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Question: What's your pick as ultimate WWII Fighter?

Spitfire (Britain)    
  10 (52.6%)
ME262 (Germany)    
  0 (0.0%)
Dewoitine D520 (France)    
  0 (0.0%)
Vought F4U Corsair (USM)    
  5 (26.3%)
P-51 Mustang (USAAF)    
  4 (21.1%)
Ki-43 Oscar (Japan)    
  0 (0.0%)
Macchi C.205 (Italy)    
  0 (0.0%)
Yakovlev Yak-9 (USSR)    
  0 (0.0%)




Total votes: 19
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Jun 7th, 2004 at 9:56pm

Iroquois   Offline
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What was the ultimate fighter of WWII. It's all up to opinion and I want to know yours. I've picked the best from each major nation involved in the war. I'm no expert on Russian or Japanese aircraft so excuse me if my picks aren't actually the best the nation had.
 
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Reply #1 - Jun 8th, 2004 at 5:10am

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I'll kick this off with a predictable vote. Wink
 
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Reply #2 - Jun 8th, 2004 at 6:48am

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I think we all know which way I voted Grin
 
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There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!
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Reply #3 - Jun 8th, 2004 at 7:07am

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To your list I would add the F6F Hellcat (US) and A6M Zero-sen (Japan).  Both valid candidates, with pros and cons.
 
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Reply #4 - Jun 8th, 2004 at 2:13pm

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F8F Bearcat!
 
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Gloster Gladiator!
 
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Reply #6 - Jun 8th, 2004 at 4:16pm

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Russian fighter aircraft which did operate in WW2:
Yak series (Yak-1 and Yak-3 in the first part, Yak-9 in the final months and Korea)
MiG Series (MiG-1 to MiG-3)
Lavochkin (LaGG-3, La-5, La-7)

Ground-support fighters (best known)
Il-2 and Il-10

And some stray Sukhoi aircraft...
 
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Reply #7 - Jun 8th, 2004 at 4:22pm

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The "Jug"! 8)
 
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Reply #8 - Jun 8th, 2004 at 6:39pm

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Reply #9 - Jun 8th, 2004 at 6:56pm

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Quote:
To your list I would add the F6F Hellcat (US) and A6M Zero-sen (Japan).  Both valid candidates, with pros and cons.


The Corsair was far superior to the Hellcat. Many historians agree that it was the best piston fighter of WWII. This was before the Seafury beat it.

I was thinking of adding the Zero but I'm no expert on Japanese aircraft. Based on experiance from CFS3, the Ki-43 is better. Not the best thing to base my choice on so I'll take a look at it later. The Ki-61 Hien "Tony" is also a valid candadate according to my guide book.
 
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My personal thinking of "ultimate" is a combination of performance and contribution.  In that sense, I chose the P51, which was an excellent fighter in its own right, plus it served in significant numbers in both major theatres of the war.  That, for me, gave it the nudge as the "ultimate" over the Corsair.



 
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Reply #11 - Jun 8th, 2004 at 8:57pm

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No doubt we had a few Bristol Bulldogs in reserve... Roll Eyes Grin


Actually some Gloster Gauntlets were used operationally early on in the Middle East (Iraq/Syria) and East Africa.
 
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Reply #12 - Jun 8th, 2004 at 10:46pm

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Hard choice between the Spit and the 'Stang.. but I'm American, so that tipped the scale for me Smiley  The Yak-9 is tempting too, gotta love any airplane with a 45mm gun in the nose.
 
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Reply #13 - Jun 8th, 2004 at 11:42pm

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Corsair. If it was good enough for the 'Jarheads' to use in three wars without changing it much. Its good enough for me. I kniw , I know. The 'Stang made 2 wars but the Corsairs just got more  "personality" more "grit".
 
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Reply #14 - Jun 9th, 2004 at 12:12am

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I'm going to change my vote...

P-38 Lightning.

Day/Night, Bad Weather, Fighter, Recce, Tactical bomber, VIP Transport, Strategic Bomber, Personel Transport...name a task and the Lightning probably did it.

Lockheed even proposed the Model 822 for carrier ops!

Gotta love the Lightning. Smiley
 
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