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Why were the control surfaces on the Messerschmitt planes so small (as it is with most other german planes also) compared to their allied counterparts?

It is clear from reading the various texts about the WW2 Soviet Air Force that of the three major fighters, Yak, Mig, and LaGG that the LaGG-1 and LaGG-3 were the least liked. The LaGG-1 and LaGG-3 were significantly less successful during 1941/1942 in combat compared to the Yak-1 / Yak-7...