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Originally Posted by JG27_PapaFly
The poor one-pass-one-kill capability means most P51 drivers repeat their BnZ attack, and the poor power-to-weight ratio and relatively high wing loading means they bleed lots of E with each pass.
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Only from being heavy on the stick and likely diving farther than they should.
A good attack for P-51 is yoyo or a rolling lag attack that lets you stay behind the target while getting occasional deflection shots. Line your wings up right and the near flat X spread will work for you.
There's an exercise you can try, it does apply to combat vs slower planes and slower pilots in faster planes. Fly in a tilted circle pattern, get the tilt up steep and let the circle get as big as it needs to be to keep speed loss down. You should reach amazing speeds along the bottom and get a feel for how much stick you can pull without creating excess drag. Up along the top, make sure you have speed to dodge shots and note how fast the nose can come around between maneuver speed and gravity assist.
The circle should get real big in a P-51. In tactic it's a matter of keeping a pursuer unable to follow and shoot at the same time. If he tries, you spiral up over him and pwn, pwn, pwn. If he runs, you run him down.
So he will keep trying to follow inside your circle and watch the timing to keep his nose able to cover him. And at the top of your circle when he is trailing up on his, spiral up just long enough for him to either circle at near stall below you or start on his way down and you have him.
You do the exercise while watching gauges and lower windshield. Make sure to keep the ball centered. Wide enough flat turn and you should be able to maintain 250mph and better. Add the vertical and it gets better.