Recent content by kielczyslaw

"When flying close escort (flying at bombers' cruising speed altitude) puts any fighter in disadvantage. Neither 109 nor 110 were immune to that." True if you're doing it wrong way like LW did... "Sliver bullets seldom win wars. For the Bf-110 (or any fighter) to 'win' the BoB on it's...

"i've not writed they can not use max boost in combat i tell i use the climb power for time to 20' and 40'k climb, 109 was a 30' set climb&combat (the max power set was not available at time) and they are enough time for climb to 6 and 12 km and i never see data on climb on lower power set for...

And you think that 109 could fly at 1.3 ATA all the time? Every fghter comparison tests should be made with max power settings. Just because Spit could use it's max boost for only 5' doesn't mean that RAF pilots were fightin LW on cruise power. Dogfights during WW2 didn't looked like in...

Yes, of course. And that's why the Germans moved most of the 110 to night fighter squadrons and stopped to use them as escort fighters. Where's logic in that? If the 110 had been that successful the Germans would've won the BoB. Even Ernst Udet, the man who pushed the idea of Zerstorer...

Vincenzo, Spitfire Mk IX versus Me 109 G - Flight Testing here you can find a little bit different values for speed and climb for Spit IX and Bf-109G-2. The 109's were tested on 1.3 ATA and one of the Spits on +15 boost which was max for merlin 61. As you can see the differences do not favor...

Hi, I'm new on this forum but I've been watching it for quite some time. Sorry but I can't agree with your statement davebender that the Germans needed more 110. Whenever they were used during BoB they were always suffering heavy loses. 110's were doing great work as fighter-bomber units...