It's shame there is so much capability difference between the current 109s and Spit Ia/IIa. Balance is impossible for 1v1s.
Was just on ATAG in a SpitIa, saw 109 (a certain 109 specialist
) at dot distance about 2000 ft below. As he saw me all he had to do was gently turn and dive a little away until speeds were equalised, climb above me while maintaining seperation and then turn into a fight where he could increase his E to untouchable after 1-2 passes, while I could either enter a mad defensive spiral or drop speed to 80mph while attempting to get the nose up for some sort of snap shot.
It reminded me of doing the same thing to 109s in the SpitII when they were in. Once I remember yoyo-ing over 3 circling impotently below and popping a few DeWildes into the most saucy one on any particular pass.
I don't mind getting hammered but would be nice to have the IIa for the odd mission. Of course numbers are fuzzy but I would say the SpitII is about 30% better than the 109s, which are 20% better than the SpitIa. So it would be nice to have the IIa now and again
. Otherwise the LW might get overconfident and go and invade Russia or something.