your favorite pair to fly together?

**csadn** · 10-31-2014 12:55

Originally Posted by Jager

The SPAD.XIII is what we call a "zoom and boom" fighter. That is, it has a high (relative) speed, which, usually, means that it's turning is not as good as others. The tactics for Zoom and Boom planes is to utilize the Immelmann (or reversal) card to change your direction. You zoom at the enemy, shoot (boom), and then zoom away, faster than he can catch you. Then you Immelmann, to reverse back at him, and repeat.
Obviously, this is simplified, and turns and side slips are needed, and there are counters that opponents can use, but that's the gist of it.
Karl

And keep in mind: The follow-up straight of one Immelmann can be used as the opening straight of another (think "Cuban 8").

**Jager** · 10-31-2014 13:02

Originally Posted by csadn

And keep in mind: The follow-up straight of one Immelmann can be used as the opening straight of another (think "Cuban 8").

Exactly; one of my favorite maneuver combos with a Fokker Dr.I

Karl

Mat · 11-09-2014 18:45

My current favourite pair is a Sopwith Snipe and the Collishaw Tripe (A damage). Used it a few days ago and managed to fair much better than I usually do. The choice of the snipe is pretty much self explanatory. I think the manoeuvrability of the Tripe easily offsets the lower toughness as compared to the camel which I had been using. I also find it is better than the se5a that I desperately want to love but am simply not finding useful...then again may be the error is with the pilot as opposed to the machine! Either way, any pairing I use inevitably has the Snipe as one of the planes.

**gully_raker** · 11-10-2014 20:04

Originally Posted by Mat

My current favourite pair is a Sopwith Snipe and the Collishaw Tripe (A damage). Used it a few days ago and managed to fair much better than I usually do. The choice of the snipe is pretty much self explanatory. I think the manoeuvrability of the Tripe easily offsets the lower toughness as compared to the camel which I had been using. I also find it is better than the se5a that I desperately want to love but am simply not finding useful...then again may be the error is with the pilot as opposed to the machine! Either way, any pairing I use inevitably has the Snipe as one of the planes.

It took me a while to get my head around using the SE successfully after flying Camels but if you use its speed to dive in, shoot & get out quickly it is a tough old bird. Plus it has those rather neat sideslips which can catch an opponent out.