18.02.2010, 03:25
Hm, stalling in a dogfight is very-very anoying. I can turn with the Lightning below 200km/h, steadily! Of course, usually with flaps down. I always prefer the Lightning all over any other US fighters. I cannot outmaneuver the K-43 or the A6M, but I can the 109s and 190s.
The Fighting Woodpeckers also changed their P-51Ds to Lightnings. Guess why?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1kSL2qoxpU
Only the Curtiss Hawks (P-40, P-36), Wildcat F4F and maybe the Corsair F4U are pleasant aircraft to fly, but the really famed ones (Mustang, Thunderbolt, Hellcat) simply don't work for me.
Actually I love the F4F-3 Wildcat. I love its steady pleasant flying characteristics, although it can be quite good in turnfight. It also has very much ammo per guns, too. Once I fought against about 18 A6M2-21s over Midway. My wingman was shoot down, and finally I was alone. Circling over Midway I lured the Zeros in front of my friendly AAA, and they took them out nicely. I also shot down several Zeros, althought my plane was badly damaged. The cockpit had more holes than an Emmental cheese, my gunsight was ruined, and I was around 200meters continuously. So I couldn't got away in dive. I had to wait the Zeros got close, and finally I slowed down my bird, he overflow me, and I gave him a shot. Sometimes missed, sometimes hit. Like russian roulet. Finally I landed at Midway, and I broke my birds legs, unfortunatelly. That was a hell of a tiring fight! I would be dead in a P-51 within 2minutes, as I know my fighting style.
The Fighting Woodpeckers also changed their P-51Ds to Lightnings. Guess why?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1kSL2qoxpU
Only the Curtiss Hawks (P-40, P-36), Wildcat F4F and maybe the Corsair F4U are pleasant aircraft to fly, but the really famed ones (Mustang, Thunderbolt, Hellcat) simply don't work for me.
Actually I love the F4F-3 Wildcat. I love its steady pleasant flying characteristics, although it can be quite good in turnfight. It also has very much ammo per guns, too. Once I fought against about 18 A6M2-21s over Midway. My wingman was shoot down, and finally I was alone. Circling over Midway I lured the Zeros in front of my friendly AAA, and they took them out nicely. I also shot down several Zeros, althought my plane was badly damaged. The cockpit had more holes than an Emmental cheese, my gunsight was ruined, and I was around 200meters continuously. So I couldn't got away in dive. I had to wait the Zeros got close, and finally I slowed down my bird, he overflow me, and I gave him a shot. Sometimes missed, sometimes hit. Like russian roulet. Finally I landed at Midway, and I broke my birds legs, unfortunatelly. That was a hell of a tiring fight! I would be dead in a P-51 within 2minutes, as I know my fighting style.