Speed > Climb > Turn
When the Bf 109F-4 entered service at the end of the Battle of Britain in 1940 it was beyond any doubt the best fighter in the world. A year later it was still the best, until it was dethroned by the Fw 190A, and later the Spit IX in 1942. It was in this one year period of 109 supremacy that Jochen Marseilles amassed his impressive tally of victories in Africa over The RAF/RAAF/RCAF/SAAF Spit V's, Hurricanes and P-40's.
Speed and climb rate allow you to dictate the terms of any engagement.