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Originally Posted by JtD
It's important to note that the Fw 190A was noted to have very good acceleration and to for instance out accelerate a Spitfire IX (Merlin 61) under most conditions. Imo this can be attributed to the Kommandogerät, which allowed a quicker change of power settings, so the Fw 190 was already on it's way where the Spitfire was still getting the mixture right.
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Was that the A-6 or the A-9 by any chance? Not the A-8 in full knight gear?
Most Antons I know of can match the top level speed of most Spits and spiral climb at the same time.