User blog comment:TehSpartan/Mitsubishi A6M Zero vs Messerschmit ME 109/@comment-2016768-20110715194502

Well, the Messerschmitt has a faster flying speed, meaning that they can maneuver slightly faster than the Japanese planes. The sheer amount of firepower designed for massive bulldozer assaults like the blitzkreig give the German plane the advantage over the Japanese planes - often planes like these were piloted by inexperienced young pilots who were given the bare minimum training necessary to fly a plane and were thrown en masse at the American fighters. In the end, lack of experience for the Japanese as well as inferior flying speed and armaments gives an easy win to the Messerschmit ME 109.