You have to create situations where the roll rate does not matter.
You can also tilt your ho so you can use some of the pitch as your rudder, for example, when chasing someone that is not turning.
Even in 2026, when I search for genuine feedback from other players about the Ho-229, I still come across someone who once chatted with me—still stuck on his pitiful performance record with the Ho-229, bragging about it despite knowing nothing at all. So I feel compelled to supplement some original information about the Ho-229 to help more players who enjoy this aircraft. I’ll provide a more detailed explanation regarding the speed comparison between the Spitfire Mk 24 and the Ho-229, as well as the climb performance of the Ho-229. Honestly, I don’t want to wake up someone pretending to be ignorant。
Since I don’t want to engage in any conversation with him, and his understanding of ho229 is limited to a certain stage where he’s stuck, I’ll include this person’s reply image so everyone knows which part I’m responding to. This will make it easier for people to see exactly what he said and what I replied.
Now I will give my response：
Let me first explain why he misunderstood or even distorted what I said—because he has too little combat experience, too few battles, and insufficient data in both theory and practice. As a result, his response to the points I raised naturally became distorted. Data reflects people’s understanding of reality, yet he dismisses my data and insists he is right. There’s a term that perfectly explains his behavior: anecdotal fallacy (curious readers can look it up).
First of all, players who often play the Spitfire 24 fighter know its climbing ability. If played enough, most of the time the Spitfire 24 fighter will be at high altitude, above our heads. When attacking, it quickly converts altitude into speed advantage, which is why I mentioned that the speed (acceleration) of the Spitfire is faster than that of the HO229. Ho229 also requires slow accumulation of speed during diving, unless a large angle diving is adopted to widen the distance.
Let’s take a look at how he replied to my question. It’s ridiculous to compare the horizontal flight of the Spitfire 24 fighter jet with the HO229 fighter jet. What did I say? He doesn’t understand anything at all, that’s why I said he doesn’t understand what I’m talking about.
In addition, at an altitude of 8000 meters, compared to the Spitfire 24 fighter jet, when the HO229 fighter jet climbs to this altitude, a Spitfire 24 fighter jet with undamaged performance would normally be at least at a higher altitude than the HO229. Another comparison of the speed of Spitfire and HO229 fighter jets at an altitude of 8000 meters at the same altitude. The person who replied to me had no idea that the engine thrust of Jumo004D attenuates at high altitudes, and it is very severe. At the same time, there is no doubt that the Spitfire 24 fighter jet is at a higher altitude, and anyone can test it. (But please go to the game for actual combat)
The same issue applies to testing with Swedish jet fighters below. I can’t help but wonder why he always denies other people’s data and the advantages of fighter jets to discuss the HO229? Later, I figured out why he was doing this, in order to make his own theory stand firm and make those who didn’t understand think he was right. But as long as you are frequently in game rooms with weights of 7.0-8.0, you will find that the two being tested are usually at higher altitudes than ho229, and the thin air at high altitudes can allow opponents to achieve higher speeds than sea level, even if the speed is lost, as long as they are in a diving state, they are enough to catch up with ho229.
Another comparison chart of two fighter jets climbing at a low altitude of 400 meters shows that the same issue is not the difference of 1 meter per second, but rather the fact that the engine of the HO229 cannot achieve a climb rate of 24.7m/s near an altitude of 1800 meters. At this time, it is necessary to increase the climb angle to ensure the climb speed, which will result in faster speed loss. If you want to reduce speed loss, you need to lower the climb angle.
Finally, I will explain why I said the Ho 229 cannot achieve a climb rate of 22 m/s. This is based on the fact that a person has no real knowledge of the history of this fighter, so we should not expect them to have any unique insights.
I will provide historical information that can be found online. First, we need to clarify a logical point: historically, the Ho 229 used the Jumo 004B engine, which had slightly less thrust than the Jumo 004D in the game, with the Jumo 004D producing 1,050 kgf. Now, let’s look at the climb rate of the Ho 229 (Jumo 004B) in real historical tests, and compare it with the so-called enhanced Ho 229 (Jumo 004D) in the game to understand whether its climb rate is realistic.
I will provide data for the Ho 229 from both the game and historical records.
The following are data from Wikipedia as well as in-game data:
Real historical records:
Okay, now here’s the question: What do we actually see from the data? What is the climb rate of the Ho229 in the game? What about its weight? Its thrust?
In real historical reports, the Ho229, when using the Jumo 004B engine, was heavier than in the game but could reach a climb rate of 22 m/s. Can the game achieve that?
From the wiki I mentioned above, you can see the data is the same as in the game. So, what’s the total weight when the game version is fully fueled? Base weight: 4.92 t, Fuel in main tanks: 2.4 t (57 m) = 7.32 t total.
Here’s the issue: Historically, the Ho229 was heavier and had less engine thrust than the game version, yet somehow its climb rate was better than in the game?
So I really don’t want to argue with people who only have a cursory understanding that Ho229’s engine was supposedly ‘enhanced,’ they just look at the panel stats. But the person I replied to—everyone saw it—even doesn’t understand the panel stats and doesn’t get how to compare fighters. So I’ve laid it all out here; my logic is clear, and anyone can see it. If someone could answer this question, that would be great.
Also, don’t tell me to submit a bug report or anything like that. Submitting something simple like this, all the info you can find online clearly shows Ho229’s climb rate. They want historical data, fine, I found it and submitted it—it sank like a stone into the sea.
It’s a simple logical problem: you shouldn’t be getting worse performance than the actual historical figures.
So I really don’t want any more back-and-forth with this person who only half-understands things. He’s just a quick-play gamer who likes to show off once he gets a few kills; don’t expect to have a deep discussion with someone like that. And when I see him misleading people condescendingly under other Ho229 articles, it annoys me even more. Imagine if I got arrogant and showy over a few achievements like he does—I’d be busy bragging instead of explaining all this here.
Oh, and according to his idea, all the players I’ve killed are like coughing babies, and I just hide in the high altitude until everyone else dies and then swoop down to clean up the mess to win?
He doesn’t even understand the most basic relationship between win rate, kill count, and number of engagements.
Now tell me, has the engine weakened? What’s the climb rate? Can you still tell from this chart that it’s steadily losing speed and climb rate?
Compared to the Su-11, who’s climb rate is closer when fully fueled?
Flying wings are known for their climb rate, so this performance is standard, right?
Are there other 7.0 fighter jets in the game that actually perform worse than the Ho 229? I’ve played enough to feel it deeply, but the Ho 229 generally performs worse than other players’ planes in the community. To put it simply, it’s harder to handle, and this situation is artificial, deliberate.
Another important reason I don’t easily compare fighters from other countries: nobody likes others messing with what they love, so I don’t want to cry for Gaijin to nerf the planes other players like, even though they really do crush the Ho 229 and create an imbalance. So I try to avoid making the Ho 229 too niche or too far behind other fighters. It’s just a game; there’s no need to ruin someone else’s experience.
Because originally the Ho 229 had too strong CAS capabilities, and because of many player complaints, it lost its armor-piercing ammo belt (all the HVAP-T, though I used to love it in air battles, I hardly use it for CAS), so I don’t want to be a crab (Crab Bucket Syndrome). Players should be united, objective, friendly, rational.
But all of this assumes that our differences in the game aren’t too big, right? So how big is the gap now between the ho229 and before? And how big is the gap compared to current same-tier fighters? Even so, I haven’t cried to nerf other jets to create “balance”; I’m just reasonably asking it to regain its proper performance. Even if that means putting it back into the old 7.3 lineup, that’s reasonable, isn’t it?
Hiiiiiiiii ❤
Looks like I left a deep impression in your psyche, to the point that you will be thinking about me every time you see the Ho 229 for the rest of your life
I’m honored
As a fellow Ho 229 enthusiast, I suggest trying to get on the high score board in the following linked thread: High scores in RB
You have 1 billion battles per month in the Ho 229 so surely it’ll be easy for you
Looking forward for the next lack of engagement with the mysterious person ✨
I was never against buffing the engines, by the way.
If my win rate, kills per death, kills per battle, and deaths per battle were all better than yours for the duration of an entire year from now are pitiful performance, what does it make your performance?
You search for an echo chamber where people will only agree with you, because you think you can’t be wrong. Look at how you replied to people that said no to you (other than me).
Yeah, higher acceleration right into the zone where it has lower acceleration:
Which can be used to energy trap a spitfire (or any other prop, the exact same way).
Just gonna leave this here cuz it looked cool
There are many foolish people, but this is the first person I’ve ever met who is not only foolish and stubborn but also unwilling to delve deeper into the subject.
I can communicate amicably with the vast majority of people because they know what they do and don’t know, and they can objectively accept new data or updated knowledge—but he’s different.
He even suggested I show off instead of focusing on solving the issues I encountered while playing HO229. It seems he really enjoys being the target of criticism, but unfortunately, I’m not as eager to be in the spotlight as he is.
He likes to sidestep the main points in conversations; whenever I present all the evidence, he avoids addressing it.
He still spouts twisted theories and loves acting like everyone’s teacher, even though he has little real knowledge himself. His understanding of HO229 and the Wing’s performance remains superficial—limited to the surface-level details and in-game stats—and he’s unwilling to delve deeper to understand the subject before engaging in discussion.
As you can see, I’ve already figured him out, haven’t I?
When I raise or answer questions, he doesn’t like to focus on the issue or give a direct answer—he won’t even verify the facts. Instead, he likes to use test flight data screenshots to prove how skilled he is at playing HO229.
That’s fine; he always has a way out—playing word games like, “I was never against buffing the engines, by the way.”
Who was it who claimed the engines were already very powerful, having reached or even exceeded the reference climb rate?
My suggestion is that next time you take a test flight screenshot, set the fuel level to one minute (though obviously the game doesn’t allow him to do that—otherwise, he definitely would). That way, you’ll get a higher climb rate, right? This would better help you refute my article and further highlight your uniqueness and even your technical prowess, wouldn’t it?
So the reasons why I’m annoyed, why I dislike this person, and why I’ve lost patience with discussing this with him are all laid out here. But aside from my inability to discuss this with him, the focus for the rest of us remains on trying to restore the HO-229’s original performance.
When you’re unwilling to examine the issue itself, refuse to accept data or evidence provided by others, and then participate in the discussion using conclusions drawn from your own flawed verification methods, that in itself constitutes a form of silent opposition and resistance—you don’t need to make excuses.
Whenever you appear in other comments about HO229, you also like to pretend to be everyone else’s teacher.
Finally, don’t flatter yourself. I’ve wasted so much time providing such detailed explanations not because of you, but because HO229 needs to perform properly in the game, and people need to understand it—and understand the Wing.
Do you know why you’re the only one who’s been arguing with me? It’s because you’ve never verified things the way I’ve suggested, and in most in-game scenarios, you don’t even bother to check whether my observations are objective enough—so naturally, you’ve been quibbling with me using your own theories all this time.
Others, however, do verify what I say. Now you’re accusing me of only cherry-picking people who agree with me. But that raises another question: why haven’t I had such an unpleasant discussion with anyone else—only with you? Is this how you are in real life, too? Never mind—no need to answer.
I have my own gameplay videos; you don’t get to see them, nor do I need you to. I always focus on the issue at hand and never seek to show off. There’s really nothing to brag about here.
Based on your previous assessment of me, the match in the image below produced eight of what you call “coughing babies,” and the other matches each produced five as well. Just like your nameless virtual friend, I hid at high altitude, did nothing, then came down to clean up the mess—killing them all with a fighter jet whose overall performance is severely inferior to others in its class, finishing first, and actually winning! Oh, how did I manage that? It must be because this fighter is too powerful, so in your eyes, it shouldn’t be “buffed” (restored to its proper performance) anymore, right?
What fighter did the 2026 WTCS champion use? According to your theory, it must be because the fighter is too powerful that it needs to be nerfed, right? Have you ever considered the vast majority of players?
You wouldn’t even think about it.