Igor4U Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 Instant Action - MiG-21BIS - Nevada Map - Dogfight (German F-4E Phantom II) When I fly this Instant Action Mission, we start with the F-4 (about 1,500 ft) in front and perpendicular to the MiG-21 Crossing Left to Right at equal energy states. As I (in MiG-21) ease into a Right Turn (and waiting for the Burner to Light) to point my nose at the F-4, the F-4 Zoom Climbs and then 180s back into my face. By the time the MiG-21 AB lights and I can pull a little tighter - the F-4 has completed his 180 and we are Nose to Nose. So by the time I basically turn 90 right - the F-4 has climbed 2,000 ft above me and reversed 180 degrees - out-turning me by 90 degrees in the same amount of time. These Pesky Germans are one tough adversary ! And yes - I understand God's 'G' (the Egg) and why the F-4 (with Power Advantage) fights in the Vertical against the MiG-21. But my question is (based on the F-4's phenomenal performance), is this realistic ? Am I doomed to keep getting my Behind kicked by some Bratwurst eatin Aces ?
TaxDollarsAtWork Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 It isn't to hard in this engagement you're the angle fighter and have lots of speeds to work with his real strength is sustained turn but you own all the instantaneous turning speeds sub 1000kmh when he goes vertical build speed and do a horizontal turn if you end up nose to nose again merge and go for a one circle turn right after that into him theblast thing you want is to give him more time and space to bring his nose onto you This should help you see where you and he holds the advantage
Dehuman Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 It's because the AI have the flight model of this...
Igor4U Posted January 25, 2019 Author Posted January 25, 2019 It isn't to hard in this engagement you're the angle fighter and have lots of speeds to work with his real strength is sustained turn but you own all the instantaneous turning speeds sub 1000kmh when he goes vertical build speed and do a horizontal turn if you end up nose to nose again merge and go for a one circle turn right after that into him theblast thing you want is to give him more time and space to bring his nose onto you This should help you see where you and he holds the advantage Thank You for the Info !
Igor4U Posted January 25, 2019 Author Posted January 25, 2019 It's because the AI have the flight model of this... I suspected as Much ! THANX :thumbup:
Harlikwin Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 Yeah i dont think the f4e fm is all that good. I find it easier to fight the F5 which should have the advantage. New hotness: I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, HP Reverb (formermly CV1) Old-N-busted: i7 4720HQ ~3.5GHZ, +32GB DDR3 + Nvidia GTX980m (4GB VRAM) :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, Rift CV1 (yes really).
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