Still not convinced with 4.10 Seafire FM.

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You are probably correct Icefire. I have found in 4.10 that Energy fighting with the Seafire is a better strategy but I suppose I have got so used to 4.09 where the Seafire was excellent in T&B against the Zero.

In QMB the Seafire is definitely fine but did notice that initial airspeed (and energy) is higher than possible in a Seafire DGEN campaigns where the combat is very close to the aircraft carriers and the new FM takes much longer for the Seafire to get anywhere near the combat speed or altitude that was possible in 4.09. In other words, I am attempting T&B with a much reduced airspeed at altitude and it may well be that this is why I have encountered problems even before combat begins. The DGen Pacific campaigns for the F4's have generally much longer flight times and gaining altitude and best combat speed is easier to manage. I still find the F4 a super stable ac in Il2 and enjoy flying it in 4.10 as it doesn't seem to suffer the overheating issue that I encountered in 4.09 (not sure if that was fixed by TD or wether I have learned to manage my engine temp since buying Il1946 lat year). But thanks, it's all very useful to me......