Banning Planes

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by Pubestien13

I find it hilarious how alot of player defend russian aircraft and their abilities, when everyone knows they're hardly worth fighting a war with; accept for the late model ones. Other than that the only reason why russian aircraft, like any other russian item of war, is that they're only good in numbers. And another thing that makes myself laugh, is that how people still claim that "boom and zoom" tactics are good in arcade. They may be perfect for realistic, hense the name "realistic", but they're useless a decent amount of the time unless the other player makes a mistake giving you the advantage.

I beg to differ. Soviet planes, alone or together. Early or late, did well against German 109s and 190s. They were light, fast, and maneuverable. At the hands of a good pilot, a Yak-1 or even a LaGG-3 was a worth foe. And if your having such a problem with them, why not just play in realistic, rather than Arcade? Then you'll have more of a chance at BnZ. Arcade (no offense to anyone who plays Arcade) but Arcade does not improve your flying skills for BoP. Realistic gives you the chance to start having the advantage of what your plane has, and Simulator. Well that gives you plenty of challenge, especially when looking for little I-16s or I-153.

So unless you know anything about the Soviet planes, then I would retract saying that they are not good unless in numbers. Because that statement if truly false. I'm sorry, but I've studied Soviet planes of all types for many years, and know from reports and books, that early Soviet planes were worth of a being a dangerous foe. It was just how the early Soviet flight training was done, that made the pilots not as skilled as they were in mid-1942 and beyond.