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these are very deadly against other reserve fighters.
the Su-2 MV-5 bombers. With slightly upgraded
The lack of AP rounds would be more than offset
bombloads, these planes can take out clusters of
by the 2 extra MG for ground target strafing, which
lightly armed vehicles easily, while still retaining
should be your primary way of winning games.
the ability to kill ground units and the odd plane in
front of you using the 4 front-firing machine guns.
Try out the I-16 Type 5 for its handling; it is a very
maneuverable fighter which you will have no lack of
Recommended research: I-15bis (after the 3 reserve
later. The Type 5 has an underwhelming armament
I-15) → I-16 Type 5 → BB-1 → Su-2 MV-5
compared to your I-15 but it should give you a good
feel of whether you want to use this plane later. Skip
BR 2.0
the I-153 Chaika as it has a significantly higher BR
of 3.0, only use it later on if you are confident.
Suggested lineup:
I-16 Type 10/18/24, LaGG-3-8, LaGG-3-11, Su-2
Bombers are not really required at this level as
M-82, SB 2M-100/103 (3 fighters, 2 bombers)
most targets can be taken out by any machine gun,
although you might want to try out the BB-1 and
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