Scholz showed me via that video that the slats cause no movement of the aircraft upon deployment. And I'm still supposing that this feature in AH is incorrect since they deploy only a split second before/after each other.I'm no P38 pilot, but to be in a K4 the last thing I'd want to do is try and out turn him. I'd rather get the fight to slow speeds where that heavy 38 doesn't fare so well.
I'm not sure what tactic the P-38 can employ to defeat the 109K. It seems very one sided from a performance perspective. Pilot skill can make a difference of course, but with equal skill and initial E-state the P-38 is at an almost insurmountable disadvantage. There probably are a few tricks the P-38 can use given its torqueless engine setup, but he would have to be very good and very lucky. If caught in a bad situation the 109 can just disengage at will and reset the encounter.(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
After the P38 is slow the 109 basically has the fight IMO, the 38 just doesn't have better handling. Especially when it's heavy on fuel.
So theres nothing you can do in a particular speed envelope, using the 38s flaps, to gain and advantage? Or at least a snap shot?
idk whenever im in a p38 vs a k4 i try and get the fight slow becuase if they try and turn there dead and what most k4 pilots do is try and go up but the p38 can really hang so i just go up with them and shoot them down
So theres nothing you can do in a particular speed envelope, using the 38s flaps, to gain and advantage? Or at least a snap shot?Actually Ive been spending a little time in K4s. The thing can accurately be described as a BEAST!
The P38 can hang on the props and ruin the K4s day. Always be wary of that fact.
109K-4 out turns the 38. However most K-4 pilots aren't very good.
Never seen a 109k4 outturn a p38 hell i havent seen any 109 besides the F model do it (possible g2)
I believe full flap turns with the p38 makes it a worse turner then with 1-2 flaps out could be wrong though