I would like to apologize straight away, but this is a holy war... GA aircraft.

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by Antoninus

...while good fighter bombers can be used in almost any role where they are currently needed most. You can achieve more with less planes, concentrate production and supply chain on less different types. A more efficient contribution to the war effort.

I disagree with that idea, it's an accountant's view, but if you don't have considerable air superiority, it means making targets out of otherwise servicable fighters.

Originally Posted by FPSOlkor

It does not, because there were no Typhoons or P47s on the EF

No offence intended, but why limit the question to only the Eastern Front? Even so, there were, apparently, lend lease P47s sent to Russia, and they are modelled in IL2 Forgotten Battles.