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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
I still don’t think you’d be able to perform a maneuver with as many g’s involved as a cobra with any weaponry on the hardpoints though.
Video game reality notwithstanding, of course.
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I'm not saying you can, to me the ability to move your cone of fire without changing direction is a big advantage, which is something like the Cobra or a vector engined fighter has the ability to do.
I do agree that the Cobra is an airshow move more then anything else, the old axiom that speed is life in fighters is thrown out the window with a maneuver like the Cobra that bleeds all of your speed off.
But I can see where a maneuver like that would work against a really aggressive or confident opponent.
Of course my flight experience is in Wing Commander where spinning is a really effective move.