Engine damage in arcade

[apoctodd23]

Does engine damage reduce performance in Arcade mode? It's the only explanation I can think for why I can outrun the same model of plane in one circumstance and lose distance in another with same rate of climb, etc.

[mavrickandgoose]

Not that I have noticed

[haitch40]

No it just makes it easier to destroy it loses performance in realistic and sim though.

[apoctodd23]

Hmmm. Some folks seem to be getting their Spitfires going faster than others, wondering what the trick might be.

[dkwookie]

Faster speed or turning circle? You can get a much tighter turn by pumping the throttle

[StiC]

Originally Posted by dkwookie

Faster speed or turning circle? You can get a much tighter turn by pumping the throttle

About what throttle % range should be used to employ this tactic.?

[dkwookie]

Originally Posted by StiC

About what throttle % range should be used to employ this tactic.?

Try and match your oponents speed. I normally alternate between 50% and full WEP to get the tightest turns. Keep an eye on oponents speed though as you may need to drop below 50%. Always pump back to up full WEP though from whatever speed you throttled down to. The WEP from lower throttle forces the plane into a tighter turn. All the Arcade aces use this technique, usually in a spiralling downward turn

[StiC]

Originally Posted by dkwookie

Try and match your oponents speed. I normally alternate between 50% and full WEP to get the tightest turns. Keep an eye on oponents speed though as you may need to drop below 50%. Always pump back to up full WEP though from whatever speed you throttled down to. The WEP from lower throttle forces the plane into a tighter turn. All the Arcade aces use this technique, usually in a spiralling downward turn

Thank you very much. I played my first online dogfight last night, and advice like this will do me a lot of good.

edit .....and spiraling downward is my middle name.

[JOED70]

Perhaps good throttle control allows some planes to avoid using up all thier wep . I know I have used this tactic in the few arcade matches I've played .

Also it is possible with a flight stick to hover just in and out of the wep range thus being able to out run opponents with ease

[mavrickandgoose]

Like dk said throttle and speed is key in arcade when trying to turn tight I like to be going no faster then 400-450 kph I alternate between full brake/rudder and wep/rudder works pretty well for me