Been an energy fighter or not it's relative to your opponent.
FW190 against Spitfire => the FW190 is the energy fighter.
Spitfire against Cr42 => the Spitfire is the energy fighter.
Cr42 against Gladiator => the Cr42 is the energy fighter.
In any plane you can energy fight.
Infact you can use the same FW190's tactics flying an Hurricane against a I153.
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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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