14.07.2008, 11:21
Well last night, on the map of North Africa with the slot/river on the north bank, took a Yak-1 iirc to test it out. I was gaining altitude and passed about 4 teammates I suppose on their way back to collect points. As they flew back to base, I noticed two fighters hugging the deck; swooping down to get a better look I could see their numbers and it was two blues.
Well, who lives forever? I decided to dive in and break them up at least, buy the guys they were stalking some time to land and refit.
A La-55 (or... something like that... 33?!) at the rear broke off and then the lead came in and all of a sudden before I could react these guys were buzzing around my 6. All of a sudden a friendly spit came up out of the river bed and one of the enemy broke off to get him. I didn't see all of the action but I do know that when I saw the spit next, the guy was all over him. These must have been good fighter pilots, cause they were all over both of us when we started with great advantages.
I tried to get on this guy's 6 to help the red out, but shots were flying by my pit so I fired off a few shots way too far forward, just to tell the guy there was someone there, then I broke off. idk what happened to the spit after that, but I only had one guy on my tail.
Then I started this crazy dance. Several attempts to get on this guy failed. His gunnery, thank God, was not as good as his flying, although I had my share of holes.
So, doing what any idiot would do in the situation, I started playing with fire; I didn't even attempt to get on his 6, or out maneuver him, or even outrun him. I started flying at deck level, using all my controls to scrape over the clifftops, and then dive back down, bank into the river bed, and back up over the cliffs. This guy stayed on me the whole time, up, down, banking left to a dive and right to a climb over the cliffs. It was probably the best maneuvering chase I've seen yet. I did stuff I didn't know possible to get away, and yet he never crashed.
Too bad, though, at the last moment he turned away and gave chase to a A-20. After all that, he hit a cliff nad the A-20 pilot got the kill. Was a sad end for a good flight on his part.
As for me, I made my way back to base, holier than the Pope on sunday, and landed safely. Didn't get a single kill last night, but that was a great flight, especially for a newcomer like me.
Well, who lives forever? I decided to dive in and break them up at least, buy the guys they were stalking some time to land and refit.
A La-55 (or... something like that... 33?!) at the rear broke off and then the lead came in and all of a sudden before I could react these guys were buzzing around my 6. All of a sudden a friendly spit came up out of the river bed and one of the enemy broke off to get him. I didn't see all of the action but I do know that when I saw the spit next, the guy was all over him. These must have been good fighter pilots, cause they were all over both of us when we started with great advantages.
I tried to get on this guy's 6 to help the red out, but shots were flying by my pit so I fired off a few shots way too far forward, just to tell the guy there was someone there, then I broke off. idk what happened to the spit after that, but I only had one guy on my tail.
Then I started this crazy dance. Several attempts to get on this guy failed. His gunnery, thank God, was not as good as his flying, although I had my share of holes.
So, doing what any idiot would do in the situation, I started playing with fire; I didn't even attempt to get on his 6, or out maneuver him, or even outrun him. I started flying at deck level, using all my controls to scrape over the clifftops, and then dive back down, bank into the river bed, and back up over the cliffs. This guy stayed on me the whole time, up, down, banking left to a dive and right to a climb over the cliffs. It was probably the best maneuvering chase I've seen yet. I did stuff I didn't know possible to get away, and yet he never crashed.
Too bad, though, at the last moment he turned away and gave chase to a A-20. After all that, he hit a cliff nad the A-20 pilot got the kill. Was a sad end for a good flight on his part.
As for me, I made my way back to base, holier than the Pope on sunday, and landed safely. Didn't get a single kill last night, but that was a great flight, especially for a newcomer like me.