Me 109, Spitfire, Zero or Mustang

[d_bader]

Which plane would you want to use if you were in a dogfight?

 

[d_bader]

Sorry for some reason the spitfire part of the vote was cancelled. So its between Me109, Mustang or Zero/Zeke

 

[Aggie08]

I'm just going to tell myself that it's a later model p-51, so I have the bubble canopy. Anywho I'd go with American muscle.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the irony in that statement the 'stang was hardly a muscle plane and it had british muscle in it anyway

but i'd proberly take the -109, it's the best comprimise between the zero's handling and the 'stangs speed..........

 

[JCS]

Bf109 for me. 8)

 

[Gnomey]

109 for me too (though I would of picked the Spitfire)

 

[toffigd]

Bf 109 for sure. Especially E-7 version

 

[Wildcat]

'stang for me.

 

[plan_D]

The Mustang has the advantage when entering the fight. And since I have no real clue about dogfighting, so am seriously green, I'd take the Mustang.

 

[Udet]

Hands down: Bf 109 G-6/AS, G-10 or K-4.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

I marginally took the Mustang "D" over -109. The Zeke should even be in this survey, piece of crap!!!

 

[Maestro]

Hmmm... I would have taken the Spitfire, but like it isn't there I'll take the P-51.

 

[evangilder]

I say take the zeke out and put the spit in. Either way, I'd still take the 109.

 

[Jabberwocky]

In a classic WW2 style dogfight, a 109 for sure.

Reasons being;

*Better climb than almost any contemporary,
*Better acceleration than almost any contemporary
*Very high power to weight ratio
*Excellent armament set-up with the nose mounted Mg151/20 and the two Mg 131s (or maybe a Mk 103 in a later model ),
*Good low speed handling because of the wing slats,
*Good in both the horizontal and vertical planes

The only advantages the Mustang had over the 109 were at high speed (ease of control, pseudo-laminar flow wing) and the Zero is wildly outclassed in terms of speed, climb, dive and roll.

 

[schwarzpanzer]

The only advantages the Mustang had over the 109 were at high speed (ease of control, pseudo-laminar flow wing)

I thought the high wing-loading would give the 'schmitt the advantage there?

and the Zero is wildly outclassed in terms of speed, climb, dive and roll.

The Zeke is so bad??

Probably the 109F (does the BV155 count? )

The P51 is more manouverable than the Gustav/Kurfurst surely?

 

[FLYBOYJ]

The Zeke is so bad??

Yea, just stay above 350 MPH, something the -109 and -51 could easily do!

 

[evangilder]

Not to mention above 275, your turning is going to be next to impossible in the Zero.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

The P51 is more manouverable than the Gustav/Kurfurst surely?

the -51 was a bit of a dog in a turning fight, i still think the -109 should win this.......

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Bf-109G-6 for reasons already stated, and I agree with FBJ, the Zero is crap.

 

[plan_D]

The Mustang would almost always enter the fight at a higher speed, giving it the initial advantage. If it was an out and out dogfight, both entering at same speed and altitude I would take a Spitfire 21.