Originally posted by Dace
109E rules a Hurricane Mk1 given equal pilot skill. IMO.
C202 rules a Hurricane Mk2 " ".
Ju88 is a MUCH more capable bomber than the Boston, it carries more than double the ordanance and double the defensive armament.
I get what FiLtH is sayin' for sure.
That said, it's still been uber fun.
That depends on how you rank your bombers, yes the 88 carries more, and "defensive" guns might have more but coverage sucks. Not that the boston has better coverage but most angels yo only hav one gun on your attacker, so defensive guns on both are lacking. However, the bostons a much faster some 30mph in alot of cases, and it has 4 forward firing guns instead of one. it actually has the ability to boom and zoom fighters because it outruns all the fighters as well.
If you you evaluate based on payload, yes 88 is better. the 88 can also dive like crazy where the bostson can not. But the boston has much beter performance in the air.
So I guess it depends on how you look at the and what tactics you are using. I would put them as trade offs, but give the 88 a slight edge because of the addition payload since it is after all suppose to bomb stuff. Though with the speed of the boston Huricans could not touch the unless they had 10k on them and even then they whould probably only get one pass.
As fare as the 109E vs the hurrican, 109 has it below 15k, at 15k the 109 has good speed advantage over the hurri so BZ tactics apply, lower the advantage demishes a bit but the 109 still has a speed advatage and vertical advantage. In the hands of the right pilot who understands the angels of the 109 below 15k the hurri has a really tough time. up high though, the hurris can ofset alot of that and handels easier comapired to 109E.
Really it depends on the pilots and tactical situation. Alot of 109 pilots paid a heavy price in the last frame. Numbers were a contributing factor too, but thats another thread.
I would have to agree the 202 rules though. Pretty much the 262 of the era in this arena. Gota love the guns on that Hurri2 thought, get near them and bye bye. Would still take the 202 if I had a choice. Survival first, firepower is nothing if you are dead.
All was a good frame
