Author Topic: Best of the Best (Read 1117 times)

WTC · « **on:** October 02, 2006, 04:41:27 PM »

Which of all the planes is the best of the best, excluding the jets?

captkaos · « **Reply #1 on:** October 02, 2006, 04:47:00 PM »

Sorry to say, it is not the plane, it is the pilot. But if you want a best of the best, you have to define the purpose of the plane.

1. Air Superiority
2. Ground Attack (GV's)
3. Ground Attack (Hard Targets)
4. Bombing missions
5. Long Range Bomber Escort
6. Base Defence
7. NOOB plane
etc
etc
etc

Once you define the purpose, you will get a lot of differnet answers. I love the c.205 for fighters, but it is not the most capable plane.

WTC · « **Reply #2 on:** October 02, 2006, 04:51:21 PM »

Im going to say number 1

Saxman · « **Reply #3 on:** October 02, 2006, 05:05:05 PM »

F4U-4

Overlag · « **Reply #4 on:** October 02, 2006, 07:08:51 PM »

1. Air Superiority - 109
2. Ground Attack (GV's) - Il2?
3. Ground Attack (Hard Targets) - Stuka?
4. Bombing missions - gotta be the B29
5. Long Range Bomber Escort - P47
6. Base Defence - Spitfire
7. NOOB plane - lala's

Warspawn · « **Reply #5 on:** October 02, 2006, 07:24:05 PM »

Hmm...

One would also have to include skill level of the pilot.
Generally I'd say the best overall plane to use in most air-to-air encounters by the vast majority of pilots would be the Spit XVI. What an incredible ride. E-retention, great gun package, roll and climb rates...the bird is fun to fly, and frustrating to fight against.

SAS_KID · « **Reply #6 on:** October 02, 2006, 08:08:35 PM »

For #1 it really depends on the pilot. How you fly the plane how well you know the other factor. How much fuel does each plane have? What altitude is each plane meeting at? Heck how the merge starts off.

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #7 on:** October 02, 2006, 08:40:46 PM »

Spit 14 is an excellent fighter. So is F4U4.

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #8 on:** October 03, 2006, 04:07:31 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by captkaos
Sorry to say, it is not the plane, it is the pilot. But if you want a best of the best, you have to define the purpose of the plane.

1. Air Superiority
2. Ground Attack (GV's)
3. Ground Attack (Hard Targets)
4. Bombing missions
5. Long Range Bomber Escort
6. Base Defence
7. NOOB plane
etc
etc
etc

Once you define the purpose, you will get a lot of differnet answers. I love the c.205 for fighters, but it is not the most capable plane.

Hmm...P-38 meets pretty much all those except for #7.

ack-ack

nick172 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 03, 2006, 10:22:16 AM »

Ah but so does the f4u line.

Nightshift82 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 03, 2006, 10:53:59 AM »

P47 meets all

Karnak · « **Reply #11 on:** October 03, 2006, 11:21:09 AM »

If I was leading a nation into a real war using WWII tech and I could only pick one fighter for my nation, I would take the F4U. It brings the most capabilities to the table of any single fighter, and it does most of them very well.

And I say this from the standpoint of somebody who is not an F4U fan, but rather a Spitfire and Mosquito fan.

Wolfala · « **Reply #12 on:** October 03, 2006, 11:27:54 AM »

Purely from the standpoint of shreading other aircraft.

Kermit de frog · « **Reply #13 on:** October 03, 2006, 12:00:59 PM »

That screenshot is sick!

BugsBunny · « **Reply #14 on:** October 03, 2006, 12:03:30 PM »