016, 03:44:38 PM »
Quote from: DmonSlyr on July 18, 2016, 03:30:37 PM
If you can't dodge a wrench you can't dodge a HO  :old:

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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #38 on: July 18, 2016, 04:17:56 PM »
My rules on HO shots:

If I'm outnumbered, I will HO you.
If you HO me, I will HO you.
If I think you will HO me, I will HO you.
Depending on what I'm flying, I will HO the following planes without provocation:

B-239
Corsair
Yak-3
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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #39 on: July 18, 2016, 04:23:26 PM »
Quote from: caldera on July 18, 2016, 04:17:56 PM
My rules on HO shots:

If I'm outnumbered, I will HO you.
If you HO me, I will HO you.
If I think you will HO me, I will HO you.
Depending on what I'm flying, I will HO the following planes without provocation:

B-239
Corsair
Yak-3
But never ever HO a 110...
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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #40 on: July 18, 2016, 04:26:03 PM »
My rules on HO shots:

1. It's my fault when it occurs
2. I try to avoid it
3. If I'm caught in one because I've failed #1 and/or #2, I pull the trigger
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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #41 on: July 18, 2016, 04:29:41 PM »
Quote from: Scca on July 18, 2016, 04:23:26 PM
But never ever HO a 110...

I had a Zero HO my 110C.  I lost.  :bhead
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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #42 on: July 18, 2016, 04:45:35 PM »
My thoughts on HO's:

-- I have no ethical qualms about HO's and believe them to be as valid a shot as anything else.
-- They were used plenty in real WWII combat.
-- It takes a lot of skill to land a HO against someone who isn't gifting you with the shot.
-- You can avoid most of them.
-- If you get hit in a HO, it is your own fault.
-- I will take the HO if it is a good shot for me.
-- I will take the HO if I can't otherwise evade the other guy's HO.
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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #43 on: July 18, 2016, 04:46:57 PM »
Quote from: caldera on July 18, 2016, 04:29:41 PM
I had a Zero HO my 110C.  I lost.  :bhead

Was it being flown by me?  I thought when I did it it was a 110-G2, but might be misremembering.

I make it a point to avoid my opponent's guns regardless of which way my plane is facing for the most part.  Occasionally if a guy seems to want to HO me really bad I'll give it to him.

What Brooke said about catches it.  Outnumbered, I'll take whatever shot they give me.

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Re: Ho or no HO
« Reply #44 on: July 18, 2016, 04:53:39 PM »
I see your points but still say it was more fun without the HO considerations
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