[Boosher]

With respect to combat reports, you also have to take into account the fact that nobody is thinking straight in the heat of the moment, that memory is relative, reports are made by humans, and therefore no combat report can ever be 100% accurate. If it is a report of a kill we will most likely never get the other side of the story. Eyewitness reports can be subjected to the same scrutiny, as can kill confirmations. A P-51 pilot who claims he has out-turned his opponent doesn't give us any other reference points. What was his starting speed? Opponent's starting speed? How high was the engagement? The Bf-109 pilot or even A6M pilot who got shot down may not have known his aircraft very well, and could have been making rather easy turns for a P-51 to follow. A pilot's report might substitute terms, such as 'turn' for a banking high yo-yo.

Seeing how subjective these things can be, I'd say the FM modelers, both Maddox and Modders, did a pretty damn good job.

That said, I remember one dogfight server where a group of us were flying P-51's over Okinawa against Ki-84's. We treated the 4000 m mark like it was hard ground and did pretty well for ourselves. It was pretty much all zooming and booming and energy fighting. Barely any turning, save for a few tight hammerheads, was involved. We were also using wing tactics.