i’ve lately gotten to play the spitfire lf mk9 and found an f4u 4b 1km above me; also then picked the f4u 4b and i’ve stumbled upon planes that definitely not outclimb it nor have airspawn at around 1 and 1.5km above me (which am often one of the few highest members of my team). They’re so high that my teammates (nor I) have ever time and gap to run away or shallow dive. We get caught up by zeroes doing split S. I can’t send the replays because i’ve been killed before even the matches end (for the reasons I mentioned)
I always side climb and I still get caught up, be it in the corsair, the spitfire or whatever prop I’m flying; it looks like it’s some matter of luck whether I’m on the higher airfield or on the lower airfield.