A couple of questions about tactics and planes for the experts :)

[the_somme]

thanks for the answers!

so.. the 109 was used alot against the russians and could pretty easily rack up kills while the 190 was used primarily in the west encoutering better fighters and thus doesn't seem as succesful in the statistics?

[HauptmannMolders]

Hartmann even tried the Me 262 and didn't like it. It really came down to ones favoured tactics Hartmann liked to use the 109's ability to dive and climb. Take a look at Walter Nowotny, one of the top ace's (3rd overall I think?) and he racked up the vast majority in a 190.

[HauptmannMolders]

...and yes the 190 was used on both fronts.