I dont wanna hear about all you uber buff killers cuase I think your full of it. Ive tried every suggestion made to kill a damn buff and some of them work ...about 20% of the time. Not good enough odds for me. If you get one frigging ping from a buff gun thenyour getting hit by every 50 cal that can "see" your plane. Pure roadkill.
"Pure roadkill" about sums up all of these posts whining about buff lethality. HBlair beat me to the idea, but here are some numbers from tour 11...
* Wardog has 8 kills and has been killed 1 time against the B-17G.
* Wardog has 10 kills and has been killed 2 times against the B-26B.
* Wardog has 2 kills and has been killed 0 times against the Ju 88.
* Wardog has 6 kills and has been killed 1 time against the Lancaster III.
26-4 vs Buffs.
* Hangtime has 10 kills and has been killed 5 times against the B-17G.
* Hangtime has 8 kills and has been killed 2 times against the B-26B.
* Hangtime has 4 kills and has been killed 2 times against the Ju 88.
* Hangtime has 7 kills and has been killed 2 times against the Lancaster III.
29-6 vs Buffs.
* Citabria has 11 kills and has been killed 0 times against the B-17G.
* Citabria has 25 kills and has been killed 4 times against the B-26B.
* Citabria has 12 kills and has been killed 1 time against the Ju 88.
* Citabria has 19 kills and has been killed 3 times against the Lancaster III.
67-8 vs Buffs.
And even me, the absolute crappiest AH pilot in the arena who is currently sporting a kill per death ratio of 0.4167...
* Gordo has 5 kills and has been killed 0 times against the B-17G (tour 11 & 12)
* Gordo has 10 kills and has been killed 4 times against the B-26B (tour 11 & 12)
* Gordo has 1 kill and has been killed 0 times against the Ju 88 (tour 11 & 12)
* Gordo has 1 kill and has been killed 0 times against the Lancaster III (tour 11 & 12)
17-4 vs buffs.
I guess not everyone is full of it if they say they don't have much of a problem with buffs. I don't have any tricks to dealing with them, only effective tactics. If you consistently get your bellybutton handed to you by buffs, it is your fault. Rethinking your tactics and working at them will be a lot more fruitful than coming here and whining for a completely unnecessary change. And who knows, you (the composite ever-whining you out there) might actually become as good as you think you are
Gordo
[This message has been edited by Lance (edited 01-15-2001).]