16.04.2010, 13:39
My problem with the P-51 is not its handling, I've pretty well gotten that down pat. What I can't do is keep my guns in the right spot for more than half a second. With the 109 (my primary fighter) this isn't a problem because a.) I can hold my guns on target longer and b.) you only need one or two shots to hit to down a target. With American fighters, you have to spend at least a whole second's worth of ammunition on the target to have any significant effect, or get a lucky shot in the controls/pilot/engine. The gyro just makes it worse (for me anyways), and the K-14 gunsight's ring is too small to be used without the gyro.
And that is why I fly the P-51B when I fly the P-51 at all. I just do better with it. That being said, I do infinitely better in a M.108-equipped, C3-fueled Bf.109 G-10. :twisted:
As a separate note, I've noticed that the P-47 accelerates much faster than its contemporary P-51 in a straight line and in a dive, while having roughly equivalent climb performance. Hell, when I fly a P-51, I always seem to have a hard time catching anything in a climb, even the supposed energy-bleeding 109s.
And that is why I fly the P-51B when I fly the P-51 at all. I just do better with it. That being said, I do infinitely better in a M.108-equipped, C3-fueled Bf.109 G-10. :twisted:
As a separate note, I've noticed that the P-47 accelerates much faster than its contemporary P-51 in a straight line and in a dive, while having roughly equivalent climb performance. Hell, when I fly a P-51, I always seem to have a hard time catching anything in a climb, even the supposed energy-bleeding 109s.