Well, I just jumped in this conversation even tho I haven't really participated in aviation forum discussions for quite a while. It popped on my mail news and I figured I'd share at least some of my thoughts. Many things I forgot over the years.
However, when talking about this plane vs that...
From the moment I've heard about the type, I've read mostly positive things about it.
Granted it were Soviet experiences with the type... there is a good book about their experiences "Attack of the Airacobras", some very good read.
I may be 'pushing it' a bit if I say that if the game "IL-2...
I said that because if..... we are talking about pure ac armament then my vote goes to FW-190A8. Especially to those of them which were fitted with Mk108 wing cannons.
Tempest/P-47 being the close second.......... VERY tough decision.
But if we are talking about great performance fighters then...
You need to manually edit .mis file and play in dogfight mode....... that's how it works.
For more info go at UBi...... there are several such threads there.
He he when 262 is available it takes a 10mins or so for people on red side to start disconnecting.
262 is drive - by plane.
Just get your speed up even down low most pistons can't touch you....... and combined with other 262 they create undefeateable bunch of fast flying Mk108 armed aluminium.
Jeeepers.....I just luved the Brada Ba.65 option..... whoever put that on teh list gets my r0FL.....:shock: :p bwahahahaha........:lol:
BTW 190D gets my vote........... I have few reasons and the biggest being the unexplained criteria.....
Thing is..... LaGG-3 is not really the competitive plane and you as a newbie must be aware that you'll have to deal with lesser plane as well as your inexperience. LA-5/F is almost on par with 109G2, but still a bit lesser plane IMO, while FN is really a 1944 model (incorrectly modeled all...