Yep daddog, it was me. I'm not sure what to tell you. I rarely fly the perk birds when in the MA, and if I do it's usually an F4U-4. I probably only have 3 or 4 152 sorties under my belt and flew it quite cautiously on those, only engaging with advantage. I've never really mixed it up and seen what she could do until our fight. I was very impressed by the Ta's turning ablity. I expected it to be very much like a 190. Needless to say, I was quite surprised to find it gaining angles on your pony in the turns.
I was at about 10k when you attacked, if memory serves. Glancing at HTC's charts, the pony is about 20mph faster at that alt. Climb rates are quite close with a slight edge to the pony. So, in regards to tactics, I'd play it pretty much like you did up until you came back to re-engage. If you start with alt, BnZ and play the E game as long as you can. If no success, then maybe get a bit more aggressive and see how good the pilot is. If it doesn't look good for you then just use your speed to disengage and find an easier target. Of course, the higher the fight goes, the better things look for the 152. If you find one co-E up high in the thin air it likes, I'd take the fight lower asap.
Those are just my thoughts. I'm sure there are some LW experten who have a much better grasp of its abilities than I. I do have much more respect for the 152 now and will treat it accordingly in the future.
BTW fun fight!
