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StormILM
October 19th, 2019, 14:23
I took advantage of the Autumn Sale and got the I-16 and Spitfire. I had some DCS Miles built and and used them and my Credit Card Bonus and ended up getting the two for $22 on my end. Anyhow, the I-16 Rata is a challenge to fly, especially on takeoff and landing. It's a hand full in flight as well. So today I decided to try my hand at Dogfighting with it and didn't expect a great outcome BUT it turned out much differently than I thought it would. We met head on and he fired on me so I offset and he missed. At first he kept the 109 in a slashing attack which there was no way I could get my guns to bear on him except head-on or and with the 109's speed and power, really not much of a chance to keep with him or follow in the nose-up vertical. However, I just kept offsetting my passes and he got frustrated and then decided to get into a turning fight. From there, I owned him. After 2 heavy bursts of all 4 machine guns in a nose high over the target deflection shot (where I couldn't see him under my nose and sight), I landed solid hits. He began smoking and leveled out. That's when I finished him off and he bailed out! So the Rata isn't so bad a dogfighter after all. All I can say is, if you're flying against one with a faster aircraft, stay out of a bled down energy state knife fight! Stay at speed and slash them head on or at any good angle from behind/above and behind.
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scotth6
October 19th, 2019, 18:40
"After 2 heavy bursts of all 4 machine guns in a nose high over the target deflection shot (where I couldn't see him under my nose and sight)"


Sounds like every hit on target I ever get in IL2 Battle of Stalingrad. I can never see the target when taking deflection shots, and am just guessing (or doing advanced trajectory calculations in my head:biggrin-new:). Too far back I suppose.