A noob in the P-40 and a little luck

[KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82]

 

[il2crashesnfails]

the mirror looks good and even useful

[SCG_ErwinP]

Last kill was cool!

I do not have the P40, but I think the way to fly it is like Focke Wulf .... When with speed, it shines...

 

Salute!

 

Erwin.

[KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82]

@il2crashesnfails

@SCG_ErwinP

Thanks men!

The mirrow can be useful, not much time in the P-40 yet, but there were some situations where at least I was aware that someone sneaked up on me.

Yes, the P-40 is pretty nice, the .50's are great.

I did the time counter on it.

Normally, if you have 6 MG's mounted + additional ammunition, you are able to shoot around 29 seconds.

With 4 MG's mounted + additional ammunition, you can pull the trigger to around 49 seconds.

I always go for the 4 MG's than, as my aiming is sooo bad, that I am happy to have more time to ajust....so to say

Also, I know its a meme, but its true - the P-40 is very stable in high speed dives.

[KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82]

Can some of the experienced players give me advices?

 

 

[6FG_Big_Al]

It looks a lot like you lost your advantage after your dive. I would have immediately regained altitude and distance in your position. Even while you were trying to get behind the 109, you were turning way too much.  I think that might already be a Friedrich or even a Gustav. They have much more speed than you and should also be more agile.  Apart from Boom and Zoom I would always keep my high speeds.

 

[NN_Razor]

Never try to dogfight against a 109(and that's true for most of soviet and us plane...)...It's an attempt without a future.  That's why u see less and less BZ  (and ure surprise when u see a german over u...), and more and more german's planes on the servers. 

 

It's my opinion in a moment of disillusionment. 

[Ehret]

On 4/8/2019 at 6:20 PM, KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82 said:

Can some of the experienced players give me advices?

 

You wasted few good shooting opportunities so the enemy could continue.

At the end you got low and slow and that's worst position to be in the P-40E. 109s will out-accelerate you thus it's only matter of time when you stall and lose a continuous turning fight.

109s will (with exception of the E) readily out-run the Kittyhawk too; you really need some altitude for shallow dives to keep them afar.

You should regain altitude from speed; then check your surroundings and evaluate. The best engagement for the P-40E is a downward spiral where you can use good instantaneous turn-rate and keep high speed. Of course it's important to disengage at some point to avoid getting trapped on the ground.

You loaded (probably) too much fuel - the gauge on the dashboard has more than zero so the other two tanks (on the floor) were full. 40-45% is plenty; you can often go with 30-35% no problem.

[KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82]

@NN_Razor

Many people told me that turning against 109's should be fine. But I guess I came to low in this given example anyway, so lost energy and was an easy prey than.

 

@Ehret

Yes! In the next video I'll show below, the last situation, I tried not to dive with my target instantly, so I tried to keep altitude and than I dove on him. And the 109 E could not escape.

I will also take your advice with the fuel load hammered in my mind. I've the tendency to take more than enough.

 

 

 

 

[NN_Razor]

Kall_Kalutz, it's seams there something wrong with ure joystick. Perhaps more dead zone in the center, cause,i feel ure always shaking ure plane (see around 5'.04"). 

[KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82]

8 minutes ago, NN_Razor said:

Kall_Kalutz, it's seams there something wrong with ure joystick. Perhaps more dead zone in the center, cause,i feel ure always shaking ure plane (see around 5'.04"). 

 

Hmm...this could be true and some reason of struggle with aiming and leading too.

Will try that! Thanks

[Leon_Portier]

11 minutes ago, KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82 said:

 

Hmm...this could be true and some reason of struggle with aiming and leading too.

Will try that! Thanks

Have you put some sensitivity on your axises? I have around 30% on each, 38% on the rudder.

[il2crashesnfails]

8 hours ago, KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82 said:

@NN_Razor

Many people told me that turning against 109's should be fine. But I guess I came to low in this given example anyway, so lost energy and was an easy prey than.

 

@Ehret

Yes! In the next video I'll show below, the last situation, I tried not to dive with my target instantly, so I tried to keep altitude and than I dove on him. And the 109 E could not escape.

I will also take your advice with the fuel load hammered in my mind. I've the tendency to take more than enough.

 

 

 

 

nice !

[KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82]

 

[Pict]

On 4/8/2019 at 6:20 PM, KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82 said:

Can some of the experienced players give me advices?

 

 

 

I just watched this and the 1st thing that came to mind was that you don't look around you very much. It seemed like the first time you looked behind you was to try and keep track of the bandit you appeared to overshoot.

 

So, no fancy analysis from me. Just check 6 much more often would be my advice.

[Raptorattacker]

What he said but also a little lighter on the trigger. Shorter bursts?

... oh yeah, keep an eye on altitude!! 

Edited December 5, 2019 by Raptorattacker

[Cavalier]

On 4/8/2019 at 11:20 AM, KG_S_Kalle_Kalutz82 said:

Can some of the experienced players give me advices?

 

 

Something that might help you with your gun accuracy is use of elevator trim. The P40 has a lot of elevator authority so it can be very easy to over-control if youre not trimmed out.

[wombatBritishBulldogs]

Reset your gunsight to default The P-40 has one of the nicest by default gunsight out there You were flying fine up until you started to fire !  don't pull the trigger so hard or put it elsewhere so you don't flail around when firing ! Bit like race drivers using the left foot to brake for saving time and smoothness