muehlema Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Hi I have the P51 and I am constantly getting outperformed by the BF109 and the FW190. The P51 looks like a better A/G performer. How is the spitfire in terms of dogfighting? X-Plane 11.5x / DCS 2.5.6 / P3Dv5 / Aerofly FS 2 / War Thunder Win10-x64 | ASUS Z390 Maximus VI | Intel i7-9700K @3.6GHz | Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB DDR4 | 6TB SSD Samsung 850 Pro | 2TB M2 PCI 4x | ASUS GTX 1080 ROG STRIX 8GB DDR5X | TM Hotas Warthog | Saitek Combat Pedals | Oculus Rift S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razo+r Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 The Spitfire is probably one of the best turn fighters, if not the best. But right now, the Mk. IX is slower in terms of top speed and diving speed compared to the 109/190. You have in the P51 what is missing in the Spitfire Mk. IX (horsepower) while you have in the Spitfire what is missing the P51 (turn rate). I've already seen some people outturning a 190 for sure and in rare occasions a 109 with the P51, maybe you need a bit more practise? Are you flying against players or AI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saburo_cz Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Spitfire outturns everythig. At low speeds outclimbs everything. But is definitively the slowest plane, means that both Lufwaffe planes will catch you and you will not be able to escape. F-15E | F-14A/B P-51D | P-47D | Mosquito FB Mk VI |Spitfire | Fw 190D | Fw 190A | Bf 109K | WWII Assets Pack Normandy 2 | The Channel | Sinai | Syria | PG | NTTR | South Atlantic F/A-18 | F-86 | F-16C | A-10C | FC-3 | CA | SC | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muehlema Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 The Spitfire is probably one of the best turn fighters, if not the best. But right now, the Mk. IX is slower in terms of top speed and diving speed compared to the 109/190. You have in the P51 what is missing in the Spitfire Mk. IX (horsepower) while you have in the Spitfire what is missing the P51 (turn rate). I've already seen some people outturning a 190 for sure and in rare occasions a 109 with the P51, maybe you need a bit more practise? Are you flying against players or AI? Against AI X-Plane 11.5x / DCS 2.5.6 / P3Dv5 / Aerofly FS 2 / War Thunder Win10-x64 | ASUS Z390 Maximus VI | Intel i7-9700K @3.6GHz | Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB DDR4 | 6TB SSD Samsung 850 Pro | 2TB M2 PCI 4x | ASUS GTX 1080 ROG STRIX 8GB DDR5X | TM Hotas Warthog | Saitek Combat Pedals | Oculus Rift S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razo+r Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Against AI Ah, that does change things a bit As long as the skill level is not on excellent (which makes them real monsters) you should have a chance. The lower their skill, the better your chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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