[TinyTim]

I agree that the He-112B would be a good addition, since it was employed operationally by Hungary, Romania and Spain (the Japanese use was purely experimental). However claims that it was "better than" the Bf-109 and should have been mass produced for the Luftwaffe miss an important point. The He-112B would not have had the capability to grow into the series of new engines and armament packages that allowed the Bf-109 to remain an effective first-line fighter until 1944-45. The He-112B was a last ditch attempt by the Heinkel concern to turn an abject disappointment (the He112A) into something approaching the Bf-109 or Spitfire in concept. Although slightly better than the (by now older and already in service) Bf-109B-D series, it would have been inferior to the Emil. Had the Germans adopted the He 112B it would have had a fighter much like the Hurricane, Dewoitine, or Curtiss P-40 - one of the best in 1939-40, but obsolescent in 1941-42. Only another complete redesign would have kept it at the forefront.

I agree completely, the only thing I was trying to point out was a dangerously incorrect statement of one of the posters who compared the early 109 and 112A. Dangerous in a sense that if we ever get the He112B in the game, it might in error be given the poorer performance of the 112A. He-112B was superior to 109 Brunos and Caesars, He-112A was indeed inferior. The A and B were very very different, I'm surprised they didn't give the B a new number. Much of the confusion in such cases emerges from similar designation of different planes. All I was trying to do was to emphasize how different the planes really were, even by looks:

He-112A:



He-112B:




It would however be interesting to see how a He-112 would compete with 109E. Of course only if it would have been fitted with comparable 1200hp class engine. As I already said you can't compare 112B with 680hp with an Emil with 1175hp.