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Originally Posted by JtD
In real life the P-51 was an excellent aircraft, just like it is in game.
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In fairness to the P-51 we're also forgetting one of its major strengths - range. The fact that the P-51 could escort bombers to and from targets deep in central Europe from bases in England or Southern Italy was unprecedented and the Germans had no comparable long-ranged fighter.
In the Pacific, while some Japanese fighters had better range than the Mustang, they didn't have the same armor.
My earlier point wasn't to dismiss the P-51 as a great fighter plane. It certainly was! But, the Luftwaffe of 1944 wasn't the Luftwaffe of 1940 or even 1942, which made it even easier for the VVS and the USAAF to gain air superiority over Germany.
02-12-2013, 11:00 AM
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