28.03.2010, 13:30
As it has been said , it is the pilot not the plane , it depends your tactics and experience , on the paper the Spitfire VIII and IX are a better plane "IF" you use the proper tactics against 109's , which consist of being patient first of all (, the longest the fight last , the worse the 109 situation is because its airframe bleeds energy quicker than the Spit during manoeuvres ) , not slowing down easily during the fight (109 will have problem to keep up with you on the long term and you will end up behind his tail ) , don't use too high angle of attacks during manoeuvres and dont use the vertical plan if he's closing behind you , just keep your speed up whilst manoeuvring gently in a loop turn , never go below 200mph during manoeuvres etc
Remember the 109G2 is overmodelled in the sim as it is lighter than the F4 on take-off , look at Il-2 compare datas , a real G2 should easily be over 3 tons at take off , in game it is 2846kg whereas 109F4 that was in real life much lighter than the Gustav is 2908kg . The 109 G6 is more what a Gustav should be like and have worse performances than Spits in "low-medium speed turning fights on the horizontal and vertical plan at all altitudes " , but let's remember the 109 Gustav were not meant to "dogfight" even though it's possible to do it , they were built for speed , pilots in real life used to dive with their 109 to evade even Spitfires and the most succesful 109 pilots only engaged with superior altitude or speed , if you don't do that with the G6 against Spits , you are a dead man .
As for the other 109G's with MW-50 of 1944 , they are usually better than the 1942-1943 Spits ( although Spitfire are better at high speed manoeuvrability ) cause they have more speed when using MW50 and have a slightly better rollrate , but by that time you can use the Spit XIV that is about equal to late war 109 if you keep the fight fast
Remember the 109G2 is overmodelled in the sim as it is lighter than the F4 on take-off , look at Il-2 compare datas , a real G2 should easily be over 3 tons at take off , in game it is 2846kg whereas 109F4 that was in real life much lighter than the Gustav is 2908kg . The 109 G6 is more what a Gustav should be like and have worse performances than Spits in "low-medium speed turning fights on the horizontal and vertical plan at all altitudes " , but let's remember the 109 Gustav were not meant to "dogfight" even though it's possible to do it , they were built for speed , pilots in real life used to dive with their 109 to evade even Spitfires and the most succesful 109 pilots only engaged with superior altitude or speed , if you don't do that with the G6 against Spits , you are a dead man .
As for the other 109G's with MW-50 of 1944 , they are usually better than the 1942-1943 Spits ( although Spitfire are better at high speed manoeuvrability ) cause they have more speed when using MW50 and have a slightly better rollrate , but by that time you can use the Spit XIV that is about equal to late war 109 if you keep the fight fast