Best Russian Fighter

the lancaster kicks ass · Nov 29, 2004

actually whilst technically the Bf-109 outclasses the I-16, the I-16 gave the german pilots such a shock as it was so much better than they expected that they were orderd not to fight them .......................

cheddar cheese · Nov 29, 2004

Yep, I find that hilarious

On IL2 FB the I-16 Type 24 is an amazing plane, I was just flying it, took out 2 Me-210's, Fw-190D9 (On Ace level!), 2 Bf-109F's and a Macchi MC.202 (On veteran level)!
I then went to land but because I forgot you had to manually lower the gear, I crashed

Anonymous · Nov 29, 2004

cheddar cheese said:
It was the first fighter with a retractable undercarriage, and just because it wasnt match for the 109's it doesnt mean it wasnt the worlds first modern fighter. The only reason It had little battle success is because there were no wars for it to fight in at the time, had it been actually fighting in 1934 it would have been far superior.

lanc statement IS correct, he never said it was the best.

No argument there.

BTW: the landing gear was hand cranked.

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cheddar cheese · Nov 29, 2004

Yep, I know

the lancaster kicks ass · Nov 30, 2004

BTW: the landing gear was hand cranked.

did he say it wasn't?? if anything he said it was.............

Anonymous · Nov 30, 2004

the lancaster kicks ass said:
BTW: the landing gear was hand cranked.

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did he say it wasn't?? if anything he said it was.............

I just pointed it out because hand cranking was a significant and lengthy task. I don't think he mentioned it was hand cranked.

cheddar cheese · Nov 30, 2004

cheddar cheese said:
Yep, I find that hilarious

On IL2 FB the I-16 Type 24 is an amazing plane, I was just flying it, took out 2 Me-210's, Fw-190D9 (On Ace level!), 2 Bf-109F's and a Macchi MC.202 (On veteran level)!
I then went to land but because I forgot you had to manually lower the gear, I crashed

Last sentence 8)

Anonymous · Nov 30, 2004

cheddar cheese said:
cheddar cheese said:

Yep, I find that hilarious

On IL2 FB the I-16 Type 24 is an amazing plane, I was just flying it, took out 2 Me-210's, Fw-190D9 (On Ace level!), 2 Bf-109F's and a Macchi MC.202 (On veteran level)!
I then went to land but because I forgot you had to manually lower the gear, I crashed

Click to expand...

Last sentence 8)

My bad.

Vegafox · Dec 16, 2004

I-16 Type`s 28-29 in fact was equivalent of Bf-109E...

p.s. LaGG-3 and La-7...

cheddar cheese · Dec 17, 2004

LaGG-3

the lancaster kicks ass · Dec 17, 2004

not a fan of the Lagg 3 i take it??

cheddar cheese · Dec 17, 2004

Hell yeah I love it but I always thought it was a dreadful plane...

Anonymous · Dec 17, 2004

cheddar cheese said:
LaGG-3

You mean the "wooden coffin" ?

GermansRGeniuses · Dec 17, 2004

It was a good perfomer, but had too many flaws...

Gemhorse · Dec 17, 2004

I've always been a fan of the Polikarpov 1-16, made a model of one when I was younger, and although not the 'Best', after having seen them flying down here along with the 1-15 bis, the La-9 and Yak-9UM, much prefer them for their uniqueness....If I voted the 'Best', I'd probably go for the La-9.....However, I vote the 1-16, apparently they had a great rate of climb and are a delight to watch flying....
The Warbird Movement down here has been instrumental in restoring alot of Russian fighters, starting with 1-16's and 1-15's, and it's quite surprising how formidable they all were, reading some of the History...

Vegafox · Dec 17, 2004

LaGG - 3 - RULEZ!
My favorit plane in IL-2.

Nonskimmer · Dec 17, 2004

Vegafox said:
LaGG - 3 - RULEZ!
My favorit plane in IL-2.

More than the La-5FN or La-7?

GermansRGeniuses · Dec 17, 2004

Hey, you play Il-2?

Which ones?

Nonskimmer · Dec 17, 2004

Who are you asking, GRG?

GermansRGeniuses · Dec 17, 2004

Vegafox, I know you do...

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