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the German ME262 rocket propelled fighter/bomber was built to tackle the powerful Spit 14, The Spit 14 was a very versitile plane with great speed and manuverability. The German pilots would use the Boom N Zoom tactic. They would be able to get much higher in altitude then the Spits they would dive down on spits and bomber formations and blast through and keep going straight and gain altitude again. They tried turning with the spits and they were dead meat. Even one or two turns would burn up enough energy that the spits would eat them alive. My favorite WWII plane would be the german Messerschmitt109k. Flown properly it could also eat up spits with the 65 rounds of 30mm cannon and 300 rounds of 13mm MG's but with the fuel shortage for germany in the last legs of the war the 109K was doomed luckily.
 
 
Before i found COD i plaid one game exclussivly. It was called Fighter Ace, it was a WWII based Multiplayer flying game. Different arenas you could join from FFA to Teams. Over 100 WWII planes and bombers you could choose to fly from USA, Germany, Russia, Japan, Great Britan. Unfortunatly the game went under :-( There is still a free EARLY version of the game if anyone is into WWII planes where you can fly a Spit9 ,Spit14, Hurricane, P51, LA7, Yak3, and a bunch of others.The graphics are crappy but it is still good fun if you got a joystick kicking around. Google up Air Attack (And cheese it is based on your side of the pond so connection would be good) and it is free. You can fly using keyboard but chances are you will get eaten up by those with a joystick

Well the German ME 262 was the first jet powered plane to fight in WW2. Its top speed of 560 mph and ceiling of over 37,000 feet made it hard for most prop planes to target the jets in a high speed fight. The Spitfire had a top speed of 380 and 35,000 feet. This made it easy for a jet to drop in from above and take out a spitfire in formation and climb back above the Spitfire's top fight area. That being said the Spitfire had a greater turning radius especially in low speed flight against the Me 262. The ME 262's engines had low thrust at low speeds and a wider turn radius. If you look at the timeline of the war Germany had lost most of their experienced pilots by the time the Me 262 was ready for deployment. Factoring that in with pilots using traditional propeller based dogfighting skills while flying jets might have actually negated the advantages of such a fast plane. Also Britain built the Gloster Meteor jet and it was put into service in July of 44. The main aircraft that the Spitfire faced in combat were the Bf-109, Bf-110, Heinkel He-110 bomber, Junkers Ju-87, Ju-88 bombers and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. So I guess I'm saying that the Me 262 was a better aircraft than the Spitfire in some areas but not as good in others. In lots of fighters of that day it all came down to the skill of the pilots.

Gy'day,
 
My gaming name is "starpicket", I am an Australian male of senior years, and live on the Queensland coastal area, in a spot called Redland Bay
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I am retired, but spent my working life as a Cartographer in the service of the state's Surveey and Mapping Authority.
 
I joined Australia's Army Reserve, 1960 and served as a "Sapper" until retiring 1n 1990 with the rank of Warrent Officer Class 2, Australian Engineering Corp.
 
I picked my gaming name of starpicket from one of the fundamental tools used by field engineers being the 6ft steel picket or star picket as we refer to same.
 
I have only recently been introduced to online gaming by my three sons, who are regular players on XtremeIdots web site and they go by the names of:- "Hellkid: Jimboom and Cracon"
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I trust you, my American friends, will forgive my some what delayed responses at some critical times, as we, in Australia suffer a lag time which is reflected in our high ping.
 
Thanks for now, looking forward to playing with you in the future.
 
Srarpicket.

G'day, welcolme, see you on line.
 
Cheers,
 
Starpicket.

Welcolme to the forums, Gomez.
 
Cheers,
 
Starpicket.

I'd be too afraid to shoot as it would be then that I'd wake up!
 
Cheers
 
Starpicket

I'd be too afraid to shoot as it would be then that I'd wake up!
 
Cheers
 
Starpicket

Gy'day,
 
My gaming name is "starpicket", I am an Australian male of senior years, and live on the Queensland coastal area, in a spot called Redland Bay
.
I am retired, but spent my working life as a Cartographer in the service of the state's Surveey and Mapping Authority.
 
I joined Australia's Army Reserve, 1960 and served as a "Sapper" until retiring 1n 1990 with the rank of Warrent Officer Class 2, Australian Engineering Corp.
 
I picked my gaming name of starpicket from one of the fundamental tools used by field engineers being the 6ft steel picket or star picket as we refer to same.
 
I have only recently been introduced to online gaming by my three sons, who are regular players on XtremeIdots web site and they go by the names of:- "Hellkid: Jimboom and Cracon"
.
I trust you, my American friends, will forgive my some what delayed responses at some critical times, as we, in Australia suffer a lag time which is reflected in our high ping.
 
Thanks for now, looking forward to playing with you in the future.
 
Srarpicket.