Holey shiit, mentlegen I present you Beaufighter!
Pro tip: Don't ignore Beaufighter in a fight, and for the love of god DON'T attack it head-on. Those 4 20mm cannons are destroying everything in no time! Of course it takes bloody 17 years before you can aim at somebody, but when it does, damn!
That´s what I hate about flying in FH2. Those joystick-kiddies have an unfair advantage. It´s good that they made a game where skill matters rather than what equipment you have at home. Just fly with mouse and keyboard. I wouldn´t play it if you could just win by using a gamepad/ joystick.
Well, this is a flying almost-semi-simulator, so I'd say it should definitely support joysticks properly. And there is a difference between making mouse-flying easy, and simply putting joystick users on disadvantage. It's like making joypad superior to mouse and keyboard in FPS.