If you are going for more RL, Engines can’t be run full out 100% or the time. Not without over heating. I actually have time in P40, F4UA1, P47, T6 and B25. I spent several summers ferrying these aircraft from AirShow to AirShow for a company that made a bundle of money putting these war birds on display at Air Shows all over America.
My Dad flew P47’s and P51’s in WWII , he taught me to fly in an old J3 Cub. He got credit for two 110’s and four Trains. He said he hated attacking trains in the P51’s because of the radiator. The Jug could take a lot more punishment then the 51. According to him he was never in a dog fight, they attacked from above in High speed dives, firing on their target. If the aircraft went down it went down. They never turned back to reengage. They were to busy managing power, fuel consumption, navigating and time on target.
My point is that flying a complex high performance aircraft is a ton of work, let alone fight it in combat. Most of the AH players including me, would not be up to the task.
They also never just jumped into their aircraft and took off to find the enemy. They flew in pack of 4 and 8. They also didn’t engage every target they saw. They flew their mission.