SWINGIN' WINGS: A P-40 Montage

[JG1_Barton]

[Jade_Monkey]

Nice job! Well flown and good shots.

 

I do a horrible keeping energy on the P40.

 

Those lufties aren't doing themselves any favors by flying like that either!

[=RvE=Windmills]

Neat

[SAS_Storebror]

Looking at videos like these, I´m frequently asking myself whether I´m using different difficulty settings or why it is that I need at least 2 or 3 times as much lead on my deflection shots than any of these flights shown in such videos.

Not that I don´t like what´s shown here, just wondering...

Some of the shots in these videos seem to go just straight and impact immediately right in the spot they have aimed at, even though the shooting plane pulls 2G, 3G or more, and the victim is running 200+ mph @45° offset (or more).

Probably I´m just doing something wrong...

 

Cheers!

Mike

Edited December 27, 2017 by SAS_Storebror

[BMA_FlyingShark]

Nice.

 

[GridiroN]

Looking at videos like these, I´m frequently asking myself whether I´m using different difficulty settings or why it is that I need at least 2 or 3 times as much lead on my deflection shots than any of these flights shown in such videos.

Not that I don´t like what´s shown here, just wondering...

Some of the shots in these videos seem to go just straight and impact immediately right in the spot they have aimed at, even though the shooting plane pulls 2G, 3G or more, and the victim is running 200+ mph @45° offset (or more).

Probably I´m just doing something wrong...

 

Cheers!

Mike

 

Convergence matters a lot. If you converge far, you'll never hit anything close, if you converge close, you'll never hit anything far. I usually leave my guns at 300 now as I do not consistently engage enemies at a set distance. Russian guns, i set to 330 because they drop quickly.  

[JG1_Barton]

Looking at videos like these, I´m frequently asking myself whether I´m using different difficulty settings or why it is that I need at least 2 or 3 times as much lead on my deflection shots than any of these flights shown in such videos.

Not that I don´t like what´s shown here, just wondering...

Some of the shots in these videos seem to go just straight and impact immediately right in the spot they have aimed at, even though the shooting plane pulls 2G, 3G or more, and the victim is running 200+ mph @45° offset (or more).

Probably I´m just doing something wrong...

 

Cheers!

Mike

 

I have my guns set to 250.  It gives the best of both worlds in that you only have to deal with a little bit of spread closer in than 250 unless you're under 100 then you really have to start aiming with one set of guns or the other.  Same thing applies at 350+.  The three .50s stay pretty concentrated out to distance and they go through a lot of metal.  Pretty easy to get pilot kills in this thing.  Also, the more G your target is pulling the more stress they are exerting on the airframe which means you need less lead to cause a failure.  

 

I'm continually amazed at how quickly the M2s can shred planes especially when the hits are concentrated.

Nice job! Well flown and good shots.

 

I do a horrible keeping energy on the P40.

 

Those lufties aren't doing themselves any favors by flying like that either!

 

Thanks!

 

Energy management in the P-40 is difficult because it accelerates very slowly.  Keep your airspeed up and use displacement rolls to stay on enemies.  Also keep a bit of altitude under you if possible to turn into speed when you need to turn sharply.  

 

I've noticed a surprising number of 109 and FW pilots who don't know what this plane is capable of in good hands and continually underestimate it.  And lots of people just running full power through a scissors without using enough airspace to stay behind me.  Dropping flaps and slamming on the brakes has given me many more shots than I should have ever gotten. 

Edited December 27, 2017 by II./JG1_Barton

[DSR_A-24]

I have my guns set to 250.  It gives the best of both worlds in that you only have to deal with a little bit of spread closer in than 250 unless you're under 100 then you really have to start aiming with one set of guns or the other.  Same thing applies at 350+.  The three .50s stay pretty concentrated out to distance and they go through a lot of metal.  Pretty easy to get pilot kills in this thing.  Also, the more G your target is pulling the more stress they are exerting on the airframe which means you need less lead to cause a failure.  

 

I'm continually amazed at how quickly the M2s can shred planes especially when the hits are concentrated.

 

Thanks!

 

Energy management in the P-40 is difficult because it accelerates very slowly.  Keep your airspeed up and use displacement rolls to stay on enemies.  Also keep a bit of altitude under you if possible to turn into speed when you need to turn sharply.  

 

I've noticed a surprising number of 109 and FW pilots who don't know what this plane is capable of in good hands and continually underestimate it.  And lots of people just running full power through a scissors without using enough airspace to stay behind me.  Dropping flaps and slamming on the brakes has given me many more shots than I should have ever gotten. 

Acceleration never seems to be a problem for, its the lack of energy retention. The P-40 can't zoom for its life, it hates speed for some reason, lol. I usually switch between the Fw-190 and P-40 and the one thing the P-40 can do well is dogfight. As long as you've got the altitude the P-40 is a really nice dog fighter.

 

Nice flying btw.

 

This is hands down the most difficult plane to fly in the game.

Edited December 27, 2017 by DSR_T-888

[Ploofy]

Good music choice  

[=EXPEND=Capt_Yorkshire]

[SAS_Storebror]

Convergence matters a lot.

 

Thanks for the hint.

I have set my convergence to 200 meters so far (I like to come a little closer you know), but changed it to 250 meters now and things got a lot better.

Funny thing.

Vertical convergence (which is completely absent in IL-2 1946), as much as I understood, means that lower values for a plane with wing guns would mean that the gun's elevation would be higher the lower the convergence value is.

Apparently in BoX it's vice versa?

Whatever it is, 250 meters works well for me at the moment.

 

Cheers!

Mike

[GridiroN]

Acceleration never seems to be a problem for, its the lack of energy retention. The P-40 can't zoom for its life, it hates speed for some reason, lol. I usually switch between the Fw-190 and P-40 and the one thing the P-40 can do well is dogfight. As long as you've got the altitude the P-40 is a really nice dog fighter.

 

Nice flying btw.

 

This is hands down the most difficult plane to fly in the game.

 

Fuck Clan Wolf. CJF 4 lyf. 

Thanks for the hint.

I have set my convergence to 200 meters so far (I like to come a little closer you know), but changed it to 250 meters now and things got a lot better.

Funny thing.

Vertical convergence (which is completely absent in IL-2 1946), as much as I understood, means that lower values for a plane with wing guns would mean that the gun's elevation would be higher the lower the convergence value is.

Apparently in BoX it's vice versa?

Whatever it is, 250 meters works well for me at the moment.

 

Cheers!

Mike

 

Convergence affects both horizontal and vertical planes in this sim. Most planes have their guns on the centreline so it only affects their vertical plane. 

[JG1_Barton]

Convergence affects both horizontal and vertical planes in this sim. Most planes have their guns on the centreline so it only affects their vertical plane. 

 

It was the same way in 1946.  I run 250 for just about everything except the 109 I run at 500.  Seems to help out with leading turning targets.