Originally posted by JB42
What i was trying to get at is a plane that served the last 15 months of a 72 month (and one day) war would hardly make it teh bomber of that time-span. If anything, I would argue that the B-29 started a new era on it's own.
The era of I'm to high for you to shoot me down 
As for "my Ta-152s and Dorkas", i wouldn't consider them post-war, they weren't widely used like the B-29 after 1945 sheesh
In the end, the fact remains, most people want the B-29 so they can afk for an hour and bomb HQs with impunity. There are far more vital planes that still need to be added. Not that I care much, but hell, we don't even have a French plane. They were in that war weren't they?
how about:
PZL P-24
Fokker D.XXI
Arsenal VG-33
Dewoitine D.520
Gladiators and/or Swordfish
Bf410
Fiat G.55
Reggiane Re.2005
VL Myrsky
IAR 80
Lavochkin LaGG-3
Mig-3
I agree that other planes need to be added as well and yes, it was a 6 year conflict and 15 months out of a 72 month conflict may seem minuscule but it is over 20% of that time and those 15 months are a full 33% of the official US involvement in the war.
I think that a bomber of this much historical importance should not be overlooked. It's service ceiling is 4,000 feet LOWER than the B-17.
I would love to see the Condor and the B-25H added as well, but in this case I believe the historical importance of the B-29 warrants its addition to the planeset. Remember this plane was so important that the odious Joe Stalin himself ordered that the 3 B-29s that crash landed in siberia after receiving battle damage over japan be copied exactly down to the last detail. Our "Ally" (using that term VERY loosely) copied this bomber and it became the TU-4 "Bull"
I don't want to get into any arguments based on other post-war planes that are here. (Example 3 gun La-7) I think this plane deserves better that a petty argument like that, and it has a great enough record to easily stand up for itself. This plane had good numbers (nearly 3,900), saw PLENTY of combat and was a technological marvel of its day which included computerized gun turrets!
Seriously, historically - This airplane BELONGS here, it earned that spot. I am not asking for a 1946 bomber like the B-36! LOL (:::Thinking::: 45K ceiling... 86,000 lb payload... 16 20mm canon defense... HEy HiTech!!!! Can I pleeeee....... nah)
