Fighter engine temperature in AB

Some players believe that engine temperatures in AB contribute to engine damage. I assure you, I flew for 10+ minutes with engine (coolant) temperatures in excess of 300 °C, nothing happened.

There is still a drawback from high engine temperatures that even AB flyers should be aware of:

Some fighters with radial engines manipulate the cooling airflow through the engine with flaps. The P-47 is an extreme example. Sometimes it looks as in the hangar, at other times the flaps are wide open and the diameter of the fuselage is thus greatly increased. The opening of these flaps improves cooling, and increases drag greatly.

So even AB flyers should - if they fly such an aircraft - strive to manage the engine temperature in order to have a faster aircraft that's much better at energy fighting than with a too hot engine block!