S Marlins !
Considering the worsening situation for VVS - crappy planes against 109-F4 - I wanted to give give you some tips that I learned from experience.
First rule: know who you're fightin against (eg: good 109 BnZ pilots, good team fighting 109 pilots, good Stuka/He111 pilots which will not commint suicide by flying into your arms , I think you get what I mean).
Second rule: know how to generate your part of the mission so you have biggest advantage possible (if you guys want I can share some of my opinions on this subkect).
Third rule: every time you take off in VEF make sure you have someone on voice comms with you and stay together.
If possible get as many planes to fly together (and on voice comms).
If you guys fly together you will more than compensate the crappy planes you get.You won't even need the energy advantage.Just drag the 109's at low level and butcher them.However NEVER GET INTO TURN DF with Mig3 below 3.5k !!!
As Hat said on Netwings: the most important thing is to stick to your mission objective - if you are escort planes than stay with your bombers/recons all the time untill they rtb.That's how I do it and 80% of missions we win.
MY OWN GOLDEN RULE:
No kill is woth to die for !