Bf-109 Gear Down Tactic?
 

I have been playing online on the Syndicate server and have seen something unusual to me. Not sure if these guys were trying to slow down or what but this has been the second time that a Bf-109 has flown by me in a Spitfire with the gear down. Are they trying to slow down? Anybody out there using this as a tactic. Does it work without the gear being ripped off? Did they do this in real life? I have read 155 mph max for gear down on that plane so just curious. Thanks for any info. P.S. This was not at low altitude so they weren't landing.

I think this is one of 2 things. It's either a visual bug or people are simply forgetting about their landing gear.

Sometimes when I press the landing gear button on takeoff they go to "neutral" instead of "up" position, meaning it takes more than one key press to get them up. I'm wondering if that's happening to others as well. Hitting the button thinking their gear is up when it really isn't?

If its a bug its happening alot, if its people forgeting to raise the gear, its not having a affect on their speed, so another bug that needs looking at.

Ive seen 109s racing past me at top speed with their gear half down.

It just mistake probably. They either forget to retract it or they try to retract it, but forget to check the lamps. Gear can't be deployed/retracted above certain speed, and if you try, it can get stuck until you slow down.

I saw a fellow 109 with his starboard strut 1/4 out the other day. I thought he might have had damaged hydraulics either that or a bug.

Agreed...it's a visual bug

I've experienced situations where I could see a hurricane with gear down, but someone else who could see the same aircraft said that the gear was up.

It's a glitch.

That was kindof my fear :/ like in old IL2 when you shot out no1 engine on a twin engine craft you would see both stop even though no2 still worked. I hope it's a glitch they can easily sort out. We'll have to wait until they finish the upcoming patch i guess :)

It can also be damage but usually it's just one wheel half way down.

Cannot agree here.
At the beginning i forgot to raise gear too. Everytime i did my speed was messed, the gear broke and the plane started to shake like mad.

Winger