I flew with the 86th Adromini a while back so I know what their talking about.
Did you mean the 82nd FG "Adorimini"? And no, none of us old 82nd members have ever claimed a single thing you had said. And no, I don't think you know what you are talking about.
First off, late model 38s had something called hydraulically boosted controls, which gave them the edge in high and medium speeds against just about everything, even the spitfire.
We have a variant of the P38 and that is the "L" model. They are hydraulically boosted airlerons. Yes, the P38L does have a significant advantage at speeds greater than 325 mph. Turn rate at those speeds remains the same as in the P38J though.
The 38 should, at least in my opinion, be a much more dangerous warbird.
People's opinions mean nothing and HTC needs more than just pilots' accounts. HTC needs actual facts and data, along with numbers that support peoples' claims, none which you have provided. The P38 in game is as dangerous as any aircraft in the game.
However no all P-38s had this, early models COULD NOT TURN according to actual WWII vets that I talked to. They were very difficult to turn at high and medium speeds.
ALL models of the P38s can turn. Granted, the earlier models had a tougher time maneuvering at high speeds than the later models, it does not mean that they could not turn. Again, where are your numbers and data that supports these pilots' claims?
according to actual WWII vets that I talked to.
Who are these WW2 vets? What unit did they serve in? What year? What theatre of war? How long did they fly the P38s? Did they score any victories? More information would be nice. For the time being, I can only assume that you haven't done much research and that your claims are merely absurd and meaningless.
So it really frustrates me to see 38 pilots having to complain about spixteens all the time.
I am a dedicated 38 driver and the only time I have trouble with Spit16s is when they are on my 6 or when they are picking. Any other time they over shoot and are generally easy kills.
A 109 or 190 would out turn these early 38 models all the time. In my personal opinion Hitech needs to take a look at this as this aircraft should be feared by everyone in everything.
Personal opinions are void without facts if you are asking HTC to make a change in the flight model. In WW2, the earlier model P38s scored more air to air victories than the J or L. This was because they were in combat before the P47 and P51 entered service. When these later model P38s (J and L) entered service, they spent a greater amount of time doing ground support- dive bombing and strafing ground targets. A 190 cannot outturn a P38 at any speed. The only thing the 190 and 109 has is roll rate and a slightly higher sustained rate of climb. But since they only have one engine, the 38 will hang in the vertical much better than the 190 and 109. Their engine torque often pulls them back nose down.
WING47, I suggest going to either the TA or DA and hooking up with a P38 stick. He can show you what it can do. I think you would be very surprised. In the meantime, I suggest reading some books before making absurd claims at how certain planes are not modeled correctly.
