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Not really. An experienced P-47 pilot would use his superior aircraft to lure his opponent up to higher altitude. He has enough power to maintain the lead and keep himself out of range of the Ki-61's guns.
All the while, the Ki pilot thinks he's got the upper hand. :lol:

Except that in real life, P47 pilots dived rather than climbed. As far as I'm aware, the rate of climb for a P47 wasn't that much better than anyone elses, hence the situation between the AI pilots on my PC! Circling upward indefinitely is all very well, but it uses up fuel in a high power elongated manoever, so whilst it might be a reasonable tactic in IL2 with short flight times, in real life the jug pilot would need to mke a decision sooner or later and outnumbered by the enemy he would likely make a break for it.