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Originally Posted by pandacat
Thor is by far one of the best pony drivers I have ever known along with Kling, who I believe has quit the game long time ago. I also have really enjoyed your video, cheers!  I also believe p51 is one of the best in the game even though I don't know how realistically the FM of a real Stang is being portraited here. There has been a long history of debate on this subject on many forums and I don't want get into that here. But in my gut feeling, its FM probably is not on par with that of Accusim one or DCS one, being a game 10yrs + old. What is really lacking for Mustang in this game is its armement. 6 50's in this game is really a peashooter. As a matter of fact I don't c any difference between 4 50's and 6 50's or even between 6 50's and 4 30's. I have seen many WWII gun cams where 190's and 109s got shredded by 50's, but you don't c that much here in the game.
For those veteran pony drivers in this game, would someone be kind enough to disclose a bit tricks on how to properly trim this aircraft? Is it as long as the ball is center then you are perfectly trimmed? Also some tips on how to use Pro Pitch. I know someone will tell me there are Kling's videos, but those are 5yrs old now and the game has been patched so many time since. Are those tips still valid? |
Thanks for the kind words. I did enjoy making that video a lot.
6x50s are more than enough if you know how to discipline yourself and fire at the right distance / set convergence. I think I demonstrated that very nicely in my video. And that was even before we got more API rounds in the belt.
Few tips, as requested:
- When pulling deflection shots, add a little more deflection than you think is needed - .50 are a bit slower, especially if you are used to german MGs.
- Trim the nose down, I personally used 14 clicks (on keyboard) after resetting to zero first. I flew with this setting all the time. This alone will make it a much more stable firing platform.
- Trim the rudder for different speeds, in particular for level flight and when diving. For me, this varied from 2 clicks when doing +800 km/h to 8-10 clicks for level flight. Do it even when zoom climbing.
- Fly with closed radiator and do not use WEP (over 100% power) below 3000m as it serves no purpose. *
- Learn to use your gunsight. My ideal convergence (in the video) was 200m.
- Some people recommend adjusting axes for elevators in order not to break the wings so easily if you are not careful. Both Kling and I used 100 on all axes for faster response when firing.
* I didn't even took it to skies with this new overheating FM. Needs checking.
Looking back now few years later, I came to conclusion that my perfectionism and diligence, especially with trimming for every speed and maneuver helped a lot with achieving those victories in a Mustang. I did have evenings when nothing seemed to work and I got damaged or shot down by insanely lucky maneuvers or as result of my stupid mistakes. But those were fewer than what I experienced and showed in the video.
As far as Mustang being an excellent fighter - you really need to clean up your mind of all the stuff you heard / saw at History channel. For escort duties and long ranges, where you need the speed and do not wish to lose time by dogfighting P-51 was and still is an ideal plane. You will soon learn to appreciate the possibility of disengaging when you are outnumbered. And extending away to gain altitude for another strike.
EDIT: Superseded by post #42.