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Originally Posted by Arsenal VG-33
In the eastern front, this is a marqued disavantage, virtually all fight took place under 4000m.
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In aircombat altitude is always an advantage! Combat altitude on the eastern front was so low because Soviets had no aircraft able to fly higher.
I would look for a rational reason in regard of canceling I-180. Possibly they have realised they would not have engines in quantities, or the aircraft was too expensive/time consuming. I initially thought that several Soviet decisions were irrational, but this turned untrue, when my knowledge deepened.