Your favourite WW2 guns

[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.

[thundermuffin]

Originally Posted by SleepTrgt

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

thirded. I honestly have very little clue how the vets of IL-2 are so good at that. ONLY using sight on what is nothing close to the resolution of the real-world is mind-bending. Honestly, those IL-2 Aces should be in the sky right now, defending their countries

[SleepTrgt]

I dont think they see their enemy, they feel them.
Or like some guy in "dogfights" said: I can smell them.

[The_Goalie_94]

Originally Posted by thundermuffin

thirded. I honestly have very little clue how the vets of IL-2 are so good at that. ONLY using sight on what is nothing close to the resolution of the real-world is mind-bending. Honestly, those IL-2 Aces should be in the sky right now, defending their countries

They to fat to do that...

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by thundermuffin

thirded. I honestly have very little clue how the vets of IL-2 are so good at that. ONLY using sight on what is nothing close to the resolution of the real-world is mind-bending. Honestly, those IL-2 Aces should be in the sky right now, defending their countries

Because most Jet Jockies nowadays aren't real pilots. (My cousin is in the Air Force so don't say anything). The last of the dogfighters was during the Korean War, when you didn't have to flip a little switch and lock onto some guy with a heat seeker.

Unless I had a time machine, then I probably would try to become a real fighter pilot. But until then, I'll sit back and enjoy Il-2 on my TV

[mondo]

Originally Posted by thundermuffin

thirded. I honestly have very little clue how the vets of IL-2 are so good at that. ONLY using sight on what is nothing close to the resolution of the real-world is mind-bending. Honestly, those IL-2 Aces should be in the sky right now, defending their countries

Years of practice, knowing your plane and learning about convergence. Its actually much easier than a knife style dogfight as your prey usually don't know your about to fire on them so isn't manouvering.