Quote:
Originally Posted by MorgothNL
I always thought the P-51D in this game, was not what it should be like.
It says the P51-D should
- outrun
- outmanouvre
- outgun
the bf109
now...im not so sure about the outmanouvre... but outrun.. hell yeah!
I tried this with a friend of mine today...
I was in a p51d and he in a bf109E. We flew next to each other at 8000ft... and then put full throttle.. I only gained 0.2km lead in the first 5sec... but after that...he was matching my top speed easily 
And the turns in this game with the P-51 are crazy.. try doing any of the stuff you see in the 'dogfights' episode... and you WILL stall and spin. You can not even do a normal scissors at high speed :S.. neither can you pull out of a dive normally... you have to be verryyyy gentle..
there is just no way you can stay on the tail of a 109 for 5 secs in this game .. I really hope the will change its flight model...
if not for me... do it for the americans! |
Remember, the dev team is Russian. I'm not sure this heartfelt appeal will do you any good
Seriously though, you should take those history channel videos with a pinch of salt. Yes, the P51D is faster than any Bf109, with the exception of the K4 model, even though any model of 109 from the F onwards will out climb and out accelerate it. It cannot out turn a 109, and as for outgunning one, yes 6 .50cal Brownings is probably a better armament overall, but these guys obviously never saw what a 30mm cannon can do with one hit.
It doesn't help to be flying around on full fuel either, with the Mustang's large fuel capacity it has a greater effect than it would have on most planes, so whenever I fly this plane in Il2 1946 I use it with 25% or 50% fuel only, and carry droptanks if I need to go longer distances.
Quote:
Originally Posted by MorgothNL
doing any of the stuff you see in the 'dogfights' episode... and you WILL stall and spin
|
Well, that's the catch-22 of having very realistic flight models. You need to know how to perform manoeuvres like that, just flinging the plane around the sky will not have the same effect.