I tested it, and under most scenarios the lf mk9 and p51 d30 do outpace the k4 at below 2km of altitude.
I can only speak from a Sim perspective but the LF IX is a very strong aircraft. Hard to fly as all Spitfires are in Sim (sensitive stick and lots of torque)but it’s a monster at 5.0.
That said if you’re pushing this up then you need to push up the Ki-84’s to the same BR. The Ki is almost as manoeuvrable, retains energy better, dives better and probably rolls better at speed. The Ki is also braindead easy to fly with almost no torque effects and I’d be stunned if it can even stall in Sim.
As it stands the LF IX is an excellent counter to the Frank and I must admit I do get a gooey feeling inside when they finally learn they can’t quite out turn me.
If you want to fight the LF IX, fight him high where he begins to suffocate. The issue is people try to out turn them at low altitude where you’re literally playing his game.
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common rico skill issue
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common comment providing nothing. You’re far worse than me, why even bother shaming me if you’re going to be shamed back even harder?
the ki84 is reversable and has a horrible rudder lock up. The Spitfire doesn’t lock and doesn’t compress even half as the ki84 does, besides outclimbing it and being faster.
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Adding to the fact it doesn’t care about energy traps it makes it alongside the yak3u the best props in the game.
[/quote] To my opinion its good where it is, taking +1 in consideration.
Some plane has to be the better one. It’s a team effort to eliminate the danger. If you go out solo against the better plane, you might just lose. And you have to take into considiration -1 to +1. But a far more honest discussion would be aren’t the bombers in a bad spot? They are being placed as meat, a target to attack. Then the discussion of surviablity, why does a Pilot in realistic get a marker at +10km away telling freindly or foo and even the Model. And here you are nitwitting about a 0.3 differences, looking at ure stats the Spit 9 has the same performance K/D point like the rest of the better planes. So what are we talking about. It oke to have an opinion, but dont present it like facts.
there is a great difference from being “the better plane” to “the best prop plane with no disadvantages unless caught lacking energy”
my kd on spitfires is bad because i mostly pick a dogfight and then kill my engine after toying with the enemy and giving it no chances. Now I learned not to kill my engine and i can rack a 4 kill easily. My stats on some of the worst props in game are like 3 times better than spitfire lf mk9 because i play conservatively.
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What is wrong with 4 kills? Many of my Squadron Teammates do aces (in other planes). Dont forget you fly a fighter and yes a good one. And many players are just on the deck and or dont climb. But if the Spit has no disadvantages then conservatively playing and/or flying it accordingly the specs is not needed since the plane can correct all mistakes made by the pilot. So you would be smacking planes left and right. But there are disadvantage like over heating of the engine (before 2000m), fuell comsumption, Roll rate etc. And yes energy is king, so if you let a plane above you it might end bad. You will get some taste of BnZ and/or Energy fighting. I Think some planes should go down -0.3, (not this one ;)
currently jets vs superprop (6.3 - 6.7) is pretty broken. So to my opinion that should be fixed first. Ever tried to catch a LA-200? But pushing the 7.0 - 7.7 a bit up would, would create more problems.
What is needed, is a full tree decompress. What we saw from 10.0 to 12.7 but for the rest of the tree. Only solution for it