Originally posted by possumboy
Tactics VS technology - did sensible use of a craft outweigh its performance deficiencies?
Yes, absolutely. Just look at the Thach Weave, a tactic ace Jimmy Thach invented in which two somewhat inferior Grumman Wildcats could be used to kill
a more manouverable Zero.
Or the Me109 using the "bunt" or start of a dive to get rid of a pursuing Spitfire. 109 was fuel-injected and its performance even, regardless of
manouvre. Spitfire was carburetted and would momentarily starve if gravity were affected by centrifugal force.
