Me 262 A-2a

Info
The early Me-262 A-2 can be bought via gamepass. It comes with 2 MK 108 cannons that are increadbly deadly at teir 7-8. Although a worth jet fighter, it is reccomended to use the Me-262 A-1 since it has 4 30mm cannons with 360 rounds in total.

Statistics
The Me-262 A-2 comes with 2 MK 108 cannons with 200 rounds of ammuntion in total. The user has to be presisce and make short, accurate bursts for the cannons to be effective. The max speed is above average, topping at about 870 kph which alows the A-2 to outrun anything in teir 7-8 except for Britian Hornets. The rate of climb is relativley high for its teir, about 20 m/s with the optimal climbing angled about 12-15 degrees. The turn rate is what hurts this jet the most, about 22.7 seconds. This makes it an easy target for Me-262 players who arent aware of this flaw.

How to Play
Playing the Me-262 A-2 is relatively simple and can be mastered in a good 1-2 hours. Since you play against prop planes, its best to keep your speed up. Engaging from behind or the front gives the best results. Dont stay in the fight for too long or you will bleed speed and get shot down. Do boom and zoom tactics. Climb to aroud 3.5k feet to gain energy advantage, but dont forget that you can stall easily and your engines arent meant for acceleration.

How to Counter
While the Me-262 A-2 is notrious for being insanely fast and P2W, there are weakenesses you can use to take down A-2s. DO NOT head on Me-262s, their 30mm cannons will shred your plane. Its best to fire a quick burst (0.5-1 seconds) and start the turn fight first. 262s are known for being fast, before you dive to gain speed, its best to climb to around 2.5k feet. You can then try to identify where the 262 is, you can easily identify when they are near by their destinctive jet engines. Once you manage to spot the 262, force the 262 into a turnfight and play aggresively. Even if you are slower, if the 262 decides to turn into the battle, this will give you around 6-10 seconds depending on how close and fast they are turning.