[Brad]

Remember that a game is just that... a game.

As for the Pfalz "slipping" in a turn- that's the pilot's fault if that is so.

The DVII will out-climb either the Pfalz or the Albatros, by a pretty big margin. It is also easier to fly, and doesn't have as sharp of a stall. Appearances can be deceiving- a thinner wing with a sharp leading edge is NOT better at the speeds these planes fly at... and just because it looks sleeker doesn't mean it is less draggy- the wings (due to the thin, heavily undercambered wing) add a lot of drag... hence the higher speed of the DVII. Looks like a box, but the wing is more efficient.

Pfalz hard to recover from a spin? I can see that, given the relatively small rudder.

Overall the Pfalz wasn't "that bad" it was just... mediocre.

The Fokker DVII is considered by many to be the best fighter of the war, period, from either side. It was SO effective it was actually specifically named in the Armastice terms that all of them had to be surrendered.