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Siemens Schuckert DIII and DIV had the same performances, but were used not so much because they came late in the war, and anyway a large production of these planes wasn't possible, because those planes had rotary engine, who need a particular kind of lubrification oil (castor) with Germany reserve drastically depleted due to embargo at sea from english fleet. So german switch to inline engine, with a different lubrification (and different oil). So the last german fighter (Fokker DVII, and EV as known as DVIII and Pfalz DXII) were all with inline engine.
The Pfalz DXII was a good fighter, anyway when it partecipated at the Adlershof contest for new fighters for german pilots its good performance was "obscurated" by the incredible performance of the Fokker DVII, probably the best fighter in the whole war. Anyway a small numbers of DXII were "bought" to eventually prevent a delate of Fokker fighters production. German pilot like Pfalz because it was a sturdy crate, but it climb slower than DVII and was less maneuverable. Probably the Pfalz was better in long dives, because its sturdiness prevent it from damages to the wings.
The same was for the Pfalz DIII, who was a bit inferior to the DIII/DV series, even if it had better performances at long dives, because a pilot won't fear to tear off his wings. Even Werner Voss had a Pfalz DIII and sometimes used it in his lone patrols. The Pfalz was slower than the Alb DV, but had a better turn rate, expecially toward left (I think nobody has still understand why, since it has a online engine  )
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