Loadout for Zero A6M5 or Corsair F4U-1C

Marcusspinner · November 16, 2019 12:44PM

I have been playing with these planes but the other type feel way stronger, I'm trying different loadouts for both planes but most specialization feel underwelming. Does anyone have a good loadout out combination for both planes and which do you use then? Also, why is there a pathway for the Zero A6M5 from the "angle 20MM HE" to the "improved resupply" because the improved resupply doesn't have any use in combination with the path, it can only reload the two rockets. What is also disappointing as that the spawn beacon doesn't get used often and it should stay on the ground when it landed for teammates to spawn in not only when it's in the air.

ElliotLH · November 16, 2019 1:13PM

TBH man I'm struggling to see why I'll ever use these planes over the other two when I've finished ranking them.

Marcusspinner · November 16, 2019 1:33PM

ElliotLH said:

TBH man I'm struggling to see why I'll ever use these planes over the other two when I've finished ranking them.

I agree the other two feel more powerful and more versatile, the rockets needs a buff I guess...

ElliotLH · November 16, 2019 6:43PM

Marcusspinner wrote: »

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I agree the other two feel more powerful and more versatile, the rockets needs a buff I guess...

That's exactly how I feel about them too. Those rockets could do with a buff too.

I think @Hawxxeye might have played with the specs more, so might know what's up.

BaronVonGoon · November 16, 2019 6:48PM

From my experience loadouts in planes don't really matter. As long as there's one pilot on the opposite team whose soldier hasn't actually physically touched the map as infantry or in a tank since the game released. These people have thousands of air hours over more than one Battlefield title. The skill curve in planes is way too high, it discourages noob pilots from actually giving it a fair go to try and gitgud in dog fighting.

Hawxxeye · November 16, 2019 8:06PM

ElliotLH said:

Marcusspinner wrote: »

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I agree the other two feel more powerful and more versatile, the rockets needs a buff I guess...

That's exactly how I feel about them too. Those rockets could do with a buff too.

I think Hawxxeye might have played with the specs more, so might know what's up.

@ElliotLH

These variants after one gets to level 6 are mostly good for air to air combat with very limited air to ground capabilities.

On both planes the path I believe works best is:

6 HMGs (theoretically even more damage than a spitfire VA with 8x LMGs)

Manual Supercharger (Very good for accelerating when you need it the most, it is basically an Afterburner mechanic that can overheat)

Reinforced wings

8x Rockets (they can both damage ground vehicles and also hit planes if aimed well)

Improved Resupply (the spotting scope sucks and the supply crates are not for Air to Air role)

Improved Control surfaces (Just mandatory)

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I would like to also mention that these two variants have a very situational spec that could help a lot the attackers bellow on the penultimate sector on Iwo Jima Breakthrough:

Getting the spawn beacon could allow your entire team to spawn around the meatgrinder at the A flag to get the B flag and catch the defenders in a pincer attack

ElliotLH · November 16, 2019 8:38PM

Hawxxeye wrote: »

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@ElliotLH
These variants after one gets to level 6 are mostly good for air to air combat with very limited air to ground capabilities.On both planes the path I believe works best is:
6 HMGs (theoretically even more damage than a spitfire VA with 8x LMGs)
Manual Supercharger (Very good for accelerating when you need it the most, it is basically an Afterburner mechanic that can overheat)
Reinforced wings8x Rockets (they can both damage ground vehicles and also hit planes if aimed well)
Improved Resupply (the spotting scope sucks and the supply crates are not for Air to Air role)
Improved Control surfaces (Just mandatory)..I would like to also mention that these two variants have a very situational spec that could help a lot the attackers bellow on the penultimate sector on Iwo Jima Breakthrough:Getting the spawn beacon could allow your entire team to spawn around the meatgrinder at the A flag to get the B flag and catch the defenders in a pincer attack

Awesomesauce man, thanks. I went more the ground attack route with both variants so that's probably why I'm finding the Zero A6M5 and Corsair F4U-1C a bit underwhelming compared to the other two.

I'll respec the A6M5 and finish the final rank for the F4U-1C so I can respec that too.

Hawxxeye · November 16, 2019 8:52PM

ElliotLH said:

Hawxxeye wrote: »

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@ElliotLH
These variants after one gets to level 6 are mostly good for air to air combat with very limited air to ground capabilities.On both planes the path I believe works best is:
6 HMGs (theoretically even more damage than a spitfire VA with 8x LMGs)
Manual Supercharger (Very good for accelerating when you need it the most, it is basically an Afterburner mechanic that can overheat)
Reinforced wings8x Rockets (they can both damage ground vehicles and also hit planes if aimed well)
Improved Resupply (the spotting scope sucks and the supply crates are not for Air to Air role)
Improved Control surfaces (Just mandatory)..I would like to also mention that these two variants have a very situational spec that could help a lot the attackers bellow on the penultimate sector on Iwo Jima Breakthrough:Getting the spawn beacon could allow your entire team to spawn around the meatgrinder at the A flag to get the B flag and catch the defenders in a pincer attack

Awesomesauce man, thanks. I went more the ground attack route with both variants so that's probably why I'm finding the Zero A6M5 and Corsair F4U-1C a bit underwhelming compared to the other two.

I'll respec the A6M5 and finish the final rank for the F4U-1C so I can respec that too.

It makes sense to go the ground attack route while leveling them since you need the improved surfaces to compete in air to air unless you were one of..... those pilots with thousands of hours just on BF planes who do nothing other than using planes.

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Keep the spawn beacon spec trick in the back of your mind too cause it can be amazing for getting your team past a horrible chokepoint

ElliotLH · November 16, 2019 10:58PM

Hawxxeye wrote: »

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It makes sense to go the ground attack route while leveling them since you need the improved surfaces to compete in air to air unless you were one of..... those pilots with thousands of hours just on BF planes who do nothing other than using planes..Keep the spawn beacon spec trick in the back of your mind too cause it can be amazing for getting your team past a horrible chokepoint

Haha no I'm not one of those. Just enjoy flying and trying to keep up with the pros as much as possible. Thanks for the tips - the spawn beacon one is definitely something I'll keep in mind.

M_Rat13 · November 17, 2019 12:01AM

I'd personally go for the 6x HMG and manual supercharger, to do boom and zoom.

Marcusspinner · November 17, 2019 12:14PM

Spawn beacon is good but needs a rework the beacon should stay also when it hits the ground and should then have a limited use. The beacon is pretty good but not a lot of people know that they can spawn on it or they choose to spawn on their squadmates instead.

wiazabi · November 17, 2019 1:31PM

Keep in mind Beacon is replacing the repair which is an issue. 2x Rocket are also ok for ground vehicles and don't require you to stay on target as long as the 8x.

BtheReaper49 · November 17, 2019 9:59PM

Hawxxeye wrote: »

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@ElliotLH
These variants after one gets to level 6 are mostly good for air to air combat with very limited air to ground capabilities.On both planes the path I believe works best is:
6 HMGs (theoretically even more damage than a spitfire VA with 8x LMGs)
Manual Supercharger (Very good for accelerating when you need it the most, it is basically an Afterburner mechanic that can overheat)
Reinforced wings8x Rockets (they can both damage ground vehicles and also hit planes if aimed well)
Improved Resupply (the spotting scope sucks and the supply crates are not for Air to Air role)
Improved Control surfaces (Just mandatory)..I would like to also mention that these two variants have a very situational spec that could help a lot the attackers bellow on the penultimate sector on Iwo Jima Breakthrough:Getting the spawn beacon could allow your entire team to spawn around the meatgrinder at the A flag to get the B flag and catch the defenders in a pincer attack

Yeah and unfortunately they make you choose between maneuveribility and barrel cooling in the final spec. I mean the overheat time on the HMG's is just plain stupid already. So either you get to move better with the Corsair 1C or Zero M5 but not both. Wow thanks. But the Zero M2 gets both. 😒

M_Rat13 · November 17, 2019 11:04PM

BtheReaper49 said:

Hawxxeye wrote: »

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@ElliotLH
These variants after one gets to level 6 are mostly good for air to air combat with very limited air to ground capabilities.On both planes the path I believe works best is:
6 HMGs (theoretically even more damage than a spitfire VA with 8x LMGs)
Manual Supercharger (Very good for accelerating when you need it the most, it is basically an Afterburner mechanic that can overheat)
Reinforced wings8x Rockets (they can both damage ground vehicles and also hit planes if aimed well)
Improved Resupply (the spotting scope sucks and the supply crates are not for Air to Air role)
Improved Control surfaces (Just mandatory)..I would like to also mention that these two variants have a very situational spec that could help a lot the attackers bellow on the penultimate sector on Iwo Jima Breakthrough:Getting the spawn beacon could allow your entire team to spawn around the meatgrinder at the A flag to get the B flag and catch the defenders in a pincer attack

Yeah and unfortunately they make you choose between maneuveribility and barrel cooling in the final spec. I mean the overheat time on the HMG's is just plain stupid already. So either you get to move better with the Corsair 1C or Zero M5 but not both. Wow thanks. But the Zero M2 gets both. 😒

and this is why the boom and zoom tactic is best. The barrel cooling is all you need for the tactic.

NLBartmaN · November 18, 2019 12:49AM

Those 2 planes are the fighter ones, you can melt the other planes within a second if you choose the upgraded MG's.

They are just as OP as all the other fighter: get behind another plane and it is game over before they can react.
There is no dogfighting in this game with the poor movement ...

The rockets are good against tanks, destroyed multiple tanks with them, fun to do.

So I only use these planes when I want to destroy a hill camping Tank or destroy and enemy plane that is killing my team with bombs (although 2 teammates with FF's is easier to do that ... )

Terminator000001 · November 18, 2019 9:00AM

For the Corsair I use L-L-M-L-M-M. The Glider Bomb is definetly the best choice for the heavy weapons, once you get used to it. It deals massive damage to tanks (around 80) and kills infantry also very good.

I got some examples for my first time running it.

And the 2x20mm HE is basically the same as the 4x20mm HE for the other variant. Improved maneuverability is self-explaining. You WILL be in a massive disadvantage against a pilot if he's using it and you're not. The finned barrels aren't worth it for this.

For the Zero I use L-L-M-R-R-M. Basically the same reason as the Corsair. It's just that the Zero has this crappy machine gun instead of the Glider Bomb. I didn't watch how good the spotting scope was, so I could trade it any time against the improved resupply.

RamFrog · November 18, 2019 7:26PM

Marcusspinner said:

Spawn beacon is good but needs a rework the beacon should stay also when it hits the ground and should then have a limited use. The beacon is pretty good but not a lot of people know that they can spawn on it or they choose to spawn on their squadmates instead.

I tried it in dozen matches and nobody once used it. It certainly needs somekind of rework, as does the Blenheim's similar spawning specialty.

Hawxxeye · November 19, 2019 5:14AM

Terminator000001 said:

For the Corsair I use L-L-M-L-M-M. The Glider Bomb is definetly the best choice for the heavy weapons, once you get used to it. It deals massive damage to tanks (around 80) and kills infantry also very good.

I got some examples for my first time running it.

And the 2x20mm HE is basically the same as the 4x20mm HE for the other variant. Improved maneuverability is self-explaining. You WILL be in a massive disadvantage against a pilot if he's using it and you're not. The finned barrels aren't worth it for this.

For the Zero I use L-L-M-R-R-M. Basically the same reason as the Corsair. It's just that the Zero has this crappy machine gun instead of the Glider Bomb. I didn't watch how good the spotting scope was, so I could trade it any time against the improved resupply.

In order to reliably hit with it you need to go in ranges where any aware team will destroy you though.

That Is why I prefer the 8 rockets which can also hit planes.

Terminator000001 · November 19, 2019 5:31AM

It works for me and that's what counts. 🦆

Raspu71nG · November 19, 2019 4:02PM

Marcusspinner said:

I have been playing with these planes but the other type feel way stronger, I'm trying different loadouts for both planes but most specialization feel underwelming. Does anyone have a good loadout out combination.

just get the supercharger, so you have to choose the 6xHMGs.
choose the gadget that doesn't replace the instant repair.
if you encounter a dogfighter pilot choose the better maneuverability option, if pilot is a farmer, choose the one on the right side, I think it is called cooling something.

and don't use the supercharger all the time, just use it when you are going up, well, it depends but don't overheat it.

Marcusspinner · November 19, 2019 6:20PM

And the 2x20mm HE is basically the same as the 4x20mm HE for the other variant. Improved maneuverability is self-explaining. You WILL be in a massive disadvantage against a pilot if he's using it and you're not. The finned barrels aren't worth it for this.

Someone said the 2x20 mm HE has a higher fire rate then the 4x20mm HE. So according to him the DPS is the same for both variants. Do you know if the fire rate is the same of both?

Loadout for Zero A6M5 or Corsair F4U-1C

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