So what can you all tell me about the P-38's best climb speed and angle? The Pilots Manual has a chart for various weights, altitudes, and power settings, but I'm not sure if the Aces High II P-38 has the same climbing ability as the real P-38.
Back in Pacific Fighters (terrible game), I discovered that the P-38L's best climb speed was about 180 M.P.H. However, the P-38 in Aces High is somewhat different. In Aces High, I estimate that with a light P-38L my best climb speed is about 175 M.P.H. But I'm unable to outclimb, long-term, the better Zeke fliers (they always end up far behind me but slightly above me), so I know I must be doing something wrong. Should I be climbing slower, or what?
I have the same sort of problem with my zoom climb. In Pacific Fighters, I determined that my best climb angle was the same angle that my ship was at when I was climbing at best climb speed - somewhere around twenty degrees. But again, in Aces High this "feels" too shallow, and doesn't get me above ships like the Hurricane and the Zeke - ships that I should be able to outclimb. What am I doing wrong?