Leading Edge Slats on the Me-109

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to sum it up:
1) Slats were designed to open unevenly because the aerodynamic effects were uneven on both wings, especially in high AOA.
2) Slats helped at stall speeds at low speeds, discussion is held about high speed with not much evidence for either case in this thread.
3) Slats could have malfunctions as any other part of a plane - not all planes and pilots have the best ground crew. The slat then could open partially which could cause inexperienced pilot to stall/spin.
4) Recovery from the spin of slats equipped 109 was considered easy.
5) This whole thread was started because of stall and spin characteristics of bf-109 in CLOD game

Good summary.

I would add:

2) Slats helped at stall speeds at low speeds and ensured gentle stall behaviors, discussion is held about high speed with not much evidence for either case in this thread.

4) Entry into a spin was difficult and Recovery from the spin of slats equipped 109 was considered easy.