Do American planes suck?

[Dashin]

I played American on ps4 and I was doing great but now I feel like they suck any tips on flying American planes

[Scheneighnay]

Get high as ♥♥♥♥, and make sure you're going fast as ♥♥♥♥.
American planes have the highest top speeds and the highest optimal altitudes. Nothing can compete with them when they're at 8km+

Never turnfight, and only do shallow dives- let enemy planes burn their energy trying to reach you, then do hit-and-runs with your superior speed.

In the right hands, American planes are the best in the game, because the faster and higher you are, the more control you have over how a fight plays out. The fight doesn't happen until you say is happens.

In short, American planes take a ton of patience, but it pays off.

[Blitzkrieg Wulf]

Originally posted by Firelapse:

I played American on ps4 and I was doing great but now I feel like they suck any tips on flying American planes

As others said, US planes (typically) thrive on altitude and outright speed.

They don't perform well in Arcade because the .50 cals are a pretty weedy armament, compared to even two twenties or four.

So, play RB/Sim, and whatever you do, don't fly below about 15,000 feet / 5km's. Much below that, and you have little to no advantages, in my opinion.


As soon as you get to the later P-38's, The second bearcat, the F7F, etc, it gets a bit better. The F84 and F80C are pretty good.

[Bacon Cheeseburger Apocalypse]

They do pretty good in the lower teirs and jets. It's what's in the middle that's kinds ♥♥♥♥♥♥. The F4U's are pretty reliable but seem slow. And the first Mustang is probably the best of the 3.

[Futuristic Hexagon]

From personal experience, no. It's often teams full of player that don't quite understand that these are not primarily turnfighers that perform well well close to the deck oftentimes (there are some that do though.) With that said, you will likely struggle in AB because of those flying characteristics. Of course, stock, you will find the planes seriosuly underperform, with ammo that may or may not do things, an engine that just barely keeps you fltying, and one or both, a team that seems to hover above you, in addition to team mates who seem to be convinced a P-47 and P-51 are at their best at 1500m. Fully upgraded, with the right ammo, it's a dream oftentimes.

Plus there is the Bell Cobra line Large cannon, and very good flying characteristics too.

The B-25s and B-17s can be quite deadly to deal with for most fighters too. The 50 cals are known to cause issues for a lot of people in RB and maybe SB too!

The US 50 cals are in my opinion, very underrated. They have the highest chance of catching things on fire and come in very large amounts, so it is easier to hit targets. Plus some planes like the P-38 come with the 20mm Hispano that the brits use to shred things.

[Scheneighnay]

Originally posted by Leonov:

The US 50 cals are in my opinion, very underrated. They have the highest chance of catching things on fire and come in very large amounts, so it is easier to hit targets. Plus some planes like the P-38 come with the 20mm Hispano that the brits use to shred things.

Not to mention they have soooooo much ammo compared to every other country.

[Chacau_d2]

American planes sucks in AB, they fly like a freezer in low altitudes

[Summersong]

Lots of these relies seem strange. The lower Tier American planes are oustanding turn fighters. The F4F, the F6F, and the F2 and F3 are great turn fighters, and their 50 cals have both longevity, and lethality, without shaking the plane to bits.

[Dragonspride1995]

I got to call bull feces (yay censorship) Boom and Zoom is Russian Propaganda. I can dive from 4,000 meters above a target, take one strafe then just continue flying forward. They will catch me, every time, every tier.

[Dragonspride1995]

oh and I forgot to mention. BF-109s can outclimb you to altitude. So more bull S H I T.

[Jaes]

Originally posted by Dragonspride1995:

I got to call bull feces (yay censorship) Boom and Zoom is Russian Propaganda. I can dive from 4,000 meters above a target, take one strafe then just continue flying forward. They will catch me, every time, every tier.

"I zoomed down to an altitude where Soviet aircraft have an advantage and wonder why I died"

- Fixed

Originally posted by Dragonspride1995:

oh and I forgot to mention. BF-109s can outclimb you to altitude. So more bull S H I T.

That's kind of what 109s do? You defeat them in Energy fighting, not climbing to space. You don't even need to climb to space to defeat 109s. If they're above you, go into a shallow dive, -10 to -15 degrees and build up energy. Once you hit 500 km/h, start engaging them. 109s suck at turning energy into maneuverability, which is what US aircraft excel at. If 109s go too fast, they can't keep up with you in a Yo-Yo because air compression screws their aileron and rudder authority.

[Jaes]

Also just noticed this Thread was Super Necro'd. I should really pay attention to these more often lol.

[Pozieres]

Every vheicle in this game is pros and cons, no one better than the other

[D3adNight]

stop necro