Interesting fw document

[JG27CaptStubing]

Originally Posted by vanderstok

Thanks for the tips guys. Me and my buddy started practising, with one in a spit, flying low and breaking hard as soon as the the other one in the FW starts to get close. It is indeed all about deflection shooting and when you're really close it is blind shooting. If the spit keeps his turn, then you can shoot him without seeing him, because you can (learn to) guess where he will be.

Another thing I learned: if you shoot too soon, you'll ruin your aim and with tracers and stuff you ruin your view as well. It is indeed better to wait until you know which way he will turn, then adjust lead and fire a quick burst. I think this gets better with practise and experience. Right now, on HL I'm just too nervous to actually do that . Luckily, the FW 190 has immense firepower which makes it easier....

Shoot anyways... Don't be afraid to use your ammo you have a ton of it. Always take a shot if it looks good.

You aren't going to get very many chances with an Aware Spit. Tracking shots and suchs are rare.

Deflection shooting and Snap Shots is what you need to get good at with the FW.

Dead horse I know but don't get suckered into a turn more than 90 degrees. Keep on driving out of his turn circle for enough seperation to come back in. Any fool Spit driver that wants to go head to head with a FW is a welcome in my book to get a face full of cannon fire.

Which brings up another point. Get used to head ons. Spits can force a neutral fight but given your amazing firepower don't be afraid and don't forget to pull out in time.

Learn to Yo Yo.... Stay away from Vertical Manuevers with him. He has the advantage. Diving and using your superior Roll is how you beat him.

And you best bet is to bounce him. It's not uncommon to dive 600kmh through a furball and pick off someone who has no clue your coming.

[IceFire]

If flown according to the right tactics the FW190 will dominate over the Spitfire, Yak, and other fighters in a combat area. The FW190 is not a duel fighter...if you want to do that then fly the Bf109 instead. The FW190 is a hunter and a killer...if on the defensive its tough and generally fast enough to get you out of trouble to fight another day. But, its not too good at mixing it up without some wingman support.

If you've got a Spitfire or Yak in your sights and he turns...make a good deflection shot on him and then reposition rather than following the turn. You'll notice that in every comparison the FW190 is inferior in the turn except at high speeds (in some cases). Use the roll rate advantage to put yourself into a high yo-yo and then come back down on the Spitfire. So long as you fly like this you can generally dominate the fight and control it. If you get into a turn fight then its usually the Spitfire/Yaks turn to dominate so just don't do it.

The FW190 is probably the most extreme of the fighters available since its high firepower, incredible roll rate, and dive speed make it a fantastic fighter that sticks to hunting its prey rather than engaging into a prolonged fight. You pretty much have no choice but to use the hit and run/boom and zoom method. With some of the other fighters you have some options either way...all of the American fighters can, to some degree, fight in the horizontal depending on the opponent and relative speed differences. But with the FW190 thats almost always a bad thing. Once the FW190s fighting style gets into you...you stop liking the Spitfire and 109 as much and start liking the P-51, Tempest, Corsair, and P-47. Also once you start to fight this way the P-40 versus Zero matchup changes significantly from advantage Zero to advantage P-40.

[Xiola]

WHat you must remember about the SPit IX in the test is that its the 1942 Merlin 61 version, of which only a couple of hundred were produced and which was not much better in climb than the 1942/43 MkV's. Top speed however was much better as is shown in the tests.

The early 1943 Merlin 66 version which we have in game is a much better climber.