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Re: What do you think about this?
Don't run away....
Although the comment about the Fw200 was a bit uninformed, the other comment on the choice between two different fighter types is perfectly real. This kind of decision in real life was faced by the warring nations on a regular basis. No doubt the RLM did consider such actions, as did the Air Ministry between the Spitfire and the Typhoon.
One problem in understanding their decisions is knowing all the information that was available to them, and all the pressures from directions beyond the fighter scene. We also have to forget all the knowledge that was not available to the original participants: we know the Fw190 got over its initial problems happily, we know the massive increase in strength of the allied Air Forces. They didn't. What we also need to remember is that the situation might have well looked very different six months later, and that the decisions on aircraft production in any one year need to be taken 12 months in advance.
So it was not a simple question with a straightforward answer, but hopefully we have shown you a few more aspects of a very complicated situation.
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