The Spitfire in the Battle of Britain had the luxury of three things the Germans did not have.
1 It was fighting over it’s home turf
2 Radar helped to give the British the wee bit of edge they needed
3 Hurricanes The Hurricanes is somewhat maligned but they were there when needed and held their end up in fight. Most of the Hurricane’s problems stemmed from poor tactics more than anything else.
The Bf-109E in the Battle of Britain was slightly superior to the MkI and MkII Spitfires. The chief advantage was the Bf-109s fuel injected engine. The Spitfires used a carb which tended not to function in certain flight maneuvers.
But the Bf’s were at the limit of there range when operating over London. It’s tough to be aggressive when you have one eye on the petrol gauge.
More later, have to call it a night
BTW the Zero was overated!!!
Regards
alfa6
Yes, see ya later, what if the Zero had self sealing tanks?