What is the place of interceptors i WT ?

[dziadek]

I am NOT asking what interceptors role is. I got it. My question is: what is the place of interceptors in this game ?
They are poor at ground attacks, they suck against fighters, they seem to be good at shooting down bombers. But what is the game mode where interceptors are useful ?
I don't see it.
If you do - I would appreciate some pointers.

[Fluffy Pocket Dragon]

Just use them to boom and zoom. Or play sim.

[Toblm]

This ^^^
There is also the PVE Bomber Hunt Mode.

[Warlock]

Originally posted by dziadek:

They are poor at ground attacks,

wrong. YOU are poor at ground attacks if you can't make the heavy guns on an Interceptor work.

Originally posted by dziadek:

they suck against fighters,

Wrong. YOU suck against fighters because your Situational Awareness turns your cat into the mouse, and you suck at assisting your team's fighters locked in dogfights below, which is very satisfying to pull off shredding an enemy fighter on your team-mate's tail or even just a few hits that throws them off that allows your teammate to get the kill

Originally posted by dziadek:

they seem to be good at shooting down bombers.

hey I think you're getting warmer!

Originally posted by dziadek:

But what is the game mode where interceptors are useful ?
I don't see it.

no kidding

Originally posted by dziadek:

If you do - I would appreciate some pointers.

ok forgive me the snark :) but it was the most efficient way of giving the pointers you just asked for.

that's pretty much it. Air Battles is all about the ability to keep vaguely track of a dozen or more planes at once, aka Situational Awareness. The Interceptor can do a lot of damage against Ground Targets, can tear apart any other plane in the air, usually have good top speeds and can get away in a straight line if they have some energy advantage. But it's quite difficult to find those spaces in the match where you can put it to work. I have awful K/D ratios with Interceptors, I don't think I have a positive ratio until the later P-38's. But this is how you learn.

[dziadek]

Originally posted by Tandy:

Originally posted by dziadek:

They are poor at ground attacks,

wrong. YOU are poor at ground attacks if you can't make the heavy guns on an Interceptor work.

Originally posted by dziadek:

they suck against fighters,

Wrong. YOU suck against fighters because your Situational Awareness turns your cat into the mouse, and you suck at assisting your team's fighters locked in dogfights below, which is very satisfying to pull off shredding an enemy fighter on your team-mate's tail or even just a few hits that throws them off that allows your teammate to get the kill

Originally posted by dziadek:

they seem to be good at shooting down bombers.

hey I think you're getting warmer!

Originally posted by dziadek:

But what is the game mode where interceptors are useful ?
I don't see it.

no kidding

Originally posted by dziadek:

If you do - I would appreciate some pointers.

ok forgive me the snark :) but it was the most efficient way of giving the pointers you just asked for.

that's pretty much it. Air Battles is all about the ability to keep vaguely track of a dozen or more planes at once, aka Situational Awareness. The Interceptor can do a lot of damage against Ground Targets, can tear apart any other plane in the air, usually have good top speeds and can get away in a straight line if they have some energy advantage. But it's quite difficult to find those spaces in the match where you can put it to work. I have awful K/D ratios with Interceptors, I don't think I have a positive ratio until the later P-38's. But this is how you learn.

Dear Tandy...
Let me address your "pointers".

1) "They are poor at ground attacks" I tried Ta 154 A-1. Yes, they are poor in comparison to Me 410, which flies much better. The choice is between flying high and flying low. Flying high gets you killed by a fighter which outmanoeuvres you 10/10. Ta 154 just doesn't turn very well...Flying low - I usually manage to destroy 4-5 artillery sites before the fighter gets me.

2) "They suck against fighters". Yes they do. No amount of "situational awareness" helps if your plane performance (apart from speed) is inferior. And when you are flying low - max. speed won't help, since a diving fighter will always catch you.

In short: strike planes do the ground attacks much better than interceptors, which are no match for fighters. So - the only task they are really good (hunting bombers) doesn't have (?) a game mode where the interceptor can do what it is suited for best.

That's all.

[Ismawell]

Originally posted by dziadek:

I am NOT asking what interceptors role is. I got it. My question is: what is the place of interceptors in this game ?
They are poor at ground attacks, they suck against fighters, they seem to be good at shooting down bombers. But what is the game mode where interceptors are useful ?
I don't see it.
If you do - I would appreciate some pointers.

they would be usefull to catch bombers or 'shoot and run'... but every russian plane is faster than any interceptor because of russian bias so they will just screw you. Shoot and run is a good tactic, but urss bias destroys it so interceptors have no sense unless all russian planes are on your team.

[Warlock]

Originally posted by dziadek:

I tried Ta 154 A-1. Yes, they are poor in comparison to Me 410, which flies much better. The choice is between flying high and flying low. Flying high gets you killed by a fighter which outmanoeuvres you 10/10. Ta 154 just doesn't turn very well...Flying low - I usually manage to destroy 4-5 artillery sites before the fighter gets me.

Why didn't you just ask for help with the Ta 154 A-1 in the first place, rather than make this stupid tirade about all the Interceptors in the game?

[Roshrach]

Acutally, if you are playing a country that has no good interceptors. You can only climb and dive for a kill or clear the sky with killing the high alt bandits.
I don't know which intercptors you have but probably you can't go into circle fights because of the lack of maneuverability. Play smart don't try to finish every aircraft you've encountered. Keep you speed don't lose it with maneuvers. That's all that comes to my mind right now.