there is something clearly wrong with the p-38L !!!!
P-38G 2 0
P-38J 7 3
P-38L 6 6
it is too ugly to have a 1-1 k/d vs. my beautiful FW-190a8
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oh sorry, i looked deeper and in the clearly superior FW-190a8 i am 5/3 sooo never mind
srsly though it does raise some eyebrows maneuvering as it does being one of the biggest heaviest fighters of the war(the heaviest USAAF fighter),
floats like a Huey too (ya right whatever "couBSgh"),
does not auger or fold up nearly enough for how it is flown in here(of course none of the planes do)
and those nifty air breaks combined with the "virtual fairie dust flaps" do result in some "interesting" maneuvers (stinker bell engineering)
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i would be much happier if i saw them depart more often in that deservedly unrecoverable way, which was the real trade off for all that weight, torque, and huge adjustments in airfoil while maneuvering ...
but hey since none of those trixy trix are ACM, and either a crutch or an act of desperation you can do just fine vs the "split tails" ...
after all i haven't been here that long and i am having no trouble with them whatsoever ...
no offense and mostly meant as humor ..
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