The Most Beautiful Moments

[Blue Leader]

Its truly a stunning game. I had a hell of a scrap 3 days ago where after downing 3 EAs a yak something or other latched onto my arse and would not let go. After trying everything in the book to lose him for about 5 minutes and him making some good size holes in my wings I nosed down slightly to avoid his fire at about 1000 ft then went into a steep climb to about 10000, my Spit performed this beautifully. I Immelmanned out at the top and couldnt see him so I went back into a steep dive where after a few seconds I saw him hurtling upward still in pursuit of my climb. Only had a split second before we made a close high speed pass of eachother during which we both instinctively fired, just after he flew passed I got the kill confirmation on my screen, looked back and he was going down in flames. All I thought was "he's gonna be well pissed off!"

[loopdreams]

I've had so much fun with it. Some moments of unintentional comedy from the AI too. I was doing the night flight mission in the IL-2 where you have to shoot down a few waves of JU-52s. So I target one of them and send my mates after it while I go after the other two quickly despatching them. Safe in the knowledge that my friends will easily be able to take down a lightly armed transport plane in their flying tanks I go off after the next wave.

On my way I have a quick scan at the map to see if I can get them to join me and notice that they're still after the solitary transport only by now they're fewer in number. So I spin around, hit the WEP to catch them and find my remaining wingman sat right on the tail of the thing being slowly but steadily shot to pieces and either not even trying to shoot him down or doing so incredibly badly. Just as I manage to get my guns on the 52 to try to save him he turns into a fireball and plummets to the ground.

[Phantom Works]

Playing dogfight today flying the Spitfire MKII over Dover I done a split to come into the six o'clock of a BF109-G. Firing a short burst it was easier to hit him than miss and sure enough I MISSED!

This then turned into a game of cat and mouse which lasted the final 5 min of the match but it was a complete blast reaching altitudes as low as 100ft over and below the cliffs of Dover I had to message the player afterwards and congratulate him on some great defensive flying