BoB & Spitfire vs Hurricane (vs 109-ish) - an interesting viewpoint

[bw_wolverine]

An interesting read! It's something of a credit to 1C that as I was reading, a number of things he says about the performance characteristics between the aircraft seemed to me to also be true in the game (stall characteristics particularly).

I agree that the Battle of Britain being 'won' had a lot to do with decisions made by the Luftwaffe command. If they'd stuck to taking out the airfields and let the 109s roam hunting more often, things might have ended very differently.

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by bw_wolverine

An interesting read! It's something of a credit to 1C that as I was reading, a number of things he says about the performance characteristics between the aircraft seemed to me to also be true in the game (stall characteristics particularly).

I agree that the Battle of Britain being 'won' had a lot to do with decisions made by the Luftwaffe command. If they'd stuck to taking out the airfields and let the 109s roam hunting more often, things might have ended very differently.

+1

Agree. It truly was "a close run thing". For someone of Goering's huge ego to even concede that the BoB was "a draw" is a huge admission on his part.

[Bloblast]

Good reading, this sim covers all the details.