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Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey
The best advice really I can offer is, try to cruise at at least 9 knots.
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Thanks, Penelope. I'm already doing that almost all the time.
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the big trick... use the 16km atmosphere. (if you aren't)
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I think I may need a new rig to run that.
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Also, it pays to have a maxed out flakcrew because chances are you are going to need them...
I think really that sometimes with the IX, depending on the plane, it pays to stay up on the surface, run at flank speed, and blast away at the incoming plane till it flies over you, then crash dive!
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Perhaps. A problem is that it takes a certain amount of time to identify the plane. This time delays your crash dive. So, if it is the wrong type of plane, you are too late. I think you need to make it an all or nothing policy. Is there really enough time to crash dive after the first pass and be down before the second pass?
I had one skipper who used to stay up and fight it out with planes. After losing a few flak crews and taking severe damage, he changed his mind.
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Some planes are on you before you can get under.
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Yeah. Those account for most of my fatalities.