Do-217 could it be any more useless?

[PatchesIX]

the only thing that makes this aircraft usless is its staggeringly low roll speed, i mean ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ its unimaginably horrible - killing even a SINGLE aircraft in arcade takes half the map to line it up and by the time your in range to get a leading target you cant even turn fast enough to keep up with them if their moving lazily to the left.

[joshb91]

I use mine in a bomber killer or cas low flying... otherwise yes goodluck lining up a shot unless they head on you

[Pak0tac]

Before you talk about how bad your plane is, try the Pe3

[PatchesIX]

Originally posted by -=Angel=-:

Before you talk about how bad your plane is, try the Pe3

i dont even want to imagine kek.

EDIT:
the pe 3 has a turn time of 27

the Do 217 has one of 30.5

[DasaKamov]

You should clarify WHICH Do-217 you're talking about, because there are 9 variations in game, ranging from 2.7-5.0 ish.

[DasaKamov]

If you're talking purely flight model, yeah, they have the maneuverability of a whale-with-wings. Also, the OP is talking about Arcade, where everyone has the big cheaty-indicator of "SHOOT HERE". However...

Originally posted by joshb91:

I use mine as a bomber killer

Is a great way to get some kills (especially in RB). They can be ok ground-pounders in Ground Battles, too.

[Illusionyary]

Originally posted by Elysa:

Originally posted by DasaKamov:

You should clarify WHICH Do-217 you're talking about, because there are 9 variations in game, ranging from 2.7-5.0 ish.

They are all horrible in general and especially on there br.

The M models are very good bombers in AB, they can get good base tonnage from what I've seen.

[Doctor Eggman]

Why are you using a bomber to kill aircraft?

[DasaKamov]

Originally posted by Hatsune Miku:

Why are you using a bomber to kill aircraft?

Because it's not always a bomber; it's also a twin-engine strike-fighter and interceptor.

[Doctor Eggman]

Originally posted by DasaKamov:

Originally posted by Hatsune Miku:

Why are you using a bomber to kill aircraft?

Because it's not always a bomber; it's also a twin-engine strike-fighter and interceptor.

Its fighter variant is not even a strike fighter, its a night fighter technically. (Gaijin should reclassify it as one)

As we all know, the concept of a heavier "night fighter" with loads of added equipment faded out of use eventually, usually because they was far bigger than any other day fighters of the time period. (with all their communication and detection equipment and other stuff)

Its not unreasonable to say that its current handling performance is unrealistic tho, considering its literally just a bomber converted for the role, it's not built for the ground up for the other roles.

[Pak0tac]

Originally posted by Hatsune Miku:

Originally posted by DasaKamov:

Because it's not always a bomber; it's also a twin-engine strike-fighter and interceptor.

Its fighter variant is not even a strike fighter, its a night fighter technically. (Gaijin should reclassify it as one)

As we all know, the concept of a heavier "night fighter" with loads of added equipment faded out of use eventually, usually because they was far bigger than any other day fighters of the time period. (with all their communication and detection equipment and other stuff)

Its not unreasonable to say that its current handling performance is unrealistic tho, considering its literally just a bomber converted for the role, it's not built for the ground up for the other roles.

pfft so not true
i dont know about other nations, but i know quiet a bit about USSR during ww2
when germany tried to bomb Moscow they suffered heavy losses, later Hitler tried night raids but the soviet night fighters, which were refitted regular fighters rained havok on the german raid parties, eventually hitler gave up as he lost too much during these attacks.
The soviets used regular fighters equipped for night fights, in addition they used baloons in pairs, raising them if i remember correctly to an altitude of 4000 meters, which forced the german bombers to fly too high to be effective

[Vuyek]

you will enjoy do 335 OP

[Blamite Delight]

Originally posted by -=Angel=-:

Before you talk about how bad your plane is, try the Pe3

Pe 3 has a 12.7mm and 7.62 in the nose.

[Ichigo]

its also quite agile with a nice top speed, rockets too

[Ichigo]

Originally posted by PatchesIX:

the only thing that makes this aircraft usless is its staggeringly low roll speed, i mean holy ♥♥♥♥ its unimaginably horrible - killing even a SINGLE aircraft in arcade takes half the map to line it up and by the time your in range to get a leading target you cant even turn fast enough to keep up with them if their moving lazily to the left.

the 217 is based on a bomber and flies like one, this rule goes for all Donier derived planes

[Blamite Delight]

its because the Do 217 fighter version is for shooting down BOMBERS, NOT FIGHTERS. You aren't using it correctly.