Is the T34 worth my time and love?

[ATA]

Originally posted by Klum25th
Yea but even if the ground forces where retreating doesnt meen the LW was dead. By the time the P51B/D came to service the LW still had many good pilots. Most of the fights where over the channel and some over france tell the P51 came and downed many good LW pilots over their own country. 100s of bombers and 1000 of bomber pilots and gunners where saved due to the P51 being able to escort them all the way and back.

Hmmmm....p51  entered  in  1944.....by that time war almost over germany,yeah if it wasnt for p51 we'd lost the war for sure,lol:)

[Furball]

LOL nice bait kurfy, you got yourself a couple of minnows there.

[SMIDSY]

the p-47 had lower losses than the mustang and it shot down more planes and destroyed more stuff on the ground. the thunderbolt won the FIGHTER war for the americans, the mustang stole the glory. the true heros were the b24s, b,17s, b26s, b25s, etc.

[Jester]

Originally posted by Kurfürst
Mustang won the war.

If anything won or had the largest part in winning WW2 it was probabily the GMC CCKW 353 -  2.5 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck.


Supplied to EVERY Allied Army - they hauled fuel, ammunition, rations, troops, equipment, etc. without which any modern battle would have been impossible.

[ATA]

Originally posted by SMIDSY
the p-47 had lower losses than the mustang and it shot down more planes and destroyed more stuff on the ground. the thunderbolt won the FIGHTER war for the americans, the mustang stole the glory. the true heros were the b24s, b,17s, b26s, b25s, etc.

I'm with you on this one SMIDSY:)

[EdXCal]

P-47's in ETO ww2 1942-1945

No. of Sorties: 423,435
AC lost in combat: 3,077
Enemy AC destroyed in air: 3,084
Enemy AC destroyed on ground: 3,202

P-51's in TWO ww2 1942-1945

No. of Sorties: 213,873
AC lost in combat: 2,520
Enemy AC destroyed in air: 4,950
Enemy AC destroyed on ground : 4,131

So the P-51 (from the P-51A to the P-51D) destroyed almost 2,000 more aircraft with half as many missions as the P-47, though in this book I'm getting these stats from the P-47 also dropped 113,963 TONS of bombs well the P-51s  were only 5,668 tons.... Now you can see where there roles settled later in the war.

Edward

[indy007]

Originally posted by EdXCal
P-47's in ETO ww2 1942-1945

No. of Sorties: 423,435
AC lost in combat: 3,077
Enemy AC destroyed in air: 3,084
Enemy AC destroyed on ground: 3,202

P-51's in TWO ww2 1942-1945

No. of Sorties: 213,873
AC lost in combat: 2,520
Enemy AC destroyed in air: 4,950
Enemy AC destroyed on ground : 4,131

So the P-51 (from the P-51A to the P-51D) destroyed almost 2,000 more aircraft with half as many missions as the P-47, though in this book I'm getting these stats from the P-47 also dropped 113,963 TONS of bombs well the P-51s  were only 5,668 tons.... Now you can see where there roles settled later in the war.

Edward

Those stats tell me if you wanted a much better chance of survival, you flew a P-47 Over double the sorties with only about 500 more combat losses?

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by Jester
If anything won or had the largest part in winning WW2 it was probabily the GMC CCKW 353 -  2.5 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck.


Supplied to EVERY Allied Army - they hauled fuel, ammunition, rations, troops, equipment, etc. without which any modern battle would have been impossible.

or the WD-39 and the host of other Dodge Power Wagons, Ammo Carriers, Ambulances, Carry-All's, etc.

Karaya