Spit 1 and 14 arent easy to fly?
Well flying the spit1 against ponies, 109ks, etc, sure thats not easy. But try it against planes from its era, emils, hurri1s, c202s, p40Bs. If you still say its not easy mode, something must be wrong.
Spit14? If you want to turnfight against a spit8, sure it isnt easy mode. But in the tipical MA engage(pick) and run role, its one of the bests. Climbs like nothing, has one-shot-kill guns, and can chase down anything but a tempest. And still outturns many planes, ponies, jugs, 190s, tiffies, so every plane what can catch it. Isnt it easy-mode?
About the p40, im not an expert, but in my opinion, both Krusty and Caldera are both right. Its flaps are rubbish when its about producing lift, they mostly generate drag. Is it good or bad? In a downhill scissors or defensive helix situation, those flaps are your friends, easy to overshoot anything couse you can be much slower than them. But when its about flat turning or rolling scissors, those flaps are really worthless, and combined with the weak engine, the spits have all the advantages. So the p40 has very limited options. Initiate a defensive helix and HOPE that the spit wont break from it, and then you may get one-two snapshots. But generally the p40 has no chance.
