Hallo zusammen! I’m hoping someone here might be able to point me to some good (up to date) Corsair guides/resources. I am not a particularly good pilot, but I under perform even my own low standards in the Corsair.
At this point, I’ve consumed plenty of video from a variety of sources (Jengar, Defyn, Haven, Avar, Mac, Squishface… though he’s Sim… maybe some I am forgetting)… and while the video are entertaining, I really haven’t been able to grasp the nuances of flying the Corsair properly.
Thunderbolts and Mustangs seem to like speed, but the Corsair not so much it seems. I cannot seem to use the platform to its potential at BR 4.3 /5.7 because I’m not particularly good at flying it when it’s not fast.
The 4B is a monster, and I’ve been thinking I might need to fly the -4 at 4.3 to ensure I am not crutching on 2600+ hp and 4x 20mm. I enjoying flying the 1A, 1D… but I think those are a different experience at 2.7-3.0… or am I crazy?
Just thought I would give this a bump… the Corsairs are just painful for me. I am having a real issue getting around the awful high speed performance. I was hoping to “click” with a plane that so many speak highly of… so far no luck.
I’ve been playing the F4U-4 solo and the F4U-1A with my sons while they grind low BR/rank props… and I know they’re supposed to be really strong… but at what I’ not sure.
If you’re having problems at high speed, simply bring the fight to a lower speed by having your opponents follow you up, up to a desired speed.
You mentioned that you enjoyed the -1A, so just fly the -4s the same way, staying fast and then baiting people into shots they can’t take.
The -4B is better suited for lower alt (still should climb in it), the -4 is better suited to higher alt.
You also wrote that you already watched a bunch of videos, so there’s not much to add really. Here’s a couple more videos.