the aces

[Gilly]

I'm confused now Branko. Are we talking about rockets here or the Me 262? As the 262 doesn't have rockets as an option in the game I don't see how we can discuss the two in the same sentence. Winny, McKinney and I took B17's into game where McQ and Shadow flew 262's. Having not had the pleasure of flying against a 262 in realistic I thought it would be similar to when a piston tries to down you and sadly doesn't even get close. What was a shock was the range at which the 262's cannons are effective and the speed at which it can close distance. Both McQ and Shadow flew them exactly as they would have been in real life with some nice and devastingly effective BnZ tactics. I therefore don't see or personally have any issue with anyone flying a 262. And whilst I agree rockets are cheap, sadly I don't think you or I will get anywhere by just stating our dislike of them on here. No matter what they'll always be in the game and as such people will use them. As has previously been stated to be effective they have to be point blank which not many people are capable of getting to. Most of the times I have been downed by rockets it has been due to lucky shots rather than any skill level and as such I have given up worrying about them. As they are a fixed trajectory it isn't that difficult to take avoiding action to avoid them. It is a pity none of the german planes have them as armament options as this would certainly make the game more real but we have to live with what was provided within the game and as such think we just have to make the best of it. All in all I'll respect anyone who can down using guns over rockets but they're always going to be there and so it's not worth crying over spilt milk. There are also those who are able to just look at a bomber and the thing falls to bits so do we start to label these 'effective' pilots as unfair just because they spent their time honing their craft just as I spent it learning to become an 'effective' bomber pilot? I am pretty sure there will be people out there that hate me due to the fact they can't down me or out bomb me when I'm in the 17 but is that my fault? Just because someone has taken the time to both learn their aircraft and how to use it shouldn't immediately mean categorising them as 'unfair'. All it means is you adapt your tactics to prevent the oppotunities arising. For example the 262 sadly doesn't turn that well so keep the 17 nice and slow n low and turn to follow them and they'll struggle to make contact with you.