Saw this linked over at the Il-2 forums. Nothing shocking or new, but I was surprised that he described the working of the slats as "smooth."http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=1261&lang=en-CA
"I was surprised that he described the working of the slats as "smooth.""Why? If maintained properly and if the plane is pulled gently in a stall they deploy smoothly and evenly. If you are in a turn or suddenly pull more AoA they may work unevenly or abruptly.-C+
Yup, we've already covered 109 flap deployment. Based on the mechanism, there's almost no way you'd be dropping flaps and raising them up, again and again, during combat.
If you want to get realistic, 99.99999999999999999999999% of all WW2 combat was with flaps firmly locked in the "up" position.