I've been having a blast flying online lately. Just now had a real nailbiter of a dogfight against a very competent Hurricane pilot who was trying to shoot up some AI stukas as they were landing. I dove in on him but with my excess speed was forced to yo-yo as he turned hard. That gave him the space he needed to start playing hide and seek with me in the clouds. I went low, trusting that my DB601A with 1100PS could regain me the E advantage if he stayed high. It very nearly didn't, but at 1.45 ata and 2500 rpm there's not much that will keep up with a Messerschmitt. We scissored a bit on the way up; I was trying to get him to pull lead on me so he'd stall out. Eventually he got impatient and dove away (foolishly) which gave me the positional advantage needed to move in for the kill.
115m convergence for cannons and nose guns seems to be the sweet spot for me. Load the nose guns with armor-piercing ammunition for excellent cockpit penetration.
Edit: Haha, and actually, the first time I saw a G.50 online I shot it down, thinking it was a Hurri. I mean what poor sod gets into a Fiat willingly?
07-29-2011, 06:27 AM
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