Originally Posted by Yellow14150

Thanks for reply on the airspeeds. That's interesting that the mkI spit is that slow. The Hurricane matters less because the British historically pulled the Hurricane from the front because of appalling losses.

From a historical point of a view there are a lot of things to take into account. The manufactures did their tests without armor or guns in most cases, so a lot of the data about both aircraft shows them going way faster then in combat.

I think it all comes down to a balance. A faster plane, that's also more maneuverable then the enemy, breaks the game for playability. I like flying the G.50. It's my favorite by far. I flew it when it was way underpowered. It was far slower, but turned almost as well as a spit, and better than a hurricane. I got a lot of kills in it because I learned its weaknesses and advantages.

If I came down from 12,000 ft onto an unsuspecting Spit IIa I could shoot him down in a lot of cases.

I've read historical accounts about the spitfire that put it as being faster than the 109 in real life. I think as far as the game goes each side should either have maneuverablity or speed. The 109 is faster, in the game, because it's far less maneuverable than the spit. In order to keep the balance a plane needs one or the other. If we want the spit to be faster then the 109 then, out of thinking about playability, we would need to make the 109 more maneuverable then the spit. That notion seems silly.

I think as far as fixing the Spit Ia, the FM should be brought closer to reality. I think if the IIa was within 10 kmh of the e-4 it would break the game.

I fly on both red and blue, but I fly the G.50 because I think it's the best dog fighter. The spit is by no means outmatched by the 109 because it's slower. It can out dogfight the 109 any day of the week. What spit pilots have to do, as I do in G.50, is learn how to use a slower more maneuverable aircraft to it's advantages.