Poll: 109 G6/K4, LA5/7, SpitIX, Hurricaine
I am in sim at the moment, but started in arcade for 2 months and I feel this poll reflects both. If you are in a death match, which fighter are you going to pick? (Forget I153/16) Pilots seem to be on a 109G-6 and K-4 roll at the moment. Just a couple weeks ago it was LA-5 and Spit IX. The Hurricaine is more affective in Arcade. My short pros and kons:
La5/7: Pros-Fast and manuverable. The most stable of the bunch. Good roll rate. Can outturn the bunch. Excellent in skid turns. Good lander. Cons: Worst guns of the bunch. You have to be an excellent shot to maximize kills. Low ammo count. LA7 worst of the bunch. Poor camo in summer maps. Very easy to see. Damage reduces manuverability severely, enabling the rest to turn with you.
109K4/G6: Pros-best guns in game. Less than a 1 second burst can destroy the others. Enables poor marksmen to get more kills than they probably deserve. Enables good marksmen to kill quickly. K4 is fastest piston engined in the game. Can't catch it when it's up to speed. Tough. Can take a good amount of punishment. Camo works well in cities and summer maps. Can't see it among the trees. Not the best turner with the G6 being the much better of the two. Cons-recoil of guns shakes the plane all over the place. Have to shoot in short bursts, telling the enemy you're there. Not the best turner. All the others can turn inside of it. Not real good in a skid turn. Has a tendancy to stall when applying too much rudder. A duck at low speed due to its weight. Don't try to land! G6 less stable than the K4. K4 probably the worst turner of the bunch.
Spit IX: Pros-An excellent turner, particularly at medium to low speeds. Good guns with good range. Close in, they will blow wings off. Better than the 109 in a skid turn but watch the rudder or it can stall. Excellent camo in cities, forests, and summer maps. Almost impossible to see looking down on it. OK roller, but not the best. Good acceleration and power! Can initially pull away from an enemy or haul it around in skid. Climbs well. Cons-loses manuverability quickly when hit. Big wings make a big target. Slower than LAs and 109K4. Is a bit unstable with too much rudder input. Not real good visibility. Be careful landing!
Hurricaine: Pros-An excellent turner in capable hands. Can stay with any of them with practise. Excellent camo as with the Spit. 12 guns dish it out medium to close range. The most stable gun platform of the bunch. Between lots of ammo and stablility, can really hose down an opponent. Lots of tracer. Very tough. Can take a beating and still perform. Up there with the 109 in damage. Can skid turn very good. Good lander. Cons-the slowest of the bunch. Not the best power. Not the best roller. Can stall with too much rudder. Its forte is medium to slow speed combat. Don't see too many in sim.
So, choose your poison. Feel free to discuss any of my points, or add your own.
Last edited by lost cause; 02-05-2010 at 03:27 AM.
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