Author Topic: The most Uber plane ever! (Read 2756 times)

Ack-Ack · « **on:** December 23, 2005, 07:42:50 PM »

-Nuff said.

ack-ack

1K3 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 23, 2005, 07:58:21 PM »

YEAH!

N1K2-J is tha best!

Jester · « **Reply #2 on:** December 23, 2005, 08:18:25 PM »

Nah.......

Grumman F8F BEARCAT

Was probably the best piston engine fighter of the era - if it had come into the war a year earlier and seen combat it would arguablly had been a "legend" on equal terms with the P-51, P-47, P-38, Hellcat & Wildcat.

If we are sticking to "strictly" planes that saw combat - I would have to go with it's older Brother the F6F HELLCAT.

It shot down more aircraft than the P-38 did in both the ETO, MTO & PTO Theaters combined.

Still, I will agree with you - the P-38 is a sleek looking bird.

Jester · « **Reply #3 on:** December 23, 2005, 08:27:30 PM »

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Originally posted by 1K3
YEAH!

N1K2-J is tha best!

Think them are OSCAR's there IKE.

Shamie, Shamie. Back to the recognition books for you!

Saxman · « **Reply #4 on:** December 24, 2005, 12:26:30 AM »

I'll stick with my F4U.

frank3 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 24, 2005, 01:33:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Jester
If we are sticking to "strictly" planes that saw combat - I would have to go with it's older Brother the F6F HELLCAT.

It shot down more aircraft than the P-38 did in both the ETO, MTO & PTO Theaters combined.

I must add to this that many of those aircraft were Japanese bombers (like B5N, D3A and such)
There was this ace on a Hellcat, he shot down 6 or so aircraft on 1 raid, but these were all D3A's! (which even the D3A itself can shoot down!)

frank3 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 24, 2005, 01:35:59 AM »

To add another thing, I don't think the term 'best aircraft' should be used, but 'most numerous' instead.

The P-47 shot down the most aircraft in Europe, but it doesn't say that the P-47 was used at the beginning, in larger numbers than P-51's and P-38's

Treize69 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 24, 2005, 01:54:46 AM »

Whats uber about that pic isn't the plane, but the man flying it.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #8 on:** December 25, 2005, 09:42:48 AM »

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Originally posted by frank3
I must add to this that many of those aircraft were Japanese bombers (like B5N, D3A and such)
There was this ace on a Hellcat, he shot down 6 or so aircraft on 1 raid, but these were all D3A's! (which even the D3A itself can shoot down!)

Maybe they should have called a timeout and had them ditch the Kawanishi H6K's and H8K's and allow them to still get slaughtered in the Zeke's they flew? Or maybe they could have flown in the Hayabusa's, Tony's, Ki-45's, or the 428 N1K2J's that saw an Allied fighter and were shot down?

Your post is one of the most useless I have ever read. The Japanese and Germans didn't do something the Allies did, turn the "Top Pilots" into Trainers.

Karaya

Nilsen · « **Reply #9 on:** December 25, 2005, 01:56:32 PM »

Sable · « **Reply #10 on:** December 26, 2005, 03:13:54 PM »

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Originally posted by frank3
To add another thing, I don't think the term 'best aircraft' should be used, but 'most numerous' instead.

The P-47 shot down the most aircraft in Europe, but it doesn't say that the P-47 was used at the beginning, in larger numbers than P-51's and P-38's

There are a number of aircraft that scored more aerial victories then the P-47 in europe, among them the P-51, Spitfire, Bf109.

Pooface · « **Reply #11 on:** December 26, 2005, 03:44:57 PM »

TeH aWeSoMe!!!1!111!!11

TeH sPiTfIrE iS tEh BeTtEr PlAnEz!!!!

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #12 on:** December 26, 2005, 04:52:44 PM »

You all are just living in denial but one day you'll all awake from your ignorant slumber and realize the Lightning is the #1 plane ever made.

ack-ack

Masherbrum · « **Reply #13 on:** December 26, 2005, 05:34:39 PM »

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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
You all are just living in denial but one day you'll all awake from your ignorant slumber and realize the Lightning is the #1 plane ever made.

ack-ack

Amazing, I agree with Ack-Ack on something!

Karaya

1K3 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 26, 2005, 08:00:00 PM »

The Most Uber plane ever (on the losing side)