Author Topic: A Whine has been recorded... (Read 3731 times)

muckmaw · « **on:** October 06, 2003, 08:55:46 AM »

Classify this any way you want.

I am merely looking to either confirm or deny my own beliefs here.

This is a thinly cloaked whine, but not one where I expect any changes to come of it.

This is a standard whine, but it seems to apply.

Now, onto the whine....

Is it my skewed peception or do I fight the same 5 planes 95% of the time?

Spitfire
LA-7
P-51
Niki
109 (Might be 190...I get 'em mixed up)

I ran into another F6 the other day and it was a rare treat.
I actually get excited to see a P-40. The guys who fly the older rides, the less revered planes always get a from whether they win or lose.

Enjoy your Muck Flambe'

thrila · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2003, 09:02:30 AM »

bah!

If it wasn't for all the spits MA would just be everyone running away each other.

muckmaw · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2003, 09:06:20 AM »

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Originally posted by thrila
bah!

If it wasn't for all the spits MA would just be everyone running away each other.

hehehe

Possible Sig material here..

rshubert · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2003, 09:17:39 AM »

I will admit to flying the LA7 this week. And I sometimes use a spit 5 or 9 for field defense. But my favorite ride will always be my beloved P-38.

Have you noticed a lot more early war stuff this week, since the new map came up? With all the action below 5000 feet, and all the bases so close together, there seem to be less advantage for the late war stuff. And the Jabo work has become much more dangerous with all those fighters coming in from 3 directions.

This ain't necessarily a good thing, IMO. But it is different, and I will play along for a week at a time. This new map absolutely ROCKS from a GV perspective.

beet1e · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2003, 09:36:11 AM »

Muck - you forgot the Yak9U.

Apache · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2003, 09:47:41 AM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
Muck - you forgot the Yak9U.

Yeah muck, add the Yak9U...all both of them.

muckmaw · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2003, 09:48:18 AM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
Muck - you forgot the Yak9U.

I've not seen them.

The planes I named are the only one's I've seen in mass quantity.

LePaul · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2003, 09:48:34 AM »

I feel your pain muck....I see those same birds too

But I jumped an La7 with my bloated A20 last night...sometimes, god favors the foolish

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:00:55 AM »

How fortunate! My favorite planes to fight in the MA are Spitfires, LA-7s, P-51s, N1Ks, and 109s.

-- Todd/Leviathn

AcId · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:11:28 AM »

here's my list of most killed so far this tour:
Main ride of choice YAK-9U

Spit V 12
la-7 12
P-51D 11
Spit IX 10
190-D9 8
109G10 7 *tied with P-38

But Muck...this happens every tour. Why whine now?

Toad · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:15:51 AM »

Well, at least we know folks don't fly those planes just because the planes are pretty good and you can get some kills in them without too much sweat.

And at least we know that folks that DON'T fly those planes don't dislike them simply because they're harder to kill than maybe a P40 or something.

So, it's a real mystery.

muckmaw · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:17:43 AM »

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Originally posted by AcId
here's my list of most killed so far this tour:
Main ride of choice YAK-9U

Spit V 12
la-7 12
P-51D 11
Spit IX 10
190-D9 8
109G10 7 *tied with P-38

But Muck...this happens every tour. Why whine now?

I don't know. Guess I'm a little bored of it, I suppose. It's got nothing to do with the map. Maybe it was running into that F6F that set me off.

I guess it's no so bad if I stay near an enemy CV. At least that way, the F4u and the Seafire come into the game.

I wonder if I should turn in my F6 and switch to an LA-7. I'm getting tired of getting outrun.

LePaul · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:22:40 AM »

Im telling ya Muck, do the A-20. Great forward guns...peppered up a P-47...he struggled to make a forced landing and got popped with some 500's

Its my plane of the week

muckmaw · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:26:17 AM »

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Originally posted by Toad
Well, at least we know folks don't fly those planes just because the planes are pretty good and you can get some kills in them without too much sweat.

And at least we know that folks that DON'T fly those planes don't dislike them simply because they're harder to kill than maybe a P40 or something.

So, it's a real mystery.

The only mystery is what you just said!

Let me work on that and get back to you...

Ok, I got the second part and I strongly disagree.

I have no more trouble with these planes than most others. Sure, some enemy planes are breakfast, but most, if in the hands of a capable pilot, will give me a run for my money. Hell, I'd rather face Joe Newbie in his 262 than Mathman in an F6F.

And that's a problem in the MA. If the pilots only want to win and not enjoy the experience, they may not tinker with other planes, and improve their skills. That's a detriment to us all. You can roll out AH2 now, HT. Just redo the 5 planes. Not many people see the other 3,000 anyway.

In my F6F, the only area I'm lacking is speed. I have little or no escape option in an F6 against the "Chosen 5". But that's the price I pay for the F6F's abilites.

muckmaw · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:28:25 AM »

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Originally posted by LePaul
Im telling ya Muck, do the A-20. Great forward guns...peppered up a P-47...he struggled to make a forced landing and got popped with some 500's Its my plane of the week

I don't care for the A-20. No rear armament to speak of. Someone gets behind you, you might as well bail.

I'd take the B-26. Better armament, more ordinance, and still has the 6 forward facing 50 cals.