First fight in a 109

[JG5_emil]

Originally Posted by JG5_emil

If every time you perform a high energy manoeuvre your opponent used the opportunity to trade E for altitude you'd find yourself in a sticky situation. This might work on dogfight servers where it's not a big deal to get shot down and everyone wants their kill fix.

Explain where this original comment was wrong?

My main goal is to avoid a situation where I have given up every possible advantage and end up scrapping on the deck. I know a good enemy will punish any manoeuvres where I waste energy, therefore I will do anything possible to avoid being in the situation where I have to use scissors etc. In my opinion if I have to use such tactics then I have lost the fight even if I do not die. Of course no one is perfect and it does happen but if it happens to me then I know that I made a mistake much earlier on.

If you want to get shirty that's up to you I'm just stating a fact gleaned from many years of successful IL2 combat flying. I think you will find JG5 was one of the most successful squads out there.