I am willing to wager that most players in World of Warplanes have a daily "go to" plane.
There are a variety of reasons to have one; token missions, childhood
favorite, personal experience with a real version, a "just can't lose"
plane and so on. For me, it should be somewhat obvious to those who have
followed me since returning in 2.0 that one particular aircraft has not
only grown on me, but I have made a real concerted effort to improve my
skills with it.
In fact, I will just have a quick chat with the lads and take off for a sortie....
Granted, it's not a real brag worthy battle on my part, but I don't really care.
There is something about flying the Bristol Blenheim that I just
can't put my finger on. In the real world, I had the privilege to see
(and touch) Canadian built examples named Bolingbrokes, one complete,
another needing extensive restoration. Ingame, I used the Heavy Fighter
Blenheim F (long ago) and the premium bomber IV variant. I have even
offered up the suggestion of introducing a premium version of a
Bolingbroke, which is a mute point to pursue now.
So, what is it with this plane? It's not what some would consider a
"handsome" design, nor was it "state of the art" when the war broke out.
It was also rather large, not very maneuverable, poorly armed and
wasn't as fast as it's evolving contemporaries. Despite all of that and
more, the Blenheim was a highly versatile aircraft, able to perform
tasks beyond it's original airframe design, from reconnaissance,
bombing, ground attack, anti-shipping (taken over by the ever improving
Bristol Beaufort), night-fighter operations (later to be replaced by the
Bristol Beaufighter) and so on.
Perhaps, it's this level of flexibility that has made it into the
game, from high altitude bombing, to chasing other
bombers/fighters/heavy fighters around and shooting them up, to low
level attacks that trim the tops of tall trees and turn buildings into
rubble, that I find appealing, win, lose or draw.
Do you have have a "go to" plane too?
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