Spit IIa is now so much more inferior to the 109

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Originally Posted by Insuber

I'm a blue pilot, but I flew a couple of hours on ATAG as a red one just to test the new FM's. I had several dogfights on the Spit IIa with 109's and never lost one. I have indeed reversed tables regularly when attacked by surprise from behind, with the automagical Spit no-E-loss-1 barrel-roll maneuver. In horizontal there is no way a Spit could loose, in vertical it's slightly more difficult but still feasible. The 30-40% more lift and speed is a very inaccurate estimate, IMO, in a 1 vs 1 the Spit IIa has better chances than the 109. This matches my experience on the 109, the Spit IIa is still a superior plane in co-E 1 vs 1.

I friendly suggest you to fly a 109 and go against the Spit II, just to make yourself an idea.

Cheers!

Mate I disagree, sure a good spit pilot can beat a poor 109er, but two good pilots, the 109 will dominate every time. All the 109 needs to do is boom and zoom and let their cannons get 1-shot 1 kills as they most often do. The spit is a sitting duck to a booming and zooming 109.