Your favourite WW2 guns

[David603]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

1 × 20 mm ShVAK cannon,
2 × 12.7 mm Berezin UBS machine guns

1x 20mm MG 151 cannon and 2x 13mm MG 131 machine guns will do me fine. That said, a Spitfire XIV with 2x 20mm Hispano cannon and 2x 12.7mm M2 is also good, though I really want one with 4 Hispanos.

[juz1]

did the germans ever mount the flak88 on a plane? Just wondering cos they mounted it pretty much on everything else!
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[bobbysocks]

Originally Posted by juz1

did the germans ever mount the flak88 on a plane? Just wondering cos they mounted it pretty much on everything else!

if they did would have to have been like a Puff the Magic Dragon...

love 6 50cals....But cant beat a mini gun... 6000 rpm! "GE, we bring good things to life"...haha

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by David603

1x 20mm MG 151 cannon and 2x 13mm MG 131 machine guns will do me fine. That said, a Spitfire XIV with 2x 20mm Hispano cannon and 2x 12.7mm M2 is also good, though I really want one with 4 Hispanos.

Having 4 Hispanos would put a serious damper on your planes speed and maneuverability. I mean if you've ever held a real 20mm round, it's not light. So going up against a Me-109G-2 or maybe a FW-190A-5 would be dangerous, unless you were good enough to get on their tales first. And basically do some hit and run attacks.

But nothing can beat the maneuverability/handling of my Yak-3

[SleepTrgt]

Yea im interested to see the yak-3 aswell, it sounds like thats gonna be the perfect plane for me.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by SleepTrgt

Yea im interested to see the yak-3 aswell, it sounds like thats gonna be the perfect plane for me.

It's the best plane for anyone interested in light aircraft as well. Easy handling, quick maneuverability, and good guns. It's the best Soviet fighter made. That is, the La-5F is second in my book.

[SleepTrgt]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

It's the best plane for anyone interested in light aircraft as well. Easy handling, quick maneuverability, and good guns. It's the best Soviet fighter made. That is, the La-5F is second in my book.

Yea, im more of an all round pilot, Can see the good things about BnZ but it really isnt for me.
I also like that the guns are more in the center!

[David603]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

It's the best plane for anyone interested in light aircraft as well. Easy handling, quick maneuverability, and good guns. It's the best Soviet fighter made. That is, the La-5F is second in my book.

I like the Yak 3 when it comes to getting into a real dogfight, its a very nimble plane that can more than hold its own against my usual favourite TnB fighter, the Spitfire IX, but its doesn't suit my style of flying as well as the Bf109G does. The Fw190A8 is also pretty effective against it, because one burst from 4 20mm cannon plus 2 13mm MGs has a nasty habit of ripping wings and tails off planes or just blowing them up.

[Soviet Ace]

I wish they would have had a FW-190A3, rather an A5. I think considering the gun armaments and weight, both the Yak-3 and FW-190A3 would be a good turn and burn dogfight match. The A5 would be OK, but it does have a bit more weight than the A3.

I prefer to turn and burn with my enemies, rather than hit and run since you don't loose sight of your enemy as easy, and can calculate his moves fairly well.

[SleepTrgt]

Yea same reason i dont do well in BnZ aswell, lose sight of enemy too fast.