The P-51D Conundrum

[DoubleTap68]

Perhaps I'm misusing this legend, perhaps I spend too much time with it down in the weeds, and let me apologize if this has been addressed somewhere else in this forum.

I'd love to hear you guys comment on the performace of the P-51D. Seems fast, and has pretty good quickness, but, to me, it's very unstable when you need to turn in a hurry. Any nudge of the rudder when you're in a tight bank makes her want to flat spin in a hurry.

Am I doing something fundamentally wrong with controlling her? Is she purely a high-altitude beast? Is she gimped in the game somehow? Comments welcome.

[Smidlee]

It already been brought up many times, P-51 in this game flies like the space shuttle.

[SleepTrgt]

pfft, try flying the FW 190 F8

[Soviet Ace]

The P-51D is a strict high altitude fighter. It was meant to escort bombers to and from Germany, so they had to keep them high flying to protect the bombers. 109s, and 190Ds were both High Altitude, so the P-51 had to be as well. You can't protect a bomber from below?

(And FYI, it has been asked already. But it never hurts to just ask?)

[Xtinct]

You are not doing anything wrong, The P-51D is a joke in this game.

It's easier to fly that thing IRL than in this game.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by SleepTrgt

pfft, try flying the FW 190 F8

That's because the F8 wasn't even a fighter anymore. The A5 is really the beginning of when the 190s became more fighter bombers, than just fighters. I would say the A3 was the last best 190 dogfighter? But that's me.

[Raw Kryptonite]

I feel like I'm walking a tightrope when I fly that thing. Get off balance and you'll be eating dirt.
I get the high altitude bit, but I'm sorry this thing isn't right. I'm anxious to see the tweak. They said it came straight from the original game, but that thing isn't flawless either.

[SleepTrgt]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

That's because the F8 wasn't even a fighter anymore. The A5 is really the beginning of when the 190s became more fighter bombers, than just fighters. I would say the A3 was the last best 190 dogfighter? But that's me.

i know but yet you have to win 20 matches in Dogfight or Team battle, wich truly is a pain, hell even dive bombers have a nice rear gunner.

[manintrees]

If the P-51D was desined for high altitude then I wonder why it's used in a tree top mission.
There is no doubt that it is twitchy in this game but I have still managed to take out a handful of FW-190's and complete the strafing mission.

[MorgothNL]

Originally Posted by manintrees

If the P-51D was desined for high altitude then I wonder why it's used in a tree top mission.
There is no doubt that it is twitchy in this game but I have still managed to take out a handful of FW-190's and complete the strafing mission.

still... it should not fly like it is flying in this game, altitude plays a role, a big one, but the P-51 is just unflyable at ANY altitude in this game.

yes it did shine at high altitude, it was a high alt performer, but is was not a low altitude sucker.

some people keep on defending the performance of the P-51 in this game, by saying 'it was a high alt performer'. but really, it was still 10 times better at low altitude, than the one in the game.

what im saying is: the P-51 was GOOD at low/medium altitudes, it was at least an equal to the 109 in dogfights.
the P-51 DOMINATED the 109 at high altitudes, because it would not lose performance, were the 109 did.

so still at tree top level, you should at least be able to give a 109 a hard time, with the P-51 in this game, you simply CANT.