how do you effectively dogfight a spit with a 109 with equal E

[FFCW_Urizen]

You can easily outclimb the Spit1/1a in any 109, without using WEP. so climb away, most break off sooner or later, than bounce him.

[jf1981]

Originally Posted by FFCW_Urizen

You can easily outclimb the Spit1/1a in any 109, without using WEP. so climb away, most break off sooner or later, than bounce him.

BTW this seems to be a model issue, Spit Ia should have much better performacne especially at higher altitude. As simulated ATM even Hurricane is better in climb and speed. This should'nt be.

[CaptainDoggles]

If it's a Spit 1a, you can use the negative G to get outside of guns range and then begin a sustained climb.

If it's a Spit 2a there is literally nothing you can do. Your only hope is that he runs out of fuel or ammo before he can kill you.

[Codex]

Simple ... bug out and fight in a situation where you have the advantage.

Remember its the pilot that makes the difference not the plane.

[xnomad]

Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

If it's a Spit 2a there is literally nothing you can do. Your only hope is that he runs out of fuel or ammo before he can kill you.

Yep unfortunately this is due to a limitation we have in games. In real life you could always try to tire out or disorientate your opponent by doing wild evasive moves. Shooting was also a lot harder in real life when you were being thrown around the cockpit. We currently can't simulate this in games.

[Yellow14150]

When you are in a 109 and you see an enemy fighter either co-alt, or above you just Think Blenheim. If you were not in a fighter (which you really aren't in this game because the 109 is an interceptor more than a fighter, I.E. good high speed performance and big guns(E-3, E-4). What would you do if you were in a Blenheim? Pray and hope he doesn't see you. Don't think you'll out run him or out turn him. Maybe if he's below you you can fly into the sun and hope he can't get a shot. You could head straight for the ground in a hope that he will accidently kill his motor. You could also try to fly nice and level and hope he doesn't do to much damage or at least you'll die faster so you can respawn and fly again.

P.S. I would do like they did in the pearl harbor movie and just fly really close to the ground and try to get him to crash into something