For me IL2 but make sure you get Forgotten Battles as it is much better than the original. Exceptional realism and not that easy.

I have two questions for you Woodlouse.

1. Are you making sure that you are flying over 350km/h?

2. Are you sure you're not jerking the stick around?

For as long as you are about 330-350km/h, you should have little problem managing. Any slower and you'll see some wobbling from your fighter.

Never throw your stick around the cockpit like a toy. Remember, these are WW2 prop planes, not modern-day superflankers or F-22 Raptors.

Try the I-16 or the I-153 for manuverability. They may not have a lot of speed, but they can help you get behind your enemy.

My most favorite fighter is the P.11. It may be slow as h377 [cruising at 170km/h], but it's VERY stable because of its high-wing design. Not only that, the P.11 packs a ton of ammo. It takes a long while for you to run out ammo in this plane.

I shot down a Ki-84 and a B-235 with this plane. None of them had the chance to survive my onslaught.

This plane can dodge more bullets than Neo Anderson. Seriously, I'm not kidding.

You can try the P-39 Cobra. It's fast, quite on the inside, and carries a big-@55 bomb for bombing mission. It can reach speeds of up to 770km/h in a full dive.

But becareful. Because the engine is located at the aircraft's center of gravity [CoG], it takes finesse to get this plane out of a flat spin.

It doesn't carry that much ammo either. But it's guns do pack a punch.

The most difficult prop plane to fly is the FW-109 A9.

It packs plenty of powerful punches. Because it's heavy, it's good on a dive. This plane was mainly used for ground attack mission in the war. But was also used for dogfights.

However, it does lose energy as you quickly pull up or make a sisccor fight with you enemy. Remember, it's heavy.

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THE YAK-9U!!!!!

That's right. I've flown the FW-190's and to be honest, they suck in manuverability. Just now, I have found out that they don't have much speed in a dive unless you have a full load bombs and full tank of fuel.

I use to shoot down a FW190 very easily with my trusted YAK-9U. Just fly high, swoop down, and punch hard. I can turn faster in a YAK than you can in a FW.

Besides, I like Russian WW2 aircraft. I think they look cool.

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First. I don't care about the obstructed view because I can just simply hear the enemy's engine to pin-point his location.

Second. They may be weak, but the guns are dangerous if you know where to hit. Just simply aim for either the Ailerons or the Elevators and you're done.

Third. Stop insulting my P.11 j/k

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It doesn't matter how many guns you have. It's how you fly your plane that counts.

If you hate the plane, then the plane hates you. PERIOD.

It looks like we need to settle this score in multiplayer mode.

You and me....one on one.....your FW and my YAK.

Do you accept the challenge? Or are you afraid that you might get shot down and proven wrong?

I am known as KatahuAkata in the IL-2 online sessions. My favorite server is in the Dogfights lobby and is called War Clouds #1 or War Clouds #2.

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I would but as you might have noticed, we play different sims. I still dislike flying the Fw190. Compared to British warbirds its a piece of scrap. An interesting fight that would never take place is you in your Yak against me in my Tempest.

Anyhow. I turn down your offer for a scrap for the following reasons. I only have IL2 and not FB. I rarely go online on any game. The only times I ever did were for the SimV dogfights. And those are long since gone. I uninstalled the Ubisoft multiplayer stuff from my computer in a purge of unwanted programs and files. And lastly, I don't like IL2 enough to change any of the above reasons.

I think we should agree to disagree on this subject. (The IL2/CFS3 matter.) We seem to have got into an alarming number of discussions recently and quite frankly i'm bored with them. Whats more, nothing will get me to change my opinion.

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Looks like a high rez screen shot to me.....