the lancaster kicks ass
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- Dec 20, 2003
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Soren said:A simple Split S maneuver and 190A is outta there, and the Spit XIV will have to run circles to get behind it again
plan_D said:Wow, how did any 190s get shot down...bloody hell...
plan_D said:You can't read, can you? Or you don't understand the English language. I was mocking you and you walked straight through it without even getting it.
I know the Zero is superior to the Wildcat...oh just forget it...
plan_D said:You can't read, can you? Or you don't understand the English language. I was mocking you and you walked straight through it without even getting it.
I know the Zero is superior to the Wildcat...oh just forget it...
plan_D said:Let me explain the mocking then we'll get back to the discussion. You state that the Spitfire XIV was only 'slightly' superior to the Fw-190A-8 because the Fw-190 had superior roll and dive to the Spitfire but the Spitfire had superior everything else.
The A6M Zero only had superior low-speed turn and climb to the F4 Wildcat yet it's far superior to the Wildcat, how does that work?
Now, one on one the Wildcat would fall prey to a Zero, yes. Two Wildcats against four Zeros would come up in the Wildcats favour using the correct thatch and weave tactics. Since you say that the pilot would, or at least should, know how best to use his aircraft the Wildcat is a superior aircraft in real combat because planes don't go out on their own.
the lancaster kicks ass said:and soren, ok so the -190 can do one menouver to get away from a spit, ,
the lancaster kicks ass said:the spit can do hundreds to get the -190
plan_D said:The Spitfire could out-climb and out-turn the Fw-190A.
It was faster and had a higher operational ceiling, it was faster in acceleration.
Plan_D said:It was easier to fly,
Plan_D said:it was easier to recover.
plan_D said:No none of my 'theories' are gone out of the window because they were all facts.
The Spitfire was easier to fly and easier to recover than the Fw-190.
plan_D said:The only things the Fw-190A-8 had over the Spitfire XIV was dive and roll rate. I'm sure you won't find hundreds of Spitfire XIV being shot down by the Fw-190A.