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Originally Posted by siteseeker
later in the evening, i joined a TB and used the 109 K4 which i have flown with great success however, i couldn't fly it for nothing... it wouldn't turn to get out of it's own way... must have been shot down 15 times and didn't even score a single kill 
before i got the upgraded P-51, the K4 was my favorite plane... but now it's not worth flying.
i know that it could be me being used to one plane... |
A lot of the best German aces would agree with you about the later 109's. Some of them preferred the F4 all the way through the war, and when the Luftwaffe upgraded their planes, they would keep an f4 or two in the hangar just in case they needed it. The K4 doesn't turn cause it's meant more as an interceptor. To fly fast and knock down bombers.
The p51 is designed as an escort and attack plane, so they're pretty similar. Their air-to-air mode is mostly running battles centered around moving bombers, instead of fixed dogfights. Both are pretty fast.
Sometimes when I want to get a bunch of kills in a team battle I'll use an f4 and set the elevator to 3 1/2 notches under. It turns almost like a lavochkin, and the aiming is extremely smooth, it doesn't jump around every time you move the stick. Only one cannon, but you don't need more than one when it aims good. Light plane, not very fast though.
You could also use the g6 which is as well-armed as the k4 but can turn. Unfortunately its aim is terrible when it's turning.