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Old 08-19-2012, 06:52 AM
JG3_Hartmann JG3_Hartmann is offline
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Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw* View Post
If British aircraft performed this poorly, the RAF would have lost the BoB instead of shooting down far more German aircraft despite being completely outnumbered.
Well, but you forget, that the main reason for the higher losses of the Luftwaffe are, that they had to fly over enemy territory, so no bailed out pilot would come home to fly again.
The 109 had a short range, and they used the wrong tactics (staying near the bombers and so on).
When the RAF began to use the Big Wing tactic, the fate changed even more for the RAF.
And because of their Radar, they knew where the enemie bombers would come from, and could guess where they would go to.

They didn´t win because their planes were highly superior, but because of better tactics, and more luck.

The Hurricane was, except for turning, outclassed by the 109 in everything, expect maybe for handling, and the Spitfire could turn better and was a bit faster below 4000m. But if they flew higher than 4000m the 109 was as fast as the Spit, even a bit faster.

But I have to say, even if I mostly fly the German planes (and just to make the list complete, the 110 is nearly 50km/h to slow too), that it´s not much fun to fight with a Hurricane or Spitfire against a well flown 109.
Not enough that I could bang my head against the canopy everytime I have to start the engine, which is every time a fight if it will keep running or not , but also during the normal flight and during a fight. I may have some problems with the red engines, but without doubt I can say, there´s something rotten in the case of red fighters.

But!, like others said before, the blue planes don´t meet their real performance too.

What I personally find very funny is, that over more than 10 years, it were mostly the blue planes who were undermodelled compared to the red (mostly Russian) planes (or maybe they were made better than they were), and now, we have a similar situation, although I think, it´s not so extreme like it was some years ago with old Il2.
 


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