Here are some acceleration comparisons between planes in the 4.02 patch. Crimea map, full fuel, rads closed, default loadout. Time in seconds.
The runs were recorded, and time taken during the playback. I didn't use a timer, instead I took the time from the track itself. So the numbers aren't 100% accurate. But they give an accurate enough representation of the differences in acceleration between the tested fighters.
Planes in this test are, Fw 190A-5, Fw 190A-8, Fw 190A-9, Yak-9U, Yak-3P, Spitfire MkVIII CW, Bf 109G-2.
SPD - A5 -- A8 -- A9 -- 9U -- 3P - VIII - G2
250 - ST - ST -- ST -- ST -- ST - ST - ST
300 - 6 --- 6 ---- 6 --- 4 --- 4 --- 5 -- 5
350 - 13 -- 12 -- 12 -- 10 -- 10 -- 11 - 10
400 - 21 -- 19 -- 19 -- 17 -- 17 -- 18 - 17
450 - 32 -- 30 -- 31 -- 26 -- 27 -- 30 - 27
500 - 49 -- 45 -- 46 -- 39 -- 41 -- 52 - 46
520 - 60 -- 54 -- 54 -- 47 -- 51 -- 72 - 63
540 - 74 -- 65 -- 65 -- 57 -- 64 -- NA - 83
550 - 85 -- 74 -- 72 -- 65 -- 74 -- NA - NA
560 - 101 - 84 -- 80 -- 73 -- 88 -- NA - NA
570 - 129 - 99 -- 93 -- 86 -- 116 - NA - NA
580 - NA -- 129 - 110 - 113 - NA -- NA - NA
590 - NA -- NA -- 148 - NA -- NA -- NA - NA
Planes are, Bf 109G-10, Bf 109K-4, P-47D-27, Ki-84-Ia, Fw 190D-9 '45, La-7, P-51D20/NA.
SPD - G10 - K4 - 47 -- 84 -- D9 -- La7 - 51
250 - ST - ST -- ST -- ST - ST -- ST - ST
300 - 4 --- 4 --- 5 --- 4 --- 4 ---- 3 --- 7
350 - 9 --- 9 --- 12 -- 10 -- 10 --- 8 - 14
400 - 15 -- 15 -- 20 -- 17 -- 17 -- 14 - 24
450 - 24 -- 22 -- 30 -- 26 -- 25 -- 21 - 35
500 - 36 -- 34 -- 46 -- 38 -- 37 -- 31 - 51
520 - 43 -- 41 -- 55 -- 45 -- 43 -- 37 - 60
540 - 53 -- 49 -- 69 -- 55 -- 50 -- 44 - 71
550 - 60 -- 54 -- 78 -- 62 -- 55 -- 48 - 78
560 - 69 -- 62 -- 93 -- 71 -- 60 -- 53 - 86
570 - 85 -- 74 -- 123 - 82 -- 66 -- 59 - 96
580 - 124 - 93 -- NA -- 102 - 74 -- 67 - 109
590 - NA -- NA -- NA -- NA -- 83 -- 77 - 135
600 - NA -- NA -- NA -- NA -- 96 -- 95 - 169
610 - NA -- NA -- NA -- NA -- 115 - 142 - NA
620 - NA -- NA -- NA -- NA -- 174 - NA -- NA
Mustang III, Fw 190D-9 '44, Ta 152H-1 and P-51D20/NA (P-51D20/NA with 25% fuel)
SPD - III - D-9 - Ta -- P51
250 - ST -- ST -- ST -- ST
300 - 5 --- 4 ---- 4 --- 5
350 - 11 -- 10 -- 10 -- 11
400 - 18 -- 17 -- 16 -- 19
450 - 26 -- 26 -- 25 -- 29
500 - 36 -- 37 -- 37 -- 43
520 - 42 -- 44 -- 44 -- 51
540 - 48 -- 51 -- 52 -- 61
550 - 51 -- 56 -- 58 -- 67
560 - 55 -- 62 -- 64 -- 73
570 - 59 -- 68 -- 71 -- 82
580 - 64 -- 76 -- 82 -- 93
590 - 69 -- 89 -- 99 -- 111
600 - 76 -- 104 - 141 - 145
610 - 83 -- 140 - N/A - N/A
620 - 93 -- N/A - N/A - N/A
630 - 105 - N/A - N/A - N/A
640 - 123 - N/A - N/A - N/A
650 - 159 - N/A - N/A - N/A
655 - 202 - N/A - N/A - N/A
657 - 236 - N/A - N/A - N/A
Uber vs. Uber
Big graph so can see lines easier
LA7 for the win until about 575, where the Mustang III takes over and doesn't look back till 657KPH
YAK9 and K4 come off poorly. TA-152 over takes K4 around 565KPH.
D9 44 Next not doing too badly, with its younger brother D945 keeping an advantage. The LA7 holds the advantage against the D945 untill around 600 KPH.
I had forgotten just how fast the Mustang III was
Still it must remain fast... its acceleration is poor to average below 540KPH.
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