Its a tough plane to fly that 190 and when flown well its a tough one to pin. . .but thats the same for all the planes (which is the whole point of this thread it seems). Last week I remember engaging 2 A8s with me in a ki84 and a friend in his spitty - they looped, extended, climbed and generally acted like two ballerinas in the air. And after I turned around to head home (it was a pointless chaise) then they turn around and went to work killing my friend first (the spitty is more dangerous) then me.
The point is - after seeing two A8s work together really well at low altitude I have new respect for 190s - but I think unlike some other planes, the 190 performs a lot better in smart coordinated packs rather then as `solo` planes (solo meaning acting alone in the fishbowl) like ponies and spitties do - that is to say in packs its not addition but multiplication in terms of effectiveness.
but thats just my 2 cents as a new pilot.