If you play SIM forget about big planes (IL2-10 or biplane) they are so easy to spot. and so easy to kill
Undoubtly LA 5-or 7 are the best dogfighters

Spit have more firepower though.
But as Morghot said, in SIM no matter what plane you take (apart from 1vs1) you should be able to perform. Personnally what I disllike is an unstable firing platform such as the 109-G6.
PS: BOP players (at least in SIM) are very sensitive to a kind fashion's week

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when I start playing everybody was on 109's then a few days later it was russians VS russians on LA5-7 (thanks to Soviet Ace). and now I don't know why everybody seems to prefer the Spit mkXVI. (Which I'm still waiting to unblock because I'm more on that forum discussing the game due to work than actually playing the game lol.)
Next week will be Milan fashion's week. with MC202 for sure
That's crasy !!! or Am I crasy ?