Planes

[mondo]

I'll let you slow yourself down and break off If I didn't immediately have the advantage by the 2nd pass.

At 25,000ft or in a high speed rolling scissors? Any P47D would be able to gain its energy back easily and certainly out zoom a mid to late 109G (possibly even a K4) at that height. Not to mention at high speed the elevator response on a 109G would let it down horribly if it tried to follow a sharp zoom. Any 190, even the D9 has problems up high too. At an escort height of 25 to 30,000ft even a 190A9 or D9 is at a distinct disadvantage with the P47D. There is a quite a high chance that a 190 would just stall out at that height in a rolling scissors if not be left behind due to its power band being crap at that height.

At low speeds + low altitude I'd agree but then you have to fly to the planes best heights and abilities and down and low isn't the P47's forteit. 7 years of online IL2 has taught me that!