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Originally Posted by Drvn1
Hey guys.. i love playing the game, however here recently about 99% of the time I get into a turning battle I lose and lose big.. We did a match with everyone having a BF 109G6 and it seemed like everyone that i got into a turning match with could just cut my turn in half and I never had a chance or we would do a head on and i would break immediately and the next second I am getting shot down regaurdless. I is very frustrating and discouraging.. I am looking for tips and technique on how to make such a sharpe turn. I know all about the elevator sensitivity and etc, that is not the issue here. i know there is a technique that i'm not being told... I'm new and I know you all learned how to do these things, but it took you like a year to figure out, i don't have a year to do so as noone will be playing it then.. i wish to be competitive now and any help would be appreciated...
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When going into a turning fight, it's key that you cut your throttle at least in half, maybe a little more, just above the stall speed of a turn. If you have to, you can always pick up a little speed in the turn if you're bleeding the speed of too much and are about to stall out. It's simple really, because if you're going into a turning fight flying a Russian plane for example, and you've got too much speed going into the turn in the first place, chopping throttle in half will help out greatly. But don't slow down too much, because even though you'll be able to turn sharper, you'll take a bit more time than your opponent. So always adjust your throttle to your enemy, so you can keep him/her in front of your sights and then when they get the picture to break, you'll have an opening to chase which is where you throttle to the max and chase after him, blasting your enemy out of the sky.
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Originally Posted by Cryptic Phant0m
I know what you are talking about, I was in a dog fight with another I-16 Type 24 and every time I would go into a loop he would some how beat me in the exact same loop, as if he was turning sharper then me.  |
As for you, the I-16 in BoP is an interesting little plane for turning. Because it's best skill in the game, is turning. Not it's speed, not it's climb or dive, but it's turning and rolling. So when going into a turn with another I-16, I've realized (and I've come to this with the Yak-3 on here too,) that if you're in a heavy fight, it's best to throttle all the way forward, giving it WEP every so often. (I think it was another design flaw in the game, because it shouldn't work like this.) But if you're flying any Russian plane really, whether it's an Lavochkin against a Spit or a Yak against a 109, you should always have the advantage of turning sharper. Though, in reality and in '46, the LA's and Yak's wouldn't stall out so fast as a Spitfire because of their more slender wings.
Anyway, I kinda forgot what I was going to say after, but when in a turning fight always adjust your throttle appropriately to your enemies. That way you'll be glued to his six and gradually he'll stall out or break from the turn, giving you your chance of attack.