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Title: Best aircraft matchups in Aces High?
Post by: oboe on April 20, 2017, 11:31:56 AM
In the thread for the upcoming "Big Week" scenario a comment was made (a seconded) about the great matchup between the P-47D11 and the FW-190A5, two very-well matched airframes in AH.

Started me wondering about other Allies-Axis matchups.  What do you guys think are the other very well matched opponents in AH?

Spit I vs 109E, and Spit V vs 109F?

F4U-1A vs Ki.84?

P-40N vs Ki.61?

F6F-5 vs A6M5?

Brewster vs Rata or Ki.43?

P-51D vs 109G14?

Yak 3 vs K4?

Actually its sortof hard finding Axis/Allies airframes that have similiar performance, since during the War design considerations started to diverge quite a bit.  Is there any Axis airframe that had as low a rollrate as the P-38G?
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Post by: Devil 505 on April 20, 2017, 11:52:40 AM

Brewster vs Rata


I was testing a Winter War setup Perdweeb was making a few years ago. The Brew eats up I-16's.
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Post by: LilMak on April 20, 2017, 12:08:12 PM
P-47D-11/25 vs FW190A-5
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Post by: JunkyII on April 20, 2017, 12:22:09 PM
190s vs jugs in general are fun matchups

My favorite is a 23-25K fight TA152 vs P51D
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Post by: Kanth on April 20, 2017, 12:34:44 PM

I don't know what the rollrate is on the P-38G but I'd guess the bf 110 would have the slow roll rate, speaking strictly of slow roll rate axis planes.

  Is there any Axis airframe that had as low a rollrate as the P-38G?
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Post by: hgtonyvi on April 20, 2017, 12:41:53 PM
I remember me and a friend(creton) did fights in the old Dueling arena a while back. We tested German planes against Russian planes. We found there was a very close accuracy with the historical data that was available. I-16 vs 109E, La5 vs 109f, la7 vs G series, Yak vs k4.
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Post by: Oldman731 on April 20, 2017, 02:38:36 PM
Spit I vs 109E,


I've always thought this was the very best AvA fight.

38G v 202 is also a good one, but not as good as Spit I v Emil.

- oldman
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Post by: hgtonyvi on April 20, 2017, 02:55:25 PM
38G vs Ki61 good match up also....
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Post by: Zimme83 on April 20, 2017, 02:57:27 PM
I was testing a Winter War setup Perdweeb was making a few years ago. The Brew eats up I-16's.

And the Ki-43 eats the Brewster.

F4F vs A6M2 is surprisingly a pretty even match in a scenario.
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Post by: JunkyII on April 20, 2017, 03:09:43 PM
And the Ki-43 eats the Brewster.

F4F vs A6M2 is surprisingly a pretty even match in a scenario.
depends on altitude
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Post by: Zimme83 on April 20, 2017, 03:30:50 PM
A Brewster can dive away yes, but it pretty much the only advantage it has against the Ki. As soon as you start to turn the Ki will win.
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Post by: Mister Fork on April 20, 2017, 03:35:48 PM
depends on altitude
...and attitude :P
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Post by: Beamont on April 20, 2017, 03:54:11 PM
Tempest vs Ta152 maybe?
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Post by: waystin2 on April 20, 2017, 04:40:23 PM
The plane I just jumped into and the first red icon plane I find!  :aok  Though nothing beats the early war British/German matchups.  Spits/109's are  great stuff. 
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Post by: Copprhed on April 20, 2017, 06:35:54 PM
Hurri 1 v Emil, 110 G2 v Mossie 6. I think the Hurri 1 is one of the most fun to fly planes in the game.
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Post by: NatCigg on April 20, 2017, 07:59:18 PM
f4u vs. niki is my favorite matchup in the ma.

dead hogs make a good bed.  :old:
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Post by: ACE on April 20, 2017, 08:50:51 PM
Tempest vs Ta152 maybe?
If the tempest actually dropped flaps the 152 would eat it up.
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Post by: JunkyII on April 20, 2017, 09:16:52 PM
If the tempest actually dropped flaps the 152 would eat it up.
Around 15 to 20K they match up a lot better

A Brewster can dive away yes, but it pretty much the only advantage it has against the Ki. As soon as you start to turn the Ki will win.
should of been more specific I was talking about the Zeak vs wildcat
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Post by: save on April 21, 2017, 04:03:21 AM
190A8 vs B17  :devil
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Post by: BFOOT1 on April 21, 2017, 09:28:10 AM
I really enjoy the P-51 B/D against the 109K4, I've and some very good high, and low alt fights in both planes. I do love fighting against anything in my 109F, but as mentioned before the 109F and Spit V are a great match up against each other I love it.
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Post by: hotcoffe on April 21, 2017, 10:17:27 AM
Tempest vs Ta152 maybe?

tempest will turn rings around ta152
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Post by: oboe on April 21, 2017, 11:59:07 AM
According to DokGonzo's aircraft comparison charts, the Spit IX matches pretty well against the 109G-2.   While the Spit has quite an advantage in firepower lethality, the 109 should have an advantage in roll rate.   
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Post by: jimbo71 on April 21, 2017, 12:13:54 PM
The Ki-84 vs. F4U-1A the OP menioned is a helluva matchup.
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Post by: JunkyII on April 21, 2017, 12:20:24 PM
tempest will turn rings around ta152
Not above 20K..above 25 there isn't many planes as capable as the TA152...thing is very easy up there
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Post by: waystin2 on April 21, 2017, 01:05:37 PM
Not above 20K..above 25 there isn't many planes as capable as the TA152...thing is very easy up there
Spit 8 make num nums outta 152 also Spit 14.  :neener:
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Post by: captain1ma on April 21, 2017, 01:44:11 PM

I've always thought this was the very best AvA fight.

38G v 202 is also a good one, but not as good as Spit I v Emil.

- oldman

Longest fight I've ever had was with Oldman and a Spit1 vs Emil. I believe we went 12 minutes and both of us augered! a white knuckle draw!!
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Post by: waystin2 on April 21, 2017, 02:12:37 PM
Longest fight I've ever had was with Oldman and a Spit1 vs Emil. I believe we went 12 minutes and both of us augered! a white knuckle draw!!
I think you meant drewl not draw.  HAHA  :D
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Post by: Oldman731 on April 21, 2017, 04:24:02 PM
I think you meant drewl not draw.


*looks sideways at the pig*

"Ma, bring the castration knife please."

- oldman
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Post by: ACE on April 21, 2017, 05:06:11 PM
tempest will turn rings around ta152
Even on the deck I still would take the 152. Just my prefrence. The tempest is total crap slow. The roll rate alone would have it killed. I would just do a scissor against your torque and your doomed
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Post by: Nefarious on April 23, 2017, 04:21:20 PM
Pretty good matchups next week in Combat Challenge...

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,386224.0.html
Title: Re: Best aircraft matchups in Aces High?
Post by: DmonSlyr on April 23, 2017, 06:22:48 PM
A couple of my favs:

109G14-K-6 vs P38J

KI84 vs F4U

Nik vs F4U or F6F



P51D V 190A5 or P38

Hurr2C vs spit5

109 vs La7

  :aok



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Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on April 23, 2017, 11:16:16 PM
JU88 Vs Tu2.
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Post by: Flavel on April 24, 2017, 10:21:20 AM
P47 vs. FW190a5 can be a lot of fun but if the Jug pilot knows how to use flaps it won't end well for the 190.
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Post by: dirtdart on April 24, 2017, 12:31:26 PM
109f vs spit v
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Post by: BBQsam on April 24, 2017, 03:49:16 PM
empty B-17 vs any axis fighter at 35k excluding the torch (163)
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Post by: Vraciu on April 24, 2017, 04:10:37 PM
P-51D vs P-51D -- stall fight.
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Post by: ACE on April 24, 2017, 04:22:03 PM
P-51D vs P-51D -- stall fight.
Can confirm
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Post by: JunkyII on April 24, 2017, 04:29:30 PM
109f vs spit v
Not according to this month's Allies  :devil.... I do agree though one of the most even matchups