P51D5 vs Yak9T

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I played a series of duel with my friend and we came to the conclusion that the P-51D5 though not a very good dogfighter can pull fancy maneuvers (in the hand of experienced pilots) to even the more maneuverable fighters.

However, I would not recommend the p51D5 at all if you are looking for a good fighter plane, the p51 hispanos and the C10 variant is superior to this variant in every way possible (better turn radius, verticle turn radius, stall speed...etc)

Here's a small footage of our dogfights in custom battles (i am the p51 :) ):
https://lowkey.gg/v/063be600-9fd0-435b-a2b4-1ca107fc9bd3

[AftonyX]

NEVER EVER dogfight in a P-51 especially against a Yak Boom and Zoom "hit and run" tactics are what it's designed for and its engine delivers maximum power at sea level and 25K feet the P-51 is a good fighter it's just outright being used incorrectly

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Originally posted by AftonyX:

NEVER EVER dogfight in a P-51 especially against a Yak Boom and Zoom "hit and run" tactics are what it's designed for and its engine delivers maximum power at sea level and 25K feet the P-51 is a good fighter it's just outright being used incorrectly

True, P51 isn't mean for dogfighting, but as you could see, it is possible. Just very hard.

P51 dogfight will always put you into a disadvantage unless you force an overshoot (meaning there will be some form of risk into it).

[AftonyX]

Originally posted by Tee:

Originally posted by AftonyX:

NEVER EVER dogfight in a P-51 especially against a Yak Boom and Zoom "hit and run" tactics are what it's designed for and its engine delivers maximum power at sea level and 25K feet the P-51 is a good fighter it's just outright being used incorrectly

True, P51 isn't mean for dogfighting, but as you could see, it is possible. Just very hard.

P51 dogfight will always put you into a disadvantage unless you force an overshoot (meaning there will be some form of risk into it).

If you are dogfighting in a P-51 you have made a major error unless its at extreme speeds where its laminar flow wing can do its job

if the only point was to demonstrate that it can dogfight successfully then yes also nice dual

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Originally posted by AftonyX:

Originally posted by Tee:

True, P51 isn't mean for dogfighting, but as you could see, it is possible. Just very hard.

P51 dogfight will always put you into a disadvantage unless you force an overshoot (meaning there will be some form of risk into it).

If you are dogfighting in a P-51 you have made a major error unless its at extreme speeds where its laminar flow wing can do its job

if the only point was to demonstrate that it can dogfight successfully then yes also nice dual

I hate to say it, but i personally felt the D-5 is a very underperforming plane at its BR. The only thing it is good at is diving at high speed (which other p51s can do the same anyways).

[AftonyX]

Originally posted by Tee:

Originally posted by AftonyX:

If you are dogfighting in a P-51 you have made a major error unless its at extreme speeds where its laminar flow wing can do its job

if the only point was to demonstrate that it can dogfight successfully then yes also nice dual

I hate to say it, but i personally felt the D-5 is a very underperforming plane at its BR. The only thing it is good at is diving at high speed (which other p51s can do the same anyways).

Are you using MEC most U.S. aircraft are severely handicapped without it

[Unpatchable Luigi TTV]

The P51 duels very well in assymetrical combat as it gets to decide fights and when it's diving on others it out preforms basically everything

AKA: A custom battle duel that puts p51 on same height as enemy undermines p51s abilities.

Not to mention, P51 preforms well when at high speeds and at sea level/really high alt (the latter being more preffered I find) but most custom battle duels start you really low down with little speed which also inherantly favors turn fighters as the p51 is slow and can't dive to gain speed.