Talk:Fw 190T Kai/@comment-26212547-20151130090316/@comment-95.90.200.178-20151130215950

The P51 being better than the FW190 is like saying that the F/P-80C is better than the P51D.

Naturally a plane that comes later and gets the right upgrades at the right time is going to perform better, at the right altitudes. The 190 A series was developed for medium to low altitude combat. The P51-B/D was for high altitude and thanks to the bombers they could force the luftwaffe to engage at their terms.

I would have to go threw some proper datasheets but I am pretty confident in the 190A series still being able to give the P51 a run for its money at lower altitudes.

Argueing for the Dora Model against the P51 models would be far more fairer than trying to compare the A variant though simply due to how much closer they are to each other in introduction dates. (Though admittedly going 190 C model vs. P51 B/D model might be the most accurate, just that the 190C never went in to large scale production) And considering that the dora fought in combat and had a decent enough production run calling it a "what-if" discussion is pretentious.

We are not discussing the war as a whole but single planes here.