what Allied aircraft are the best in this game?

[JtD]

It depends on your style and the environment, really. For instance, I prefer a P-51 over Spitfire, though the damage the 0.50ies deal to the 190 is usually laughable. But then, I like fast hit and run, and the Spitfire can't run at all. Another good aircraft is the Tempest, fast with a powerful armament, but the handling isn't as nice as that of the P-51. Obviously, there are no P-51 and Tempest around to counter the A-4 or A-5, so it's probably best to stick with the Spitfire VIII and IX. Unless you're good with a P-38. Contemporary Soviet planes are totally outclassed, except for maybe the Yak-9u. The rest is just cannon fodder. Can't dive, limited firepower, no high altitude performance.

[Laurwin]

I appreciate your responses guys. I meant all allied, but personally i tend to gravitate more towards western allied.

How does la-5 fn fly against a4 and a5 fockes? More in terms of bnz flight characteristics. Turn fighting just tends to get you killed quite often ( less SA, and fairly low E state)

What about p39 for some russian bnz?

So, p38 should be a close match to contemporary focke when well flown? Its not the most popular allied plane thats for sure, prob takes a good bit of skill to be good at.

For british, tell me aboit best spitfire marks. I thoughtt that spit9 25lbs was the best one.
Are the HF spit9s worth flying against typical focke? What about seafire3, and spit8 also?definitely i must say, i greatly prefer mustangs and tbolts for their high speed performance. With those planes you can use "blue collar battletactics" against fockes.
Simple enough, find them, dive on them, kill them. If they run away, catch them and kill them. Blue collar tactics for sure, none of that fancy spitfire aerobatics lol

p38 might be good also, but dive controllability isnt good ( compressibility)
Fast spitfire marks also cannot sustainably catch focke in a dive, but in a short distance dive fast spitfire could catch focke ( speed still not being too high)?

Good diving characteriatic of mustang came tto my aid a few days ago vs focke. I wasoutdiving the focke badly. He kept going steeper for more speed. He reached the.sealevel and i was still on to him at 1,5km. He pulled up and ripped both of his wings off. He did all the work for me, didnt even have to shoot hehe!

[gaunt1]

Originally Posted by Laurwin

I appreciate your responses guys. I meant all allied, but personally i tend to gravitate more towards western allied.

How does la-5 fn fly against a4 and a5 fockes? More in terms of bnz flight characteristics. Turn fighting just tends to get you killed quite often ( less SA, and fairly low E state)

What about p39 for some russian bnz?

Below 3500m, Fw-190 is no match for a La-5FN. Cant climb, cant turn and cant run, a very easy target. Above 3500m, the Fw begins to get faster than the La-5, but accelerates slowly and its climb performance is also poor, still a very easy prey. Online its different, with good teamwork, it is possible to beat the Lavochkins. But 1 vs 1, Fw-190 is still hopelessly inferior.

P-39 is not that good against the Fw, because its way too slow, maybe except at medium altitudes where the 190 switches supercharger gears. You have to force him to turn fight, but it is only possible against inexperienced opponents. Also, the Cobra is quite vulnerable, catches fire easily, not a good thing if you face the FW's cannons.

[TinyTim]

Yak-9U at low and P-51 at high altitudes.

[Woke Up Dead]

The La-5FN and the La-7 are tough 1v1 opponents for any German plane, though I find the 5FN loses a lot above 2000m.

The 190 is not really a good 1v1 plane against any allied fighter, but it's probably the plane that benefits from a wing-man the most in this game. For example, 1v1 I'll take the La-7 anytime, but in a 2v2 scenario I'll go for the 190, even if it's an A-9, and definitely if it's an 190-D.

Agree with Tiny Tim: Yak 9U is great against German planes up to about 5000m, the P51 is great above that. The P63 can also do very well against late-war German fighters.