I-153: cheap or not?

[David603]

Originally Posted by mattmanB182

The I-153 is only "Cheap" in arcade mode, which does not bother me since I never play that.

I will get flamed for saying this, but I think the LA-7 is the cheapest plane in the other modes. I am not trying to rip the people that fly them, I actually like when people fly them because the challenge makes me a better pilot.

A high speed pass with a quick burst of my 30mm and the 153 is meat.

Perhaps by trying realistic or sim, you would be far less annoyed by the 153.

You have a point there about the La-7. It has a bit of a rep as a noob plane in Il2 1946 as well, simply because it is so good at low altitude dogfighting and the majority of fights take place in these conditions.

It rather hard to fight against, especially with my usual plane in Il2 1946 which is a late model Bf109G or K, because while these can match the La7 in speed they cannot turn with it, which means I have a very hard time in a sustained fight. That means I have to rely on using BnZ tactics only, and on making ambush kills and then getting out of the area fast.