03.03.2010, 14:05
See mentioned ones above, should work, yes. But keep in mind, you will have better chance in a plane which can take some punishment. Eg. a Wildcat will fly away as an Emmental rather than a Zero...
You also have better chance over your airfield/troops than over the enemy's one. Your AAA will help you, take the enemies out from your tail. I experienced that over Midway, when only my wingman an I took off to say hello to the Zeros. They were about 18 or 21, hell knows that. Tight turns over my airfield, and when a Zero get too close to my tail, I slowed down, let him fly pass by me, and I gave a short burst him. Sometimes hit, sometimes missed. F4F-3 was better for that than the F4F-4, because it has more rounds per gun. Rarely I could make a precise shot, rather relied on my luck.
You also have better chance over your airfield/troops than over the enemy's one. Your AAA will help you, take the enemies out from your tail. I experienced that over Midway, when only my wingman an I took off to say hello to the Zeros. They were about 18 or 21, hell knows that. Tight turns over my airfield, and when a Zero get too close to my tail, I slowed down, let him fly pass by me, and I gave a short burst him. Sometimes hit, sometimes missed. F4F-3 was better for that than the F4F-4, because it has more rounds per gun. Rarely I could make a precise shot, rather relied on my luck.