tips for using the p47

[haitch40]

the p47 is one of the best planes in the game if you use it correctly

dont be fooled into thinking its good at dogfights its not but it wasnt designed for that it was designed as an interceptor it was designed to take on enemy bombers and leave p51s to deal with the 109's

i have a little table here showing each class of plane

air supieriority fighters split into 2 catogories bnz eg 109 and tnb eg spit

interceptors designed to take out bombers eg me262 m163 p47 and the il2 is prety good at this too

strike planes/ dive bombers eg ju87 il2

light /medium bombers eg a20g blenheim

heavy bombers eg b17g masive payload and lots of protection

[FOZ_1983]

the P47 (if modelled accuratly after patch) shouldnt be to good at dogfighting, but will get you kills if flown right.

Someone on your 6? then dive! the jug did this extremely well!! it can get away from anything in a dive. Turning wont help to much.

You have enough firepower to take an enemy fighter down quickly, so shouldnt have to dogfight long. Just hit and run. That quick short burst on him before he even knew you were their should of been enough to cripple him.

In strike i find this plane to perform best. Its fast and has a great array of weapons. Get in hit the target and get out.

[haitch40]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

the P47 (if modelled accuratly after patch) shouldnt be to good at dogfighting, but will get you kills if flown right.

Someone on your 6? then dive! the jug did this extremely well!! it can get away from anything in a dive. Turning wont help to much.

You have enough firepower to take an enemy fighter down quickly, so shouldnt have to dogfight long. Just hit and run. That quick short burst on him before he even knew you were their should of been enough to cripple him.

In strike i find this plane to perform best. Its fast and has a great array of weapons. Get in hit the target and get out.

ahh but you havent got the speed to do hit n runs
the p47 is great though i can take out 3 b17s with the same p47 whilst sitting on there six and reciving loads of fire

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by haitch40

ahh but you havent got the speed to do hit n runs
the p47 is great though i can take out 3 b17s with the same p47 whilst sitting on there six and reciving loads of fire

Sorry my fault i didnt explain well enough it was assuming you had height over your enemy. Dive down on him and get the bullets into him, this is where your speed comes from.

[haitch40]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

Sorry my fault i didnt explain well enough it was assuming you had height over your enemy. Dive down on him and get the bullets into him, this is where your speed comes from.

true but if your going to have a height advantage then you need to climb so if you dont do it in 1 pass ur stuffed

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by haitch40

true but if your going to have a height advantage then you need to climb so if you dont do it in 1 pass ur stuffed

Which is why you make sure your shots count

Joking aside -

The P47 wasnt all that bad in a climb, sure the earlier models were which is why to evade the luftwaffe used to go into a steep climb, but as the later models came out (this game depicts a D) they had a fairly good rate of climb, and a superb roll rate. And above 30,000ft they were quite nimble

though they were not the dogfighter - the P51 was around for that. This "jug" was good at ground attack, thats where she belongs

its what i use her for.

[HauptmannMolders]

I may be retarded but how does one unlock the Jug again???

[trueshotcaller]

Originally Posted by haitch40

the p47 is one of the best planes in the game if you use it correctly

dont be fooled into thinking its good at dogfights its not but it wasnt designed for that it was designed as an interceptor it was designed to take on enemy bombers and leave p51s to deal with the 109's

i have a little table here showing each class of plane

air supieriority fighters split into 2 catogories bnz eg 109 and tnb eg spit

interceptors designed to take out bombers eg me262 m163 p47 and the il2 is prety good at this too

strike planes/ dive bombers eg ju87 il2

light /medium bombers eg a20g blenheim

heavy bombers eg b17g masive payload and lots of protection

where is your table posted? or, is that the table (above) you're referring to?

[Factor]

Originally Posted by HauptmannMolders

I may be retarded but how does one unlock the Jug again???

I unlocked it by giving the playstation store $9.99
The DLC came with the Jug, and a few more single play missions. I love the plane, but the lack of missions for it is a bummer. This game would be a gold mine if it had a simple mission editor. Anyways.......

I think only pre-orders received the Jug for free.

[haitch40]

Originally Posted by trueshotcaller

where is your table posted? or, is that the table (above) you're referring to?

yes i wrote out the table rather than fidlling about