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Old 09-30-2009, 04:36 AM
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I'd say I've had my best rounds on realistic with the E-3 and G-6.

I think the E-3 is a decent dogfighter. I like the F-4 for dogfighting as well, but I'm not exactly a crack shot, so the extra cannon on the E-3 helps. The G-6 is just a beast if you can get a nice tracking shot (sometimes a snapshot will do just as well) but I don't think it handles as well as either the E-3 or F-4.

Now, I played a couple rounds of simulator with the E and F and did fairly well with both, but got more kills with the E.

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Old 09-30-2009, 05:08 AM
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I use the G-6 as well, but I haven't tried the E or F series enough to see any advantages they would have over the Gustav.

I think the game has a typo with the G-6 armament, it says "2 machine guns and 3 30 mm cannons" when I think the actual armament is 4 machine guns and one 30 mm cannon.
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Old 09-30-2009, 05:39 AM
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I take the G6 90% of the time. I do like to fly the G2 also (seems a little less heavy then the G6).
The G6 is just the bomb, fast, weapons shred enemys in seconds, just feels a bit heavy in turn fights, but good climb rate and speed usually help to stay on top in a dogfight.
Can´t wait to get the K4 (but that will still take me a while)
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Old 09-30-2009, 05:40 AM
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I use the G-6 for now, I can't aim very well with the center guns of the F-4, even when I'm right ontop of them. Once we have German cockpits, I'll probably be in the F-4. Fast and nimble. I've unlocked the 109K but I'm not a fan. Feels sluggish, even for a 109.
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Old 09-30-2009, 08:16 AM
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F-4 for dealing with fighters, K-4 for bomber busting. Unless a B-17 appears in which case Me-262.

When I'm not bombing myself, that is.
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Old 09-30-2009, 08:51 AM
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Well I found that the G6 is a heavy fat big pig EDIT with big balls though

Don't now really well the others, I will test them in free flight (especially the F4)
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Old 09-30-2009, 09:36 AM
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well ive been using the g6 but allways seem to lose out in a turning battle see my thread what am i doing wrong the k4 is even more of a flying brick when it comes to turning etc you have to really keep an eye on your speed
all i can say is stay FAST and get really close before you let rip with the guns becuse at close range they will eat any other plane in seconds

i think they are best suited to boom n zoom tactics so if you good at boom and zoom (i aint lol) then these are ideal planes to use

ive just started using la7 yak 3 and they seem to be a lot more niffty
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Old 09-30-2009, 10:53 AM
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used to fly the G6 until I got served a large helping of whoop ass with a side order of lead by a certain member of this forum...

Since then have had great games on the G2...wonderfully chuckable plane...

last time out I was all over enemy G6/10s and K4s like a cheap suit...
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Old 09-30-2009, 06:46 PM
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I use the G-6 as well, but I haven't tried the E or F series enough to see any advantages they would have over the Gustav.

I think the game has a typo with the G-6 armament, it says "2 machine guns and 3 30 mm cannons" when I think the actual armament is 4 machine guns and one 30 mm cannon.
No, It is Correct.

None of the Me109G's had any weapons inside the wing. They ALL had One 20mm or later One 30mm Cannon in the engine and Two machine guns ubove the engine.(G-2 has 8mm mg's, G-6 replaced these with 13mm mg's)

In BoP the 109's with 3 cannons are fitted with the conformal gondola 20mm wing cannons. These were great at taking out bombers but pretty much destroyed the planes ability to dogfight. They were usualy used as night fighters.

The 109K introduced 2 internal 30mm in the wings, so although still adding to the weight, but without the drag and restored the handling somewhat.

The 109F should be the best handling of all. It had more power than the Emil for not much additional weight. It also had the improved wing design which the Emil didn't.

The Gustav really added too much power and weight for the airframe. It was a dangerous plane for the german pilots, thay had to be carefull or their own plane could kill them.
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Old 09-30-2009, 08:20 PM
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Ah, so the 109 G-6 and 109K actually do have 3 cannons as well as 2 machine guns, interesting.

Especially if it doesn't hurt the K's handling as much as it does the G-6's. I found the G-6 to be a decent enough dogfighter, I blew up plenty of Spitfire MXIs with it. Though of course their pilots didn't seem to know anything than trying to just turn with their enemy every time, like someone flying in BF1943 :d
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