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Originally Posted by Tacoma74

I've been doing a bit of reading and it seems you may be somewhat correct. The Spit MkI did outclimb the Bf-109E, but only above about 7,000 feet or so.

I'm only reading from that wwii performance site link, I haven't read much of that before. According to the info there, the Spit even outclimbed the 109 from the deck, if the 12lb boost was engaged. The details from the 190 that landed in Britain is interesting too.

But I stand firm with my claim of other advantages. The 109 just seems a better plane to me, but it takes alot of practice and getting used to.

Do you mean it seems like a better plane in IL2?

Originally Posted by David603

Oleg has said several times in the past that his aim is to simulate reality, not to create "balanced gameplay".

Thanks for that. Although that's what we'd all ask for, it's not necessarily what's best for the game (depending on the area). The balance of pilot skill on our servers will be fair, but in real life it was very different. And numbers on our servers, and tactics are also similar, but in real life these were very different too. If these reports are really true, that the Spit was faster (slghtly), climbed better (with boost), and out-turned the 109E (easily), and Oleg makes them as such, there will be a lot of unhappy blue players.