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covertspecop · March 25th, 2008

flymo, your jet stat is alright. i'd consider a k/d ratio of 10:1 at least to be a great pilot.

here's my 2 cents on shooting missiles, and this goes for any jet. lock on to the jet until they release their flares. shoot off 2 missiles right away. don't wait for a delay in between especially against f35s. the reason is it takes 2 missiles to take a f35 down (for the most part), but most pilots will bail their f35 after getting hit once and still realizing they're being locked. sending 2 missiles will strike the f35 down right away before they can take any actions of escaping or bailing. my tactics varies when fighting against a f18 or j10. if they've already been hit once, i will fire 3 missiles after they've released their flares, your probability of striking them increases, and if possible release the last 3 one by one following the jet. most people find it hard to follow j10s and/or f18s so this is a good starting point for them.

lately i've been flying f35s much more, it takes more skills and it's simply more fun to fly a f35, it forces you to dogfight with your MG. f35s is an underdog jet and if you are able to master it you can be a threat to all other jets

here's a list of 5 things to keep in mind while flying a f35:

Flying:
1. Fly with bomb mode
Why? This is to avoid alerting enemy aircrafts by accidentally locking into them

2. Fly at high altitude, between 500-900m.
Why? Other fighter jets fly between 150-400 because they have the agility of constantly shooting down ground troops/vehicles while still being able to evade enemy fire. F35s have better control when flying at high altitude, it can climb faster than other jets. F35 should be used as a spy plane. While flying at high altitude you should be able to spot enemy jets and enemy ground troops/vehicles. Make a quick dive to attack enemy ground targets and quickly climb up to high altitude again.

Engaging:
3. Use machine gun during initial engagement in combat with another jet.
Why? F35 like F18 is equipped with twice as many machine gun bullets. If you're good at keeping up with tailgating jets you can cause at least 30-100% damage with the machine gun. When the enemey jet makes a turn, don't shoot where it is at the given point in time. For example, if the enemy jet is making a right turn, then shoot a bit further to the right than where the enemy jet is at, this is common sense and physics, don't think i'll go into an explanation as to why you should do this.

4. If you haven't succeeded in taking down the enemy jet with your machine gun, make sure you've followed up close to the enemy jet.
Why? By this time he should've already released his flares due to the damage caused by your machine gun...if you didn't do any damage at all, simply lock onto the jet and let it release the flares before engaging. Again you should be rather up close, and start firing off 2 to 3 missiles, but only if the enemy jet is flying more or less straight, avoid shooting missiles if you see the enemy making a turn, in fact only lock onto a jet when it is in a straight path, and quickly release the missiles, this way the missiles will be able to catch up with an enemy jet before it makes a quick turn in an attempt to evade the missiles.

Escaping:
5. Fly up!
Why? Again, F35 climbs faster than any other jet, and once a jet goes beyond 1000 in altitude, they will start losing control over their jet. With a F35 you can rotate the engine to hover mode, and you will lose a lot of speed and eventually drop down from the sky, while your enemy has lost control and is now making its journey to the moon. Depending on the altitude you're at, you may need to pull off your favorite maneuver to evade the missiles, but eventually try to climb high. But keep in mind if you fly high to being with you should not have too much of a problem with this. Most f35 pilots gets caught by being greedy. Have patience when engaging in dog fights, if you feel you can't finish off the other jet, then let it free and climb up to the sky and start over again so that you don't get caught by their wingman.

March 25th, 2008	#5 (permalink)
covertspecop Private Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1	Re: f-35b tip flymo, your jet stat is alright. i'd consider a k/d ratio of 10:1 at least to be a great pilot. here's my 2 cents on shooting missiles, and this goes for any jet. lock on to the jet until they release their flares. shoot off 2 missiles right away. don't wait for a delay in between especially against f35s. the reason is it takes 2 missiles to take a f35 down (for the most part), but most pilots will bail their f35 after getting hit once and still realizing they're being locked. sending 2 missiles will strike the f35 down right away before they can take any actions of escaping or bailing. my tactics varies when fighting against a f18 or j10. if they've already been hit once, i will fire 3 missiles after they've released their flares, your probability of striking them increases, and if possible release the last 3 one by one following the jet. most people find it hard to follow j10s and/or f18s so this is a good starting point for them. lately i've been flying f35s much more, it takes more skills and it's simply more fun to fly a f35, it forces you to dogfight with your MG. f35s is an underdog jet and if you are able to master it you can be a threat to all other jets here's a list of 5 things to keep in mind while flying a f35: Flying: 1. Fly with bomb mode Why? This is to avoid alerting enemy aircrafts by accidentally locking into them 2. Fly at high altitude, between 500-900m. Why? Other fighter jets fly between 150-400 because they have the agility of constantly shooting down ground troops/vehicles while still being able to evade enemy fire. F35s have better control when flying at high altitude, it can climb faster than other jets. F35 should be used as a spy plane. While flying at high altitude you should be able to spot enemy jets and enemy ground troops/vehicles. Make a quick dive to attack enemy ground targets and quickly climb up to high altitude again. Engaging: 3. Use machine gun during initial engagement in combat with another jet. Why? F35 like F18 is equipped with twice as many machine gun bullets. If you're good at keeping up with tailgating jets you can cause at least 30-100% damage with the machine gun. When the enemey jet makes a turn, don't shoot where it is at the given point in time. For example, if the enemy jet is making a right turn, then shoot a bit further to the right than where the enemy jet is at, this is common sense and physics, don't think i'll go into an explanation as to why you should do this. 4. If you haven't succeeded in taking down the enemy jet with your machine gun, make sure you've followed up close to the enemy jet. Why? By this time he should've already released his flares due to the damage caused by your machine gun...if you didn't do any damage at all, simply lock onto the jet and let it release the flares before engaging. Again you should be rather up close, and start firing off 2 to 3 missiles, but only if the enemy jet is flying more or less straight, avoid shooting missiles if you see the enemy making a turn, in fact only lock onto a jet when it is in a straight path, and quickly release the missiles, this way the missiles will be able to catch up with an enemy jet before it makes a quick turn in an attempt to evade the missiles. Escaping: 5. Fly up! Why? Again, F35 climbs faster than any other jet, and once a jet goes beyond 1000 in altitude, they will start losing control over their jet. With a F35 you can rotate the engine to hover mode, and you will lose a lot of speed and eventually drop down from the sky, while your enemy has lost control and is now making its journey to the moon. Depending on the altitude you're at, you may need to pull off your favorite maneuver to evade the missiles, but eventually try to climb high. But keep in mind if you fly high to being with you should not have too much of a problem with this. Most f35 pilots gets caught by being greedy. Have patience when engaging in dog fights, if you feel you can't finish off the other jet, then let it free and climb up to the sky and start over again so that you don't get caught by their wingman.