Thread: The 'Great Debate' - Spitfire vs BF109
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Old 07-14-2012, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by arthursmedley View Post
The dicta Boelcke was valid from 1915 until the advent of the guided air to air missile. Everything discussed here must be considered within the context of historical reality. That reality was make sure you see your opponent first. Manoeuvre into a position of tactical advantage. Fire and then manoeuvre to retain the tactical advantage.

All successful fighter pilots were able to creep up behind their victims, blew their brains out and run away to do it again.
It's true in real life, but ingame the things are a little different... because of this there are so many threads about aircraft's raw performance. Aircraft skills are far more important here than in real life.
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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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