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06-26-2011, 11:15 AM
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Did you try the center wheel + right click to initiate side head movement by the mouse and align your self with the gun sight. I hve no TiR and hve used it since the trick was given on the forum and it works fine for me. ~S! 
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#42
06-26-2011, 12:58 PM
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The solution you mentioned I tried already, unfortunately as soon as I activate TRACKIR, everything is centered the wrong way again  ROF has a better soution, I was told, you do as you mentioned above, then press a key and the game uses your current view as the future "centered" view, a solution much more flexible and forward-thinking than what CoD has to offer today. Quote:
Your comments remind me of that famous story of the P-47 pilot who out-turned a Bf109 yes he did but this does not prove that the P-47 was turning better than the Bf109. You can always turn better than another fighter; if your guns damage the other plane enough to give you advantage for what will follow subsequently you are fine; if not you are dead. After all, what are discussing about? The fact that the Bf109 turned better than the Spit as you claim was short lived and it was because "This advantage to the Bf 109 soon changed when improved Spitfires were delivered." Since the Spitfire did not really change form I presume he means that the Spits with better engine performance (engine or propeller) came??? I do not know what Leykauf is trying to make as point, the Bf was not a better turner than the Spit, he was entering the fight at the best turning speed (for tightest turn) and full throttle, losing his whole energy within seconds, easing the stick to gain some speed and pulled the max turn once more. Unless he was flying a JU-87, he would have turned better against any plane turning at its constant rate of turn... Like this, you can outurn a Zero flying a Wildcat; for how long, don't ask  ~S~ Last edited by 335th_GRAthos; 06-26-2011 at 08:34 PM.
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#43
06-26-2011, 04:47 PM
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I really dont recall reading anything credible, that ever pointed to the 109 at being a good turning fighter.
For instance, this R.A.E. performance evaluation from Sept. 1940. http://www.kurfurst.org/Tactical_tri...ls/Morgan.html Being a bad turn fighter, does not make it a bad aircraft. The P51 was not a turner either. (by the time the P51 was really in the mix, the Luftwaffe had lost a large portion of its seasoned pilots) You can do most anything against green pilots, but if you want to live, you have to fly to the aircraft you are in...and against. Im actually impressed with the FM vs 1946. You just have to learn to fly it as it is.. not what you thought it would be. 109s can be quite a pain to fly effectively. So far I havnt been shot down by a 109 yet. Mainly because they insist on trying to turn with me. If you go further than 180.. to 270.. you're done. I'll bait them into it. let them Dive... and see if I can sucker them into coming around. IF they are smart, they try for a quick burst then use their speed to climb .. or dive and escape. Its even better if they try to climb UP to me. Death sentence. Even with the new patch, things are as I would actually expect them to be. I can't out climb them, or run away/catch them. If you get jumped by a pair of 109s that know what they are doing. You're done. You cant escape, and if they are working together, you're quickly toast. If you fight it right, it works great. If you try and make it what its not, you're dead. Corsairs cant turn fight Zeros.. but Ive seen plenty try. its almost the same thing.. the corsair bieng a 109.. the zero being a spit. 109 is more an energy fighter... the spit is the turner. Altitude also plays a big factor. I dont know how the altitude model is in clod yet. It sucked in 1946. For instance, the P51 really needed to be around 25/30 k feet to shine. But in 1946 we were left fighting below 20. I imagine the 109 would preform better at much higher altitudes (just my thought).. but right now.. engagements online are between 6k and the deck. Terrible place for a 109. I do expect flight models to be much better in clod. You simply have to adjust to the characteristics of the aircraft you are in.
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#44
06-26-2011, 05:45 PM
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I have to say that I've now been playing HSFX 5.01 for a while and those new 109 FMs from Aaken are IMO spot on.
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#45
06-26-2011, 06:06 PM
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ANd yes, you are right about the 109 vs Mustang. Thats the smartest thing to do. though a smart mustang driver wouldn't follow. Like I said.. you need to know the strengths of your aircraft, against the weakness of your opponent. trying to turn fight a 109 against a spit, is not good tactics.
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#46
06-26-2011, 07:13 PM
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We decided to not engage them and focus on the bombers. Anyway talking about CloD: at start I was one of the greatest supporter but now I have enough of it. You can have very detailed DM and FM (on paper) but the management it's been so bad that I can't trust their numbers. Now I'm going to have doubts about every plane's performance, every little damage, every ammo's model. I'll be sticked to HSFX for long time.
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 A whole generation of pilots learned to treasure the Spitfire for its delightful response to aerobatic manoeuvres and its handiness as a dogfighter. Iit is odd that they had continued to esteem these qualities over those of other fighters in spite of the fact that they were of only secondary importance tactically.Thus it is doubly ironic that the Spitfire’s reputation would habitually be established by reference to archaic, non-tactical criteria. Last edited by 6S.Manu; 06-26-2011 at 07:15 PM.
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06-27-2011, 05:48 AM
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06-27-2011, 04:54 PM
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Stand up like a fighter or CoD might be the last reality oriented sim for very long !
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#49
07-31-2011, 02:23 PM
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Something worth mentioning in my personal experiences:
I was flying a Hurricane up at altitude (perhaps 10,000 feet or greater (I can get the Hurricane up to well over 25,000 ft in full real)) and I noticed a pesky little 109 trying to chase me in the syndicate server. The main way that I ID the 109 was its bright yellow nose which over time became smaller and smaller which pleased me. Then I ran into some 110s (I think AI) which I started above and they never got onto my tail. Pretty much I like the new Hurricane FMs better then the original version.
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08-01-2011, 04:37 PM
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That is hardly realistic. Nobody flew at 36,000 feet operationally for any length of time during WWII. United States Oxygen systems during the war would be hard pressed to keep a pilot conscious for any long term exposure and fighting would be very problematic. From the USAAF study on the physiological effects of altitude exposure on USAAF crews during the bombing campaign: 
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