Anzac-A1 [2018-12-26 20:08:07 +0000 UTC]
This is how it would've happened. You have a heavy fighter against a lightweight Russian fighter with heavy cannons. It would be no real contest.
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Sport16ing In reply to Anzac-A1 [2018-12-27 12:38:35 +0000 UTC]
True, but the P.194 wasn't a "heavy fighter" as you think it is (www.luft46.com/bv/bvp19401.htm… ), it was more faster and agile as the F7F Tigercat or the Havilland Hornet - the only reason why it will not pursue the Yak is pure and simply because it was a men inside its bomber bay
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Anzac-A1 In reply to Sport16ing [2018-12-28 05:09:16 +0000 UTC]
It would not have been more agile than those planes. I just checked; the P 194 weighed more empty than a Bf 110 fully loaded, and has a smaller wing area, giving it a higher wing loading. That would cause it to lose speed faster in a turn, and in general have reduced maneuverability. The P 194 would've been outclassed in agility by almost every heavy fighter, and against single-engined fighters, would've been no contest.
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