Me 110

[Tiwatz]

Originally Posted by Ancient Seraph

You actually keep count of the players you shot down? GJ.
Well, I've flown it, admittedly just twice, against bombers and fighters, and maybe you're right and I'm not using it well, but as far as I could tell there was no reason whatsoever to take the 110 instead of another plane.
What difficulty/mode?

yes... I've only flown a few planes- usually the harder to fly ones. I really don't have much choice but to fly on Arcade mode online- nobody else flies Sim mode. The real reason I keep track of how many people I shoot down online is that there is no other way to know how close you are to unlocking things with out doing it- there is no other scorecard but the leaderboards- and they suck.

[GabeFan]

I hope the Devs add a cockpit for the Bf-110. That would be super sweet!!

[Lexandro]

Ive flown the 110 and I wasnt impressed at all. In sim mode its OK if you stick to a particular role (eg bomber attacker) but in every other mode its a dead duck. It handles worse than an IL, and has lesser armaments than it to.

[Tiwatz]

Originally Posted by Lexandro

Ive flown the 110 and I wasnt impressed at all. In sim mode its OK if you stick to a particular role (eg bomber attacker) but in every other mode its a dead duck. It handles worse than an IL, and has lesser armaments than it to.

Perhaps the model they have in the game yes... but later on, the 'G' model had a significant upgrade in firepower and payload. Plus the IL-2 is just an ugly plane the Bf 110 simply looks prettier.

[Lexandro]

Originally Posted by Tiwatz

Perhaps the model they have in the game yes... but later on, the 'G' model had a significant upgrade in firepower and payload. Plus the IL-2 is just an ugly plane the Bf 110 simply looks prettier.

No doubt there, the IL is an ugly aircraft. However as I said in game the 110 is not as good as the IL.

[mattd27]

Originally Posted by Lexandro

No doubt there, the IL is an ugly aircraft. However as I said in game is not as good as the IL.

I don't know, I think it looks pretty nice from the right angle.

[Soviet Ace]

Well wasn't the Me-110 originally made for a high altitude heavy fighter? But wasn't any good so they converted it to a Ground attack plane?

I fly the 110 from time to time, but only for fun. My Yak-3 can usually tear into it fairly easy.

[Tiwatz]

Originally Posted by Lexandro

No doubt there, the IL is an ugly aircraft. However as I said in game the 110 is not as good as the IL.

Well- the models in the game as of yet are for very different purposes...The 110 is intended to be a heavy fighter (which I like). the IL-2 would be for ground attack (obviously).

Comparing them would be like comparing the late the F-4 Phantom (which was a large and heavy fighter) with the A-10 Warthog (the greatest tank-killer of all time, though only partially proven- unlike the IL-2)

[Lexandro]

The roles may be different but its how the are utilised in the game, especially online. While the IL is a ground attacker, it can be used as a heavy fighter as many do. Part of the problem is in the fact that there are few "heavy fighters" in the game, making the 110 a bit out of place at times.

Whatever the roles they have, how people actually play online is another matter. Rarely will a 110 survive long in an online match, where people use 109's/Spits/IL's to devastating effect. If the 110 had the G model varient in the game it would make a huge difference in its effectiveness and usage.

[M3-SRT8]

Originally Posted by Lexandro

No doubt there, the IL is an ugly aircraft. However as I said in game the 110 is not as good as the IL.

What I find amazing, and inaccurate, IMHO, is how easy I can dogfight flying in an iL-2. Although I can't outturn a Bf-109, I still manage to knock down just about everything in Sim mode. I'm good, but, not that good.

The Bf-110 is pretty easy meat in a Dogfight, and I have little problem dispatching them. It has the same problem every multiseat fighter has: too heavy to mix it up. The only exceptions are the Mosquito and some of the later Ju-88's, G models.

I take one back: Just the Mosquito.

LJB