Best plane for Dog Fights?

[MorgothNL]

Originally Posted by juz1

whichever one has Morgoth in it...

big lol

What plane is best in dogfight? that depends on your style, on the aircraft of your opponent(s), and on the difficulty setting.

arcade: not going to talk about that, its all 'the same'

Realistic: in most cases you are best of with a good turning plane. Because of the red arrows pointing at your enemies, 9 out of 10 fights will end in a turning fight. i prefer the spit mk IX of XVI in realistic. They have a powerfull armament, and a very nice turn rate. If flown correctly, there is no plane you should not be able to outfly.
Bf109's will be easy target, as they cant keep up with turning
La/yak3 can be kind of a pain in the ass, but they should not be able to get on your six
I-153/I-16: if you encounter these, with whatever plane you have, fly awayyyy. They cant keep up if you fly straight. If you start turning against a I-16/I-153, you will die.

Sim mode:
Pick the plane you feel most comfortable in. I used to take spit here as well, but now I'm trying out the 109 series. You wont get outturned all the time in sim, because without the arrows pointing at you, it is 'not hard' to lose an enemy. You can force the dogfights to be something else than just a turning fight.

Soooo, the best overall dogfighter is imho the spit. But depending on your opponents, and difficulty, other planes will do the trick as well.
Are you fighting a bunch of spits? try the I-153/I-16, you can outturn the spits with ease and can kill many, if they dont fly away.

EDIT: sooo basicly what ancient seraph said . im just not a fan of the la-7 . Dont like the 0 recoil (yeah call me stuppid ). And hate the sound of the guns. I want to feeeel the guns when I shoot, and hear them rumble with menace

[cyclone70]

Yak-3 for me... I was liking the Spit IX best but it's a pig to keep in the air if shot in the wings. I like Yak-3 cos it's ultra nimble and stable. The turning circle rocks. You can slam the rudder in all directions and you won't go into a spin. It doesn't turn into a flying brick once the wings are hit like the Spit. No pesky recoil to put you off aim. I managed to chalk up 8 kills in a match last night, which is better than I've done in the Spit.

* disclaimer - I still get wasted by anything Morgoth and Seraph fly though, so take the above with a pince of salt

[Benrizz]

Originally Posted by cyclone70

Yak-3 for me... I was liking the Spit IX best but it's a pig to keep in the air if shot in the wings. I like Yak-3 cos it's ultra nimble and stable. The turning circle rocks. You can slam the rudder in all directions and you won't go into a spin. It doesn't turn into a flying brick once the wings are hit like the Spit. No pesky recoil to put you off aim. I managed to chalk up 8 kills in a match last night, which is better than I've done in the Spit.

* disclaimer - I still get wasted by anything Morgoth and Seraph fly though, so take the above with a pince of salt

Believe me take the LA5-FN and Beat them all

[cyclone70]

Originally Posted by Benrizz

Believe me take the LA5-FN and Beat them all

mmmm, you sure? I'll give it a test out tonight, but I can see an ass kicking forthcoming... didn't enjoy the single player missions with that thing
probably cos i 'spray and pray' too much

[Ancient Seraph]

Originally Posted by Benrizz

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PS: BOP players (at least in SIM) are very sensitive to a kind fashion's week .

when I start playing everybody was on 109's then a few days later it was russians VS russians on LA5-7 (thanks to Soviet Ace). and now I don't know why everybody seems to prefer the Spit mkXVI. (Which I'm still waiting to unblock because I'm more on that forum discussing the game due to work than actually playing the game lol.)

Next week will be Milan fashion's week. with MC202 for sure

That's crasy !!! or Am I crasy ?

I'm still waiting for the I-153/Po-2 Strike hype... that would be epic .

Originally Posted by cyclone70

mmmm, you sure? I'll give it a test out tonight, but I can see an ass kicking forthcoming... didn't enjoy the single player missions with that thing

The La-7 is amazing. It's just tricky to actually shoot someone with it. You also don't have to set the sens. too much down, about 2-3 notches.

[Benrizz]

Remember to give full sensitivity to the LA5 (you will break its chains and release the Tiger).

Beleive me you will kick so many ass with that plane, that i feel indecent to speak more about it

[cyclone70]

Originally Posted by Benrizz

Remember to give full sensitivity to the LA5 (you will break its chains and release the Tiger).

Beleive me you will kick so many ass with that plane, that i feel indecent to speak more about it

Classic, you've brightened up my afternoon with that comment. I am going to release the tiger tonight!

[Wissam24]

I agree, someone needs to set up a Biplane match sometime.

[Benrizz]

If you play SIM forget about big planes (IL2-10 or biplane) they are so easy to spot. and so easy to kill

Undoubtly LA 5-or 7 are the best dogfighters Spit have more firepower though.

But as Morghot said, in SIM no matter what plane you take (apart from 1vs1) you should be able to perform. Personnally what I disllike is an unstable firing platform such as the 109-G6.

PS: BOP players (at least in SIM) are very sensitive to a kind fashion's week .

when I start playing everybody was on 109's then a few days later it was russians VS russians on LA5-7 (thanks to Soviet Ace). and now I don't know why everybody seems to prefer the Spit mkXVI. (Which I'm still waiting to unblock because I'm more on that forum discussing the game due to work than actually playing the game lol.)

Next week will be Milan fashion's week. with MC202 for sure

That's crasy !!! or Am I crasy ?

[Wissam24]

If you're playing Sim, use the B-17, it's agile, manoeuvrable, fast and it has very little recoil form the front guns.