The FW190D9, my new favourite long endurance fighter!

[Knite]

Not to threadjack, but does the A5 turn appreciably better than the D9?
I seem to do adequate in the A5 (one of the few planes I feel confident flying in), but in the Dora I'm absolutely wretched, even with increased speed/roll rate.

[Krusty]

The A-5 turns tighter than the A-8, and the Dora is about halfway between the two. It's main benefit is the horsepower, so that you don't have to flat turn.

[Nemisis]

Did u take 5 years to discover the funniest rides ?   
Try 190A8 light gun packs (2x20s or quad 20s), 205, P47D-11 (6x50cal) or the 109G2, I really enjoy  these rides.

Don't try the P-47D-11, P-47N is better, 8x 50cals, fastest at high alt with the exception of the jets and maby a few others, HEAVY armor, I flew through a couple of high callibur AA hits with only holes, supprisingly manuverable, and longer range than the D series. Or you could try the P-38, I love that bird. no converganse issues.

[iTunes]

I take it when flying the Dora, it's a case of diving down then grabbing again? Getting some speed back then diving down  again?

[Krusty]

Short answer: Try it out and see!


Long answer: not really. The dora has a lot of power so you can bleed off your speed and regain it using WEP. It's quite capable... for the most part.

[BaldEagl]

I prefer the A8 with the 30mm gun package for raw lethality.  It's a beast.  It'll make you work because you can't really run in it.

[jdbecks]

Not to threadjack, but does the A5 turn appreciably better than the D9?
I seem to do adequate in the A5 (one of the few planes I feel confident flying in), but in the Dora I'm absolutely wretched, even with increased speed/roll rate.

the A5 turns a little better than the dora but its still worse than most planes you will encounter, I dont really like the A5 over the dora, the main reason is I prefere the speed and acceleration of the dora, But its best not to try and turn fight in the 190s, if you use your roll rate to your advantage you can make yourself a very hard target to shoot down..

I find the dora works best in pairs or a group and in my eyes its the best fighter plane in the game <--- of course thats my opinon

[moot]

I prefer the A8 with the 30mm gun package for raw lethality.  It's a beast.  It'll make you work because you can't really run in it.

Or climb or turn.

Not to threadjack, but does the A5 turn appreciably better than the D9?
I seem to do adequate in the A5 (one of the few planes I feel confident flying in), but in the Dora I'm absolutely wretched, even with increased speed/roll rate.

http://www.gonzoville.com/charts/

[Krusty]

The 190A8 climb rate isn't so dismal as you may think. It's simply "average"...

You can't compare it to spits and 109K4s that almost peg 5000fpm climb rates.

Compared to the japaneses planeset, the non-spit brit planeset, compared to almost all US planes, it is "average" in climb with WEP, but keep in mind it has 10 minutes of solid WEP to use. It won't totally out-climb something from a dead heat, but if it's chasing something, they also can't get away too easily, either.

It's a great offensive platform. You keep in the mindset of "how it can attack something else" and it's pretty good. You start thinking "how it can/cannot evade something attacking it" and folks seem to fixate on the large turn radius.

[moot]

It's a well-armed brick. 

[BaldEagl]

It's a well-armed brick. 

It's a well armed brick that can re-orient it's lift vector very quickly (as can all 190's) to create a guns solution and a lot of times in the MA's that's all you need.  Any plane in front of the A-8's guns is toast.

[moot]

It's a well armed brick that can re-orient it's uncompetitive lift vector very quickly (as can most 190's) to (with some luck) create a guns solution and a lot of times in the MA's that's all you need. 

Fixed (imo). And

Any plane in front of the A-8's guns is toast.

that's very circumstancial.

I'd probably redirect someone who wants the A8's firepower to a 110G2.  Probably not everytime, and I'm not quite saying that the 110G can totally sub for the A8, but it's a close call IMO.  And for a Fw190, that says a lot about its performance. 

[BaldEagl]

Fixed (imo). And  that's very circumstancial.

I'd probably redirect someone who wants the A8's firepower to a 110G2.  Probably not everytime, and I'm not quite saying that the 110G can totally sub for the A8, but it's a close call IMO.  And for a Fw190, that says a lot about its performance. 

I'm not going to argue with you about this.  The A8 has consistently been my best plane in terms of K/D over years (actually I think the A5 beats it by a slight margin).  I like it and I'm not going to stop flying it and enjoying it no matter how hard you try to convince me otherwise.

Frankly I like both the Antons better than the Dora.

[moot]

I'm not arguing your tastes BE.

[Yenny]

BTW moot, I tried your TA-152 out yesterday. It felt more like a P47D11 in turnabilities, with a more powerful engine. It's a lil bit sluggish at 400 knts or on dive, but at low and slow. I think it's the best tnbner for the 190 series. Good buff hunter too ! Quick vertical reversal w/ em. How's your aiming w/ the Tater on it? Just same as K4?