Spit/109 sea level speed comparisons in 1.08 beta patch

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Originally Posted by bongodriver

there has never been any disagreement that the 109 had better speed to maintain an overall tactical advantage, the 109 could choose when to engage but the Spitfire was more than capable of evading, if you felt frustrated by that as a 109 driver and decided to try for a propper knife-fight with a Spit you were likely to lose, the 109's best tactic was to run in quick when an opportunity presents itself and run away quicker once the job is done.

I assume you are talking about current in game because the Spitfire is not a slower aeroplane, the 109 and Spitfire are very close throughout altitudes.

Whilst I understand Kurfursts point about the Spitfire @+6 the fact of the matter is that it could manage +12 for a significant time. If you are simply setting a scenario where the Spitfire can actually only manage +6 for whatever reason then we could chuck in all sorts, such as the 109 being out of cannon or leaking Glycol, same for the Spitfire. It's either ceteris paribus or a bit pointless to compare imo.