You can snap the wings on a Ta-152 by pulling max g's out of a high speed dive. While it could be a very good high-alt buff hunter, the other big fault of the Ta-152 is that it takes radiator damage pretty easily. Still, I like to fly it and think it's the most manouverable of all the 190's, including the A-5.
Still, there's no substitute for the A-8. It is simply a monster and with a 30 point ENY racks up perks like nothing else. And contrary to what most believe, it's not all that bad in a turn fight (probably for the fact that there are a lot of inexperienced pilots around).