According to the air force tactics at the time, the me262 was not suitable for air combat with front-line fighters such as p51, because this high-speed fighter was mainly used to intercept bombers. It used its own high speed to suddenly approach the bomber, and then immediately separated after the attack. The main opponents of p51 are bf-109w and p51, but if they insist on air combat with p51, they still have certain advantages. After all, the speed is much faster and the initiative to attack is much stronger. Allied commanders also said that if me262 is not entangled with himself Don't chase after fighting but leave. In addition to being unable to catch up, there are also reasons for fear of losing money. .
Regarding speed, it goes without saying that the me262 is stable. The biggest difference between jets and propellers is speed. The altitude is the same. Jets can fly to heights that propellers cannot reach. On fire, the me262 is equipped with 4 30mm cannons. The firepower is much stronger than that of the p51 which has only 6 12.7mm machine guns. The p51 can outperform the me262 in the following points: Range, as an early jet aircraft, the fuel consumption of the engine is quite amazing. So as Greyhond said, the range Very limited. In addition, due to the fast speed of the jet aircraft, the turning radius is large, which means that the maneuverability on the horizontal plane is not flexible enough. In addition, it is produced. As a new-powered aircraft, the production of me262 is definitely not simple. So the number is not large, and as a mature aircraft, the p51 is no problem to produce. Finally, although the me262 is not perfect in some places, it has created the era of human jets after all. Its appearance shows that the jet Airplanes will surely replace propeller planes.
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