FW190 upgraded is a tanky beast
I will never forget the time I was being chased by a P-47 on Ver-su-Mer, It was the hardest dogfight I’ve ever had.
Launched my rocket payload, killed around 13 people. At the same time, a P-47 arrived and launched their payload, and killed around the same amount.
I got behind them and unloaded nearly haft my ammo, Thanks to De-sync none of my shots registered (Thank you server hamster for doing that)
They dipped towards the town, I pull off nearly too late and almost hit the Lighthouse.
Lose sight of the P-47
They’re behind me and unloading
Turn towards ocean and do evasive maneuvers
Attempt to get behind P-47, can’t because they outturn me
Realize this is a bad idea, since I’m near their resupply so they’ll just get more ammo
Decide to play dangerous, Turned towards land and dropped as low as I can above the water
Dropped my speed to like 120 TAS while only 5 meters from hitting the ocean, still evading shots
Reached land and had to turn, nearly hitting a tree line.
Speed reaches 90 and is dropping FAST, I’m visibly gliding and falling
The P-47 overshoots me to avoid the tree’s, Pedal to the metal to regain speed.
Manage to turn enough to get the P-47 in my sights, Unload all my remaining ammo into him
His engine lights on fire, nearly hit the buildings of the town while regaining speed and altitude, and watch him crash into the dirt.
Game ends in Victory a few moments later
The single best dogfight I’ve had in the game, I will always regret not recording it
I was reading that as it was a damn novel lmao, can’t wait for the movie adaptation
Some duels are just so epic that you end up remembering them even after playing 1000 more matches.
I still remember a 1 vs 1 of mine, 109 vs Spit, from IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 some 15 years ago or earlier.