Others may disagree with me but this game is not balanced. There are definitely mistakes in information here and there but its not balanced so that all planes fly the same or all sides have an even fight.
You have to realize that IL-2 is many things:
1) The most realistic WWII flight combat simulator yet
2) Has the most number of flyable WWII aircraft in one product yet (officially - not counting CFS2/3 mods)
3) Has the most realistic attempt at doing proper flight modeling as well as correct modeling of physics for things like bullet ballistics, explosions, etc.
And given all of these things IL-2 succeeds EXTREMELY well. It is extremely good. It is, however, not perfect and has many flaws.
But people have to realize that because IL-2 does things properly like modeling engine power and real flight physics that its not as simple as saying that a Bf109 at 5000 meters flies at X top speed. Somewhere in behind the flight model they are doing things like air density versus engine power and all of those smaller details. Its a much more realistic and fluid experience but it sometimes means that the data doesn't match 100% with test data.
I'm all for making things more correct but its never going to be 100%.
Also the pilot flying the plane makes a big difference in how fast one is. There may be problems but a Bf109G-2 cannot fly as fast as a FW190D-9 at maximum speed at a medium altitude. Someone was doing something wrong there. Not trimming or operating the engine properly. Remember that the pilot is one of the biggest equations in how a plane flies.
Try participating in air racing. Everyone flies the same plane yet some will fly faster than others...the game is modeled so well that proper piloting will get you better performance.
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