I have enjoyed reading everyone's post. "Democracy at work". I want to quote the P-39 article in Wikipedia.
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The tactical environment of the Eastern Front did not demand the extreme high-altitude operations that the RAF and USAAF employed with their big bombers. In the relatively low-altitude operations in the East, the lack of a turbocharger was not as great a handicap. The low-speed, low-altitude turning nature of most air combat on the Russian Front suited the P-39's strengths rather than its inherent weaknesses. The second-highest scoring Allied ace, Pokryshkin, flew the P-39 from late 1942 until the end of the war; his unofficial score in the Airacobra stands at nearly 60 Luftwaffe aircraft.
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The Airacobra might not be a beast, but a skilled pilot flying at low altitudes could really rake up kills. One or to hits from that 37mm cannon and there is a puff of smoke or a rabble of debris where your opponents craft used to be. In the MA especially, furballs over bases and in between create a target rich environment. I suppose we will see after it wins in the in the final vote.
Cheers...
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