Which fighter is best for killing heavy bombers?

[wrongwayric]

Yeah I know. Was just elevating the two on my list that did if you could shoot the spud cannons. Personally, I can't hit squat with them.

The 30mm's drop like a rock and have a shorter range than a 20mm. Get in closer and aim higher.

[SuBWaYCH]

109G-14 with the gondala's scare me if i"m in a buff.

Ta-152, 190D-9, Tempest, 109K-4 and the P-38 are also aircraft I look out for.

also, 109G-14 with 30mm cannon and the 2 gondala's is my choice of aircraft for buff interception.

[Spikes]

190A8 with the 20 and 30 gun pack. Best by far, fast, good armor, good protection, good dive speed, etc.

My other choices:
Chog - 4 20mms, fast and a good dive speed
Ta152 - 2 20mms and 1 30mm cannon, good above 20K
110 - also good, but it's a huge target and I've never been able to hold E real well while attacking buffs.

[BigPlay]

I guess it all depends on the arena you fly in. In MW the 110 for me is the best. Lots of people like the 190A-8 but it's only available in LW. I also don't like planes without cannons. B-17's and Lanc's seem to suck the 50's up when I try to kill them with MG  armed planes.

[Lusche]

I guess it all depends on the arena you fly in. In MW the 110 for me is the best.

MW? 109G-2 or G-6 with gondolas. Get quick to alt and sufficient firepower to shred any buff.

[Krusty]

Hell, even without gondolas I've routinely taken out entire formations of b17s/b24s with just the 20mm nose gun and 13mm cowl MGs in a 109G-6.

I've taken out a spitfire AND 3 b-24s in a yak9u (that's 120 rounds of 20mm only)

P.S. 50 cals are just fine for bomber killing, as long as you get enough in the same spot. A good attack run is best suited to these guns. Cannons allow any half-arsed attack to land hits and score kills, but 50cals require a steady aim, a steady path to target, and a good aim (i.e. diving from above high 12 oclock and hitting the bombers with a nice solid burst that doesn't scatter from wingtip to wingtip)

[BigPlay]

Hell, even without gondolas I've routinely taken out entire formations of b17s/b24s with just the 20mm nose gun and 13mm cowl MGs in a 109G-6.

I've taken out a spitfire AND 3 b-24s in a yak9u (that's 120 rounds of 20mm only)

P.S. 50 cals are just fine for bomber killing, as long as you get enough in the same spot. A good attack run is best suited to these guns. Cannons allow any half-arsed attack to land hits and score kills, but 50cals require a steady aim, a steady path to target, and a good aim (i.e. diving from above high 12 oclock and hitting the bombers with a nice solid burst that doesn't scatter from wingtip to wingtip)

all my attacks are 1/2 arse so I prefer cannons.

[Krusty]

To quote Adam Savage, "Well, THERE's yer problem!"

[BigPlay]

I guess since most German planes especially the late war versions had cannons only The Luftwaffe must have been 1/2 arse as well. Just my observation. 

[BaldEagl]

You must remember that German aircraft development had them specifically designing planes to attemp to defeat the allied bomber attacks in a more single-minded way than any other country during the war which may just account for their particular usefullness for that type of work in AHII.

[BigPlay]

You must remember that German aircraft development had them specifically designing planes to attemp to defeat the allied bomber attacks in a more single-minded way than any other country during the war which may just account for their particular usefullness for that type of work in AHII.

That was my point in a round about way. I was accused of being 1/2 arse for having to use cannons to take out buffs. From what I read it only took 3-4 well placed 30mm rounds to take out a B-17.

[angelsandair]

P-39s do not have anti-tank guns/ammo.

These weapons are air to air.

Also, I have unloaded 5+ 37mm rounds into some bombers and only gotten the assist after seeing many fireballs. It's really not a good bomber killer, IMO.

Yea, its been happening to me like that lately. I was in on a set of B-24s in my -39Q, I fired 2 into the wing root (usually does the trick) and they didn't go down, when 10 minutes earlier, I shot down that pilots set of bombers using the same method. I ended up running out of ammo and had to finish off a 2nd one using my 2 .50s...
Usually, after 2 shots, the wing comes off with B-24s. I have killed lancs (exploded) with 3-5 shots in mid section.

[NEARY]

the yak 9t it makes bombers run away with its 37mm

[botkins]

ta152h
190a8
are my top two picks

[ian5440]

the yak 9t it makes bombers run away with its 37mm

ok ok, you come at me with your yak and watch me run 

i personally like the P47 and the F6F... very good survivability and loads of guns but they both seem to get fuel leaks easily