Why I dislike IL-2 games..

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by Balderz002

Why I dislike IL-2 games..

Because I just got beaten by some bloke flying an A-20 on a realistic dogfight with my useless ass sat in an La-5FN.............. boo hoo. He beat me 5-4.......

Originally Posted by Crosshair14

There's somlething called rear gunner. Thye protect the ass of the bomber so thats part of the reason y he got u. The last part is that the A-20 is very Manueverable and swung in head on or behind u and blasted your plane to hell with its powerful front guns.

P.S. I feel another long post by Soviet Ace.

Damn my inability to be somewhat discreet....

Anyway, to fix that Balderz, just sort of use hit and run tactics on the guy. Or better yet, come across him from his left or right, and just open up on him freely. You should get some vital hits that way, and then when you're away, punch the throttle and climb. Another way, is to come across him from ten or two o' clock. If he sees this, he'll probably start heading straight onto you and you'll have a little game a chicken... just hope that you've already opened up on him as he's turning to meet you, and when you've either downed him or he starts opening up, once again punch the throttle and climb. You always want altitude advantage when you're plane is not a heavily armed plane like the La-5 or Yaks, and you can use speed to your advantage.

It's what I do on bombers in '46, and I've toyed around with it on BoP before I stopped playing. It works if you've got a fare player, and if he's flying a Havoc, you shouldn't have to worry.