Most fun dogfight you've ever been in?

Red October1984 · 05-09-13, 10:51 PM

I've been playing biplane vs biplane dogfights lately and those...so far...are the most fun dogfights I've ever played in IL-2.

What was your favorite dogfight?

EDIT: Just had a priceless moment. I'm flying the Avia 534 against Russian I-15's. I tore one in half and his wingman ran into the pilot who had just bailed out and crashed. I wish I had a video or screenshot for it. That'll never happen again.

Herr-Berbunch · 05-10-13, 02:28 AM

Most fun - mock dogfight over the Irish Sea with Chipmunks from RAF Woodvale.

On PC it'd have to be something from RoF but I couldn't pin down one.

HunterICX · 05-10-13, 03:40 AM

IL2 Forgotten Battles
a Saturday night till the early hours with Myself, Dowly and Danlisa all three totally wasted.
after a while there wasn't much of dogfighting going on anymore as it turned into me kissing control towers, Danlisa singing fly with me and dogfights usually ended up in crashing into the mountains or eachother mid air.

HunterICX

Cybermat47 · 05-10-13, 03:53 AM

^^^^

I thought that the one were you (was it you?) and Dowly had a dogfight in Rise of Flight while on the ground was hilarious

Most fun dogfight? Possibly me in a CR42 against 50 P51Ds in Birds of Steel.

I won.

HunterICX · 05-10-13, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Cybermat47

I thought that the one were you (was it you?) and Dowly had a dogfight in Rise of Flight while on the ground was hilarious

That would be Arclight vs Dowly

HunterICX

Oberon · 05-10-13, 06:46 AM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=161267&page=4

Dowly · 05-10-13, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

IL2 Forgotten Battles
a Saturday night till the early hours with Myself, Dowly and Danlisa all three totally wasted.
after a while there wasn't much of dogfighting going on anymore as it turned into me kissing control towers, Danlisa singing fly with me and dogfights usually ended up in crashing into the mountains or eachother mid air.

HunterICX

This.

Skybird · 05-10-13, 09:51 AM

My dogfight moment to remember: many years ago, with Flanker 2.5. Using a Mig-29 myself versus 2 AI-flown F15s, guns and 2 IR per plane only. 5 Minutes of pure air ballet. Somehow the 6 missiles all got spent and hit nothing (in lethal Flanker - that alone is remarkable), and then the ballet began. For me, it was a perfect moment on a perfect day, it was up and down and left and right, from low above ground to some ten thousand feet, sometimes chasing one of the two, sometimes got both trailing on my 6.

Never had such a perfect dogfighting experience before or after again. I managed to survive for around 5 minutes maybe, then gunned one of my opponents, half a minute later got knocked out by the other. But I still start dreaming when remembering the flying. And even without TrackIR back then... I had a very good HOTAS setup with plenty of viewing options on it.

Flanker had the best flight model for jets in its time. As I recall memories of it, it still would hold its ground today. Very dynamic and non-linear, very different to Falcon's FM.

Red October1984 · 05-10-13, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

My dogfight moment to remember: many years ago, with Flanker 2.5. Using a Mig-29 myself versus 2 AI-flown F15s, guns and 2 IR per plane only. 5 Minutes of pure air ballet. Somehow the 6 missiles all got spent and hit nothing (in lethal Flanker - that alone is remarkable), and then the ballet began. For me, it was a perfect moment on a perfect day, it was up and down and left and right, from low above ground to some ten thousand feet, sometimes chasing one of the two, sometimes got both trailing on my 6.

Never had such a perfect dogfighting experience before or after again. I managed to survive for around 5 minutes maybe, then gunned one of my opponents, half a minute later got knocked out by the other. But I still start dreaming when remembering the flying. And even without TrackIR back then... I had a very good HOTAS setup with plenty of viewing options on it.

Flanker had the best flight model for jets in its time. As I recall memories of it, it still would hold its ground today. Very dynamic and non-linear, very different to Falcon's FM.

I lost my Flanker 2.5 Disc somewhere in my basement. I used to love that game. I don't recall being able to fly the Migs though?

I only remember being able to fly the Su-27 and -33.

Skybird · 05-10-13, 04:59 PM

The sim was Flanker 2. A later upgrade they released, turning it into 2.5, included a complete, flyable model with all flight physics and in-cockpit 3D for the Fulcrum.

A Flanker 2.5 disc never existed, I think. Only 2.0

Red October1984 · 05-10-13, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

The sim was Flanker 2. A later upgrade they released, turning it into 2.5, included a complete, flyable model with all flight physics and in-cockpit 3D for the Fulcrum.

A Flanker 2.5 disc never existed, I think. Only 2.0

It said 2.5 on the disc.

This is a picture of the box

The box I got mine in looked like this

Arclight · 05-10-13, 05:56 PM

Think I shot Herr B. out of his A-10 with a Maverick once. Wasn't a dogfight, just a test case, but it gave me a good laugh.

Skybird · 05-10-13, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

It said 2.5 on the disc.

This is a picture of the box

The box I got mine in looked like this

Ah, they made a "best buy" golden collection super package of it then.

Back in those days, this is what it looked like over here. I have never seen the 2.5 box in stores.

Herr-Berbunch · 05-12-13, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

Think I shot Herr B. out of his A-10 with a Maverick once. Wasn't a dogfight, just a test case, but it gave me a good laugh.

That was a good laugh, I remember it well - just heading south along the coast. It was all over sooner than I'd thought it would be.

I say that too often.

Red October1984 · 05-12-13, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

That was a good laugh, I remember it well - just heading south along the coast. It was all over sooner than I'd thought it would be.

I say that too often.

I know exactly what you're talking about. In IL-2, if you turn on the blackouts/redouts, the screen goes black when the pilot dies. Just the other night I was flying and I was still a good distance away from the I-15s I was fighting and the screen suddenly went black. I didn't think the I-15's could shoot that far...but I got sniped. At first I thought that the game had crashed until I pressed F2.

Air Combat can be quick and relentless in Biplanes...

05-09-13, 10:51 PM	#1
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Most fun dogfight you've ever been in? I've been playing biplane vs biplane dogfights lately and those...so far...are the most fun dogfights I've ever played in IL-2. What was your favorite dogfight? EDIT: Just had a priceless moment. I'm flying the Avia 534 against Russian I-15's. I tore one in half and his wingman ran into the pilot who had just bailed out and crashed. I wish I had a video or screenshot for it. That'll never happen again. __________________ Last edited by Red October1984; 05-09-13 at 11:27 PM.

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Most fun - mock dogfight over the Irish Sea with Chipmunks from RAF Woodvale. On PC it'd have to be something from RoF but I couldn't pin down one. __________________

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HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	IL2 Forgotten Battles a Saturday night till the early hours with Myself, Dowly and Danlisa all three totally wasted. after a while there wasn't much of dogfighting going on anymore as it turned into me kissing control towers, Danlisa singing fly with me and dogfights usually ended up in crashing into the mountains or eachother mid air. HunterICX __________________

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Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	^^^^ I thought that the one were you (was it you?) and Dowly had a dogfight in Rise of Flight while on the ground was hilarious Most fun dogfight? Possibly me in a CR42 against 50 P51Ds in Birds of Steel. I won. __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	My dogfight moment to remember: many years ago, with Flanker 2.5. Using a Mig-29 myself versus 2 AI-flown F15s, guns and 2 IR per plane only. 5 Minutes of pure air ballet. Somehow the 6 missiles all got spent and hit nothing (in lethal Flanker - that alone is remarkable), and then the ballet began. For me, it was a perfect moment on a perfect day, it was up and down and left and right, from low above ground to some ten thousand feet, sometimes chasing one of the two, sometimes got both trailing on my 6. Never had such a perfect dogfighting experience before or after again. I managed to survive for around 5 minutes maybe, then gunned one of my opponents, half a minute later got knocked out by the other. But I still start dreaming when remembering the flying. And even without TrackIR back then... I had a very good HOTAS setup with plenty of viewing options on it. Flanker had the best flight model for jets in its time. As I recall memories of it, it still would hold its ground today. Very dynamic and non-linear, very different to Falcon's FM. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=161267&page=4

05-10-13, 04:59 PM	#10
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The sim was Flanker 2. A later upgrade they released, turning it into 2.5, included a complete, flyable model with all flight physics and in-cockpit 3D for the Fulcrum. A Flanker 2.5 disc never existed, I think. Only 2.0 __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-10-13, 05:56 PM	#12
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Think I shot Herr B. out of his A-10 with a Maverick once. Wasn't a dogfight, just a test case, but it gave me a good laugh. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.