If this stays as is, the P51 is going to be a much more attractive plane. Online, it seemed the p51 I was fighting was zooming incredibly. I tested one off line. I took 75% fuel and nothing else.I leveled off at 15k and let it get to full speed at full throttle - no wep. Went into a 45 degree dive to the point of compression ( shaking and - supposedly losing E) which was about 5k. I then went into a 2g 45 degree climb and got back to 15k with no problem. The plane lost no e, exept instead or 350knts (or whatever its top level speed is at 15k), it was 120knts at the top of the zoom. That is incredibly e efficient. I don't think a hog could do that.
It also seems it climbs at 175knts, about 2.8, which is DARN close to a spit.
Granted, I haven't tested it a lot, but at first glance it seems the climb aspect of the p51 has been supercharged. I always knew it dove like a brick, but it used to climb like a brick as well and not very e- efficient. I thought the nickname runstang came from the fact is they were more capable of "extending" than zooming.
I'm new, and going back to old fm of WWII planes and their characteristics. But I didn't see much difference here as most p51's were "extending" and not zooming, so I assumed the characteristics of the plane is not that much different from what I know.
Well in AHII, zooming is a definite option of the p51.