Originally posted by BaldEagl
I guess I'm going to have to be a little more careful then. I'll always turn-fight a Dora in an A-8 and can't really remember losing to one.
Wouldn't the extra HP/speed of the Dora increase the turn radius relative to the A-8? Then, as an offset the A-8's added weight it would give back part of that advantage?
BTW, I always carry the 30mm package (don my buff hunters cap then go kill whatever I find 
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The greater power translates into the Dora being superior in climbing turns. At low speeds, the Dora can maneuver nose high, which the A-8 cannot follow. It will bleed the A-8 down and simply drop in behind. So, the Dora pilot simply takes the fight vertical and the A-8 is quickly in deep bandini.
My regards,
Widewing
