Shot down my first Me109 (big thanks to you all)

[Pyquila]

So there is was over the skies of Dover again. Shot down a couple of He111's, this time without crashing into any of them (yay!). The stuka's didn't pose of a problem either. So there i was with still more than enough enemy planes around me to keep me company. Some more He111's went down (they seem alot faster after they dropped their bombs. But maybe that's wishfull thinking on my part). Then i got into an argument with an Me109. After some serious dodging and weaving he no doubt looked at his fuel gage and decided he had to get home or swim home. In the end he still had to swim but at least i got my first fighter kill. So not the most heoric effort of the RAF, but hee!? There's a war going on =)

When i got the demo last week i really wasn't much of a pilot. Lurking here and reading all the tips and websites posted really helped me alot to at least have a better understanding what aerial warfare was like in WWII. So here i am now doing immelmans, split esses and getting better at deflection shooting. So a big thanks to all of you veteran IL 2 players kind enough to share what you have learned over the years. *hugs*

ps. Atm playing at realistic. Why? Really like to look at my own plane. Just soo gorgeous. And i do like the targeting system. The 'closed cockpit view' seems to give an edge in deflection shooting however. Having a full gunshight instead of the little white blip in external view seems to work better. Anyone (dis)agree?