Originally posted by ghi
imop, La7 has no rival unperked, even the Tempest in close stall fight is not better
La7 can engage and disengage anytime wants the G2 , if is not stupid and gets in turn/stall fight,
109G2 is porked like all Luftwaffe, those gondolas make it move like a fat pregnant cow:, with only 1x 20mm, the firepower is a joke
The LA-5 dominates the LA-7 in a furball.
The F4U's dominate the LA-7 in a furball.
Spitfires, Hurri's and Zeros all dominate the LA-7 in a furball.
The G2 is surpisingly capable of dispatching several LA-7s even with it's single 20mm.
The LA-7 can only run from these planes and B'n'Z in hope someone makes a mistake. It the LA-7 gets slow it's dead against any of these planes.
Then you have the high speed planes like the Dora, P-51, K4 and G-14, all of which are at least almost equal to the LA-7 down low and dominate it at altitude.
Don't get me wrong the LA-7 is a fantastic plane, but it's no better overall than the 15 or so planes I just mentioned.
I think the reason people hate the LA-7 so much is it's got the low-level speed to catch people trying to egress home. Not much more infuriating then trying to dis-engage from a gaggle of LA-7's. The only solution is to kill them all and head home at your leisure.