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I do have another question. While flying the Corsair, I find that I really like the way the reticule sits and the general handling of the plane. But it feels a bit sluggish to compete with any of the german fighters...

Is this just me here? Or is it a slower plane?

Also, flying the Mig3-ud now is very easy for me. Thanks again everybody for the help.

I have a lot of stick time in the Corsairs featured in this sim. The Corsair is modeled pretty accurately. It is a bit of a dog at low altitude, primarily due to its large wing surface area. Keep the Corsair at higher altitudes, I don't really like to take it below 10,000 feet and it performs best above 10,000 feet. At 10,000 you definitely need to put the supercharger in low (supercharger settings are neutral, low and high). Above 18,000 feet you will need to put the supercharger in high.

Keep you speed and altitude advantage over your opponent and don't get into prolonged turning fights, if you can't nail him in one complete turn, you will probably lose him. There are two tricks to getting away from most Japanese fighters: if you have the altitude you can dive away, the other method is to enter a very gentle climb while turning to starboard. The torque of the engine combined with the light weight of the Japanese aircraft makes it impossible for them to match that climb. I've used it on countless occasions and their tracers always pass below me. I've never tried such a tactic against German aircraft as they are not encountered in the Solomon Islands.