Another great plane from excellent German light fighter Messerschmitt line. AFter first BnZ light fighter (B), heavy armed tier V light fighter (3 Emil' 20mm cannons), Friedrich switches to light armament, buffed by introducing Adolf Galland' F model with 2 13mm MG-131 replacing cowling 7.7 machine guns.
Even in stock configuration (2x 7.7mm, 1x15 mm coming from tier V Emil) plane flies very well - 2km optimal altitude along with fast recovering 8s boost allow to build up energy surplus and use them in fast attacks, and depending on situation - pursuit or disengagement.
Researchable modules only increase planes abilities, making it a dangerous and hard to kill fighter.
The only problem is low DPS - 189, so bigger targets with rear gunners may cause problems.
Saturday, January 5, 2019
Friday, January 4, 2019
Blenheim F
Heavy fighter at a tier, that not everyone know how to deal with such.
Contrary to Bf 110 B, flies low and slow (480 km/h at 1500 m vs 550 at 1700).
At the start it is armed with 5 7.7 machine guns, which makes aerial combat hard and heavy matchmaker dependent.
After mounting 2 cannons in the nose, firepower increases, and they are pretty accurate, which allows sniping from a far - as a heavy fighter it doesn't turn well.
4 250 pound bombs allow to catch some additional points by attacking ground targets, as well as rear gunner, which usually scores some points for assists so grind goes quite fast.
Contrary to Bf 110 B, flies low and slow (480 km/h at 1500 m vs 550 at 1700).
At the start it is armed with 5 7.7 machine guns, which makes aerial combat hard and heavy matchmaker dependent.
After mounting 2 cannons in the nose, firepower increases, and they are pretty accurate, which allows sniping from a far - as a heavy fighter it doesn't turn well.
4 250 pound bombs allow to catch some additional points by attacking ground targets, as well as rear gunner, which usually scores some points for assists so grind goes quite fast.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX
3rd incarnation of Spitfire. With stock configuration it's a handicapped Spitfire Mk V - 10 km/h slower, with higher minimum speed and longer turn. The only difference is 100 meters better optimal altitude.
Fighting against tiers VIII.
Another problem is that usually retrained pilot, losing 10% of basic proficiency, makes sniping harder - Spitfires Mk. I and V were able to snipe enemy planes at the maximum distance. Fresh Spitfire Mk. IX can reliably deliver damage at half of maximum range.
As slow dogfighter, it suffers also from various bullet velocities - 20mm Hispano Mk. II have 378 of whatever, later Hispano Mk. V 444, and supporting .50 Brownings M2 333 - in turnfight, depending on cannons heat level, lead has to be shorter, to pump damage from cannons, or longer, to put machine guns to work.
Each developed module helps this plane to go from crap to mediocre, but even fully developed doesn't change the rule that UK planes at tier VII suck.
Fighting against tiers VIII.
Another problem is that usually retrained pilot, losing 10% of basic proficiency, makes sniping harder - Spitfires Mk. I and V were able to snipe enemy planes at the maximum distance. Fresh Spitfire Mk. IX can reliably deliver damage at half of maximum range.
As slow dogfighter, it suffers also from various bullet velocities - 20mm Hispano Mk. II have 378 of whatever, later Hispano Mk. V 444, and supporting .50 Brownings M2 333 - in turnfight, depending on cannons heat level, lead has to be shorter, to pump damage from cannons, or longer, to put machine guns to work.
Each developed module helps this plane to go from crap to mediocre, but even fully developed doesn't change the rule that UK planes at tier VII suck.
Thursday, January 3, 2019
La-11
Once tier VIII premium plane that comparing to same tier La-9 traded one cannon and rocket booster for smaller dispersion and better maneuverability.
Turned out to be utter crap - is too slow to chase other tier VIII planes and lacks the punch to destroy them in single pass.
In previous (1.x meta) WG gave it for free to anybody bothering to take it, in current meta (2.x) it became so weak that it was removed from premium store. Most probably to avoid returning money or gold for disappointed players.
As something free - it's okish, as something for money - not at all.
Turned out to be utter crap - is too slow to chase other tier VIII planes and lacks the punch to destroy them in single pass.
In previous (1.x meta) WG gave it for free to anybody bothering to take it, in current meta (2.x) it became so weak that it was removed from premium store. Most probably to avoid returning money or gold for disappointed players.
As something free - it's okish, as something for money - not at all.
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