After all the SpitV uber bla bla discussions, TK and I happened to be in the DA last night and gave them a good work out .
In pure Co-e turnfights we had many awesome fights to the deck, that were as good as any fights you could wish for in the CT. It was great fun to fly in the "other man's shoes".
And even though TK certainly won more than he lost , the F was able to sneak in a couple of wins , and certainly was able to "put up a fight". An experienced 109 pilot such as Eagler would have probably fared even better. Now we didn't do anything like try it against a G6 or a G10 , where the pilot as much better options than turnfighting , or for that matter against the E , which would do a better job of turning with it. So my original opinion still stands , as does the thing that irks me about all the Spit-whining, you want it all one way. To me , you guys are way too paranoid about the Spit V .
And , I really think you should spend some time in "the other mans shoes" you may see that the grass is not all green on the other side. The point I was trying to make in the other thread, was the SpitV is no more tougher opponent in the Euro theatre than the NIki is in the PAC .
here's a challenge for any of you guys - to fly the allied side of
SpitV vs 109E, F , G6, G10
Niki vs Fm-2, F6-F , F4u-1 , F4U1C
(VWE this offer still stands any time you want to pop in to DA)
Not only will you have fun , you'll learn something about the other side of the fence and you'll have some great fights, probably also have a better idea of how to fight against the bad dudes