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but the allies would need to continue development up to the F8 standard. Historically the F8 did not appear until 1950,
But there is no easy fix against the Me 262
While the 262 was faster and it was recommended not to dive away, Allied aircraft could out manoeuvre the German jet and its throttle response time was far longer than that of piston fighters. If this actually happened in real WW2, then why would it not have happened in fantasy WW2?
The Japanese and Italians used to think the same thing.
So what of it? Entirely different circumstances.
I'm skeptical of the "airfield combat" proposal. If it was possible to catch Me 262s on final, it was possible to catch any LW piston engine plane.
What it can do against a P-51 diving on it at high speed?
From what I've read, the Allied pilots were cautioned against entering into a diving competition at/from altitude with the 262 as it would certainly out run the piston fighters, but if caught near the ground at low power settings, head for the deck and hope you survive the inevitable crash.
What I'm talking is why the 262 could be caught (and thus countered) on it's final approches, and the LW piston fighters could not? I understand that the jets had a longer approach, but I still see a landing 109 vulnerable to a diving P-51. Anti-aircraft fire comes come to mind here. Perhaps the jets, by their longer approch, could be shoot down exposing the Allied fighters less to the airdrome's AA batteries, and therefore the same tactic was not applied against the German piston fighters with the same enthusiasm (since they could be countered with less risk in the air).
They will until Allies land an invasion force along channel coast. Germany needs that space for forward deployment of air raid warning units and night fighter units.
What I'm talking is why the 262 could be caught (and thus countered) on its final approches