Thread: I Want my 4.09 Spit FM's back.........
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Old 01-24-2011, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Triggaaar View Post
Improvements to each side's aircraft were made specifically to counter the opponents (the spit mk IX would never have been made if it weren't for the 190).
Mhm.. I'm not so sure... "Prevention is better than cure" IMO.
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A whole generation of pilots learned to treasure the Spitfire for its delightful response to aerobatic manoeuvres and its handiness as a dogfighter. Iit is odd that they had continued to esteem these qualities over those of other fighters in spite of the fact that they were of only secondary importance tactically.Thus it is doubly ironic that the Spitfire’s reputation would habitually be established by reference to archaic, non-tactical criteria.
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