Your favourite WW2 guns

[David603]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Between a MkXIV and Yak-3? That could be interesting, but I think a MkIX Spit would be a better match.

I said Spitfire XVI, not XIV, which is a bigger difference than the numbers make it look. You're right though, a XIV is an even better energy fighter than the 109K, so that wouldn't really be evening out anything

The XVI is basically a Packard Merlin engined IX, and I want it because the Birds of Prey version has a cutdown rear fuselage and bubble canopy that the BoP version of the IX doesn't have. Not really anything else to pick between them, because the Rolls Royce and Packard versions of the Merlin are pretty much the same and a real life IX can have all the same features as a XVI.

[Soviet Ace]

The MkXVI is a Packard Merlin MkIX. But either way, when you over shoot in either a MkXIV or MkXVI whatever, I'll get you while trying to recover

[David603]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

The MkXVI is a Packard Merlin MkIX. But either way, when you over shoot in either a MkXIV or MkXVI whatever, I'll get you while trying to recover

Not the XIV, because I wouldn't get into a turning fight with a Yak-3 flying that. Now a XVI (lets call it a IX to avoid confusion), then maybe, but I'm pretty good at using a high yo-yo not to overshoot, and years of BnZ have taught me how to get out of situations where I might overshoot and end up sitting in front of an enemy.

[Soviet Ace]

I would tell you what I do to counter a high yo-yo, but I'd rather show you.

[David603]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

I would tell you what I do to counter a high yo-yo, but I'd rather show you.

I'll be watching, but when you are preparing your performance I should warn you the spectator seats in this kind of demonstration sometimes have an unexpected habit of changing their mind about which angle the show would look best from and aren't afraid of late minute changes. The audience is also prone to throwing abuse and 20mm cannon shells onstage if they don't like the way you are doing it.

[Soviet Ace]

We'll see. But I think you'll be surprised at my counter of the high yo-yo. I actually learned it from an interview on WW2 Dogfights. It wasn't the History Channel series "Dogfights" incase you were wondering. I can't recall the name.

[David603]

Would it by any chance be dropping the flaps to landing and throttling back so the enemy completes his manoeuvre and finds himself sitting right in front of you?

[Soviet Ace]

I told you, I'm not telling. It's a secret that I will unveil on release day

[David603]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

I told you, I'm not telling. It's a secret that I will unveil on release day

Ok, I can live with that. My online avatar on the other hand.........

[mondo]

Originally Posted by Flanker15

It's ok in some missions where everyone agrees to it and it's a special mission circumstance (a historic recreation for example)

On almost all servers there's a gentleman's agreement not to, as people play to dogfight each other and getting shot up when you can't fight back yet over and over isn't going to be a good experience for anyone.

It usually in the server rules and I don't go on those servers I tend to fly on full switch servers (zeke vs wildcat for instance) with maps that have decent AA emplacements so you have to work with others to take them out first.