P-51 Combat Tips and Tricks ( Dogfight Guide )

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Originally Posted by CWMV

Otherwise 109 only. Takes a special type of masochist to keep flying the 190 lol!

I not so long ago scored 15 kills in one 45 minute online sortie. I don't think I ever came close to this in a 109. In fact, would doubt a 109 can do that. The 190 certainly is more than a plane for special type masochists, it's a killer. (Meaning: The 190 can exploit favourable circumstance like in my sortie to an extent the 109 can't, imho.)

I dislike the Tempest for lack of high altitude performance, otherwise it's a great plane, too. The decent firepower certainly helps, but somehow I find myself in trouble more often when flying a Tempest than when flying a P-51. Might be because the Tempest is more often opposed by late war opposition, while the P-51 sometimes has easy times against early 1944 opposition.

I find the 4x.50 sufficient against anything but 190ies, and 6 guns don't make much of a difference here. I tend to fly the B&C models more often than the D, and if the 25lb Mustang III is available, I'll pick it every time. Being able to disengage at will and getting out of a tight spot is very important to me, and no plane does that as well as the 25lb Mustang.