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Ta- 183 has got to be a better match for this pretty bird... hock:

Not at all. The Ta-183 has a closer top speed (both break apart before the F-86's level top speed), but the P-80 is closer in everything else. Turn, climb, and trust/weight are heavily in the P-80's favor.

The only other comparable planes in overall performance are the He-162C or D.

Here's the info I got for thrust/weight
F-86F: 0.38
Ta-183: 0.37
P-80C: 0.43
The rates of climb of both ingame Ta-183 and P-80 are much lower than the F-86's, but the Ta-183's top speed is the closest you can get to the Sabre's.