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Old 11-24-2015, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Jumoschwanz View Post

When the 110 first came out in IL2 it was better performing than it is now and quite a terror, but thankfully it was patched up and made to perform more like a large, heavy and average WWII aircraft that will not hold it's own against well-flown single-engine fighters.
That was one of my "disappointments" with Oleg. My favorite toy became a brick. I have to reinvent and to rethink my tactics. When I made my first kill in "new" Bf110 I was full of joy. Still remember it was P39.
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