It only does one thing great and that is Zoom Climb.
I don't think it betters a Pony, Hog, or La7 here. I did some testing on some planes awhile back. These were the F4U-1A, the 109K4, the 190D9, La7, P51D, P38J, and P47N. My procedure was to dive until I was skimming the waves, level until the speed bled down to 400mph IAS, then do a 4-G pull up until straight vertical, then use shift-X to hold the planes there until they ran out of airspeed and stalled. I don't remember the exact numbers off hand, but I do remember that everyone of these planes zoomed back up to between 6000-6700 before the stall. Is this right? Something wrong with my procedures? I would have thought there would be more spread than this in zoom climb.
The Jug also out turns a P51.
True, but of course you realize this is a product of a bug with the Mustang's turning. Both Allied testers and Axis combat pilots are clear on the point, the Pony could turn tighter than the Jug. No offense to Jug fans, think this bug has been around long enough and needs to be fixed.