best plane

[juz1]

Originally Posted by Almighty Blighty

And that is the exact reason why i think that the mossie was the best plane of WWII. It was fast, cheap, VERY versatile, easy to make because of the wood (that meant that furnature manufacturers could be sub-contracted, not disrupting the aircraft industry,) strong and looks cool. The large engines just besides the cockpit make it look really beefy. And because of the weight, or rather lack of weight, it did not have the manouverability issues the P-47 did. Plus, get the right variant (or the hornet) then you can pack one hell of a punch.

in the total absence of any counter-argument I do declare the mosquito the winner on planet blighty. If anyone disagrees they are obviously a shandy drinking la-la...

now bring on the wooden wonder in DLC or in true British tradition I will stand around looking cross whilst tutting and shaking my head. You've been warned
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[wannabetheace]

Best fighters are

Germany: 109Gs, FW190... Actually there are no bad planes at their times in Luftwaff

Soviet: Yak-3s, Lavochkin planes. others are shits..Migs, LaGGs, Ishaks

US: P47, P51D ( only late versions not allison engine P51s ther are shits too) I don't know pacific air war all I know is that that is not as big as Eastern Front Air wars

GB: Spitfires . Others are shits Hurricane...etc

Jap: Mzeros, Ki47

If u fight like Hartmann style u prefer more fast P51D merline engine or MS109K
If u fight like Turn fighters u prefer Yak-3P or Zeros.

[juz1]

Originally Posted by wannabetheace

Best fighters are

Germany: 109Gs, FW190... Actually there are no bad planes at their times in Luftwaff

how is your goose stepping coming along...?

I think if you listen to the remaining pilots of the many planes you describe as "shits" they'd have a very different view...not many "bad workmen" there...

And ironically enough most of the "shits" were on the winning side...

oh well, at least there's hope of dismissiveness becoming an olympic sport.
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[haitch40]

Originally Posted by wannabetheace

Best fighters are

Germany: 109Gs, FW190... Actually there are no bad planes at their times in Luftwaff

Soviet: Yak-3s, Lavochkin planes. others are shits..Migs, LaGGs, Ishaks

US: P47, P51D ( only late versions not allison engine P51s ther are shits too) I don't know pacific air war all I know is that that is not as big as Eastern Front Air wars

GB: Spitfires . Others are shits Hurricane...etc

Jap: Mzeros, Ki47

If u fight like Hartmann style u prefer more fast P51D merline engine or MS109K
If u fight like Turn fighters u prefer Yak-3P or Zeros.

u think the zero is a good plane? dont make me laugh it was only successful because the american aircraft were F4F wildcats which r terible and they lost big time when corsair and hellcat were introduced

[mondo]

The A6M was a good plane. It was probably the best thing in the pacific until 1943. The F4F wasn't bad either, just the tactics employed when using them was bad. The USN then listened to Chenault on tactics that works on a slower but superior turning aircraft.

[haitch40]

Originally Posted by mondo

The A6M was a good plane. It was probably the best thing in the pacific until 1943. The F4F wasn't bad either, just the tactics employed when using them was bad. The USN then listened to Chenault on tactics that works on a slower but superior turning aircraft.

true but the A6M's slow roll cut away half its advantage plus if it did a vertical dive the wings were at risk of coming off

[juz1]

bigger picture really- the zeros major plus point was its big range for such a small plane (in it's day)- that and the japs stripped it bare to save weight-including safety features- good for maneouvres-bad for keeping your good pilots alive...
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[haitch40]

Originally Posted by juz1

bigger picture really- the zeros major plus point was its big range for such a small plane (in it's day)- that and the japs stripped it bare to save weight-including safety features- good for maneouvres-bad for keeping your good pilots alive...

i hate the zero because of its roll rate however i think the ki43 is quite good so good at turning

[Almighty Blighty]

Originally Posted by juz1

in the total absence of any counter-argument I do declare the mosquito the winner on planet blighty. If anyone disagrees they are obviously a shandy drinking la-la...

now bring on the wooden wonder in DLC or in true British tradition I will stand around looking cross whilst tutting and shaking my head. You've been warned

lol, how did you know about planet blighty?

On another note- NO DLC PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It just leaves out us people who don't want to spend even more money on LIVE when £40 for the game is enough. IT IS NOT FAIR!!!!! If it is possible for the developers to put planes in the game- then why not put some more in as unlockables? Just let us people who don't have LIVE, have all of the planes. That is one of the things that has got people riled up on the 'battlestations pacific' forums.

[David603]

Too late. Already the P47D and Ta152 will be DLC only, available free to people who pre-order but everyone else will have to pay to fly them.