Friday Update, April 6, 2012

[335th_GRAthos]

Originally Posted by Osprey

i'm talking about the Hurricane which is what I normally fly.

Hi Osprey,

I think the Bf109 owned the Hurricane in reality.
Actually, in CoD I find the Hurricane more lethal than the Spitfire I series...

No need to flame me, let's wait for the patch and we can complain later... LOL


@Jatta Raso: You must be getting the worst pilots, your technique is good and precise but, in my squadron, any Bf109 wingman that would follow a Spit or Hurri on a right turn, I would have court-martialed...

~S~

[ATAG_Snapper]

I'm not sure if this upcoming patch will address any FM issues; hopefully it will increase performance to such a degree that heavier cloud formations are possible without killing our framerates. That will change the combat environment and dynamics tremendously for both sides -- fighters AND bombers. I trust the clouds will be more opaque than the little ones we have now!

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by VO101_Tom

Don't want to upset you, but the Rotol Hurri performance (top speed) a quite accurate, compared to other aircrafts. The D-5-20 performance loss is a same amount as the 109... so, if the planes get the correct FM, the Hurri disadvantages will be stand, or grow...

I made a test couple of months ago, this is what i got

Tom, your numbers look spot on to me as far as the RAF data goes; I have no doubts you're equally accurate for the LW fighters, too. If the devs see fit to use these figures in adjusting the FM's it should make for some interesting dogfights.

I'd probably stick with the Rotol for bomber intercepts -- I feel I can "deliver more lead on target" with the Rotol than with the Spit; others may feel differently.

[major_setback]

Originally Posted by Varrattu

You (plural) take yourself damn serious here, right

~S~

Who? Us???

[Insuber]

Originally Posted by Jatta Raso

you're welcome!, well ok the Hurricane is a complete different issue, feels sluggish and heavy for my taste, maybe faster than Spits, but its maneuverability will get me killed at the present; never really learned it yet.

i hope the Spit isn't giving me bad habits, like getting lazy relying too much on super agility and such (i'm always trying to learn how to better keep my energy though); on the other hand, rookie mistakes made by 109s may be more easy to exploit... i have mostly one type of foe atm, so combat is becoming a rather patterned issue for me. (ok i lost a fight against a 109 some days ago but i was drunk )

Actually on ATAG I see too often lone 109s trying to follow read planes in turn-fight ... tsk tsk ...

[Il2Pongo]

I like the little shy german tank with a 75mm(Pz IV? Stug III?) peaking around the corner in a few shots.

[Stealth_Eagle]

Originally Posted by Il2Pongo

I like the little shy german tank with a 75mm(Pz IV? Stug III?) peaking around the corner in a few shots.

I see it as well. It appears to be a German PZ IV due to the hull shape and the gun fitted on it is not historical for the time period (didn't the PZ IV with L/43 come to service in late 1942. Forgive me if I am wrong).

[Ailantd]

Coming from online session right now... I hope the patch will be available soon... It´s incredibly frustating when game chrash in THAT moment... or the huge fps drop when aproaching a bomber formation.

[ATAG_Doc]

Originally Posted by 335th_GRAthos

any Bf109 wingman that would follow a Spit or Hurri on a right turn, I would have court-martialed...

But sometimes its just too hard to resist!!! lol

[csThor]

Originally Posted by Stealth_Eagle

I see it as well. It appears to be a German PZ IV due to the hull shape and the gun fitted on it is not historical for the time period (didn't the PZ IV with L/43 come to service in late 1942. Forgive me if I am wrong).

The previous versions with the short 75mm/L24 didn't disappear when the new Panzer IV Ausf. F2 (renamed Ausf. G soon) appeared. Some were still in use the year after.