(166) IL-2 How to Maintain the Energy Advantage in a Dogfight - Essential Considerations

[@SilverhandEnthusiast]

As a newcomer to the game, honestly your videos have been by and large the most useful. I've been so lost and overwhelmed as a combat sim newcomer, but your bite-sized guides have been a revelation. Absolutely criminal how you don't have more views!

[@colninny8769]

Thank you, Silver. Much appreciate you taking the time to comment. Yes, the learning curve is great and at the highest level some of the top players are absolutely outstanding. But each one was in the same place as you feel you are in now. Tell you what, how would you like to fly together on a multiplayer server and I'll see where you're at? If you have the basics under control the best place to learn is with a sqn. Everyone is keen to teach and the game is so very much more fun when you work with others. Best to log into discord.com/ the main in game comms channel. Find me on the main IL-2 community discord, send me a friend request. We can go from there. Don't feel intimidated. If you really want to improve your skills and emersion dramatically... let me know! Cheers

[@major_dire_rear9075]

Great stuff. Cheers

[@colninny8769]

Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers.

[@Xanifur]

Love the videos, been very helpful. You should do one on rudder control during fighting and turns, unless you already have one and I haven't seen it.

[@colninny8769]

The use of rudder in turns is important. It's reflected in keeping the ball centered. Accurate shooting also requires the ball to be centered. Try my Art of Straffing video, and How to improve your air gunnery skills.

[@NebulaM57]

This was a very informative video! Thank you! So is the point that your dogfights are basically a diving attack, break off and climb back up to do it all over again? I know when I was fighting Migs in my F4, I had the power advantage. So whenever I found myself in a turning fight or out numbered, I would just burn my way out of the fight and then turn, come back and and reengage. I found I had pretty good luck with this. But piston-engine fighting seems different. The thrust to weight ratio is much smaller. It seems when I break a turning fight, I end up presenting my tail to my enemy and with the minor differences between say an F4U and a Zero or a P-51 and a late model 109, I can't seem to earn an edge. If I get away, it's just dumb luck. I guess I just don't know the rules very well in this area. Could you, if you haven't already, make small video on best practices to disengage or better yet turn the fight in your favor? Again, great video! Thank you for sharing!

[@colninny8769]

Let me qualify this by saying I am NOT a fighter pilot. I understand the aerodynamic concepts as presented but there are far better references for the actual tactical methods to employ. Every single situation will be different, requiring a unique approach. But in essence, in real life, you are always going to strike with the advantage. If you don't have the advantage you will avoid combat. But this is a game where our brovado is great and our fear is nil and dying merely means respawning. There should be no dumb-luck if you plan your attack well. Another aspect is that there is safety in numbers if everyone is on the same page. Someone has your six and you have theirs, but it does not replace a failing energy state.

[@aapje]

@@colninny8769 That's all theoretically true, but of course there are real life limitations like lack of awareness, fear, information overload, etc. Many planes got shot down from the rear without noticing the enemy and pilot testimony shows that WW II dogfighting nearly always descended into each for their own. One pilot was utterly amazed when he got a wingman that actually stayed with him during the fight, which he never experienced before. Of course, with modern planes this is much better due to better technology and training.

[@colninny8769]

@@aapje absolutely true. There would be no comparison to the real thing. Literally flying for your life every time you started your engines... for months on end.

[@bhenders52]

Happy New Year Col Ninny!

[@colninny8769]

And to you,too, my friend.

[@colninny8769]

Thx, Henders and all the best to you.

[@iceman_GA]

Always good materials! I keep in the pilot notes, the best climbing speed for each aircraft

[@colninny8769]

Couldn't agree more!

[@m00se67]

apart from the great tutorials ..your theme music is fantastic ..wonderful amp tone :) thanks for all you do

[@colninny8769]

They say audio is the most important facet of a video:) Thank you

[@m00se67]

@@colninny8769 are you regular on combat box?im a newbie flying with DW right now .

[@thunderace4588]

Thank you Colonel

[@colninny8769]

Ace - you appear to be someone who understands the power of comments in KZbin algorithms. Thank you :)

[@leighjones5551]

Good stuff

[@colninny8769]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@VukNS1987]

Thanx man. Always useful lessons.

[@colninny8769]

My Pleasure. Thanks for your comment. Are you ready to flyTAW?

[@VukNS1987]

@@colninny8769 Actually we fly TAW from time to time. You've probably noticed 102nd YU (stands for Yugoslav) squadron. The squadron is built of excellent and experienced pilots, except me. I'm a noob which needs to get up early before work to practice not being such a noob.

[@colninny8769]

@@VukNS1987 TAW has much improved in the last two sessions. No politics and a lot of challenge. =OPFR= my group will be flying Allied this next round. See you there.

[@captainprice4]

Good one. I'll stay 😊

[@colninny8769]

The MP environment, although small, is so much more challenging than War Thunder

[@Piydarija]

I be glide if some make video how you place enemy vs conopy when turn fight or when and why and how use lag,pure or lead trajectory. To save the energy you must stay in lag or pure pursuit, if you have litl disadvantege you can make reversal and make hard to kill you but you give up :) . speciali if you see enemy on your long six thats be grat video to explain how make reversal how you use "lift vector" viz wher you put "lift vector" vs enemy. tnx S! and happy new year

[@colninny8769]

Some of these things might be covered in this video: How to improve your air gunnery skills: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnrFaJlnpqqXrsk

[@chadwickgoodmanson8469]

Great Video!

[@colninny8769]

Thx Chad

[@MajorBorris]

Nice video, what are the Sims you're flying both the world war II and the world war 1

[@colninny8769]

IL-2 Battle of Stalingrad series and Flying Circus - both outstanding.

[@MajorBorris]

@@colninny8769 that's what I thought but it looks like you're doing something to smooth out the fps for KZbin so I wasn't sure. As far as combat flight simulators goes there is no other series in my opinion, I've been out for a few years but I'm going to build a new rig but when I come back some of the better pilots will remember me. MajorBorris😁...I know Jason will. I'll look you up when I get back...

[@colninny8769]

@@MajorBorris Jason be long gone from IL2, heading up Combat Pilot. But IL2 mp people will be around for a while. TAW: Tactical Air War server is the epitome of the dynamic campaign servers, run a couple of times a year.

[@MajorBorris]

That's too bad about Jason because it was great to fly with him and show what we were up to and how we would like to see the multiplayer progress. Is that a hardcore server or arcade? Typically servers I flew in were no third person, no icons, full realistic engine management

[@colninny8769]

@@MajorBorris TAW is very challenging. No icons, no FPV, no technochat. You need to read their rules to understand the complex supply system. Logistics wins the war. I have several vids on TAW.

[@werre2]

Easy. When you engaging don't turn to him do a high yoyo works 90% of the time. Of course only applies to 1vs1 if he's accompanied by buddies keep speed up and pray

[@colninny8769]

Sounds like good advice.

[@papat7435]

This is at least the third video you have made on this same topic. Yawn.

[@colninny8769]

Yes, and each one has something new to consider.

[@papat7435]

@@colninny8769 If this one contains the "Essential Considerations", then the others are what exactly?