The most needed aircraft from each country (post opinions)

[Karnak]

I WANT THE YELLOW THING!

It was a disaster.  The Lancaster is better in every way, and so was the Halifax.

Frankly, I think the Wellington was better overall.

[Tilt]

Fighter/Attacker
U.S.S.R : Yak-3
Japanese: Ki-43
Germany: ME-410
U.S.A : Brewster Buffalo
Britain : Beaufighter

Bomber/Attacker
U.S.S.R : Pe-2
Japanese: Betty bomber
Germany: He-111
U.S.A : A-26
Britain: Mossie B Mk XVII

[Motherland]

We do.  It's called the Gloster Meteor.

Why? Why do we need another latewar uber plane that didn't do anything noteworthy during the war? Especially the Meteor, which to my knowledge only intercepted buzz bombs over England and did a few vulching runs. Such an important hole in our planeset...

This and the other answers to my question are appreciated.  I enjoy the historical aspect and realize this statement is true.  However I think that I let what I see in the MA (the attitude above) predjudice my opinion of why some one would want a certain platform.  I am on board with the HE 111 when it comes time for a vote.  Hopefully we can fly one in a Battle of Britain FSO soon.

And, the thing is, no matter what we get, most people will still be flying La's, Spits, Niki's, P51's, B24's, and Lancasters.

[WPalka]

Fighter

U.S.S.R. - Mig-3
U.S.A. - Brewster Buffalo
U.K. - Sea Hurricane
Germany - ME-410
Japan - KI-100

Bomber/Attacker
U.S.S.R. - PE-2 or IL-10
U.S.A. - SB2C
U.K. - Beufighter
Germany - HS-129
Japan - B7A

[NEARY]

me 323 it is german

[Ack-Ack]

I agree, 6 months or not, the plane saw combat, its fast, and is still being talked about.
All in for the P-61?
I'm IN whether you people want it or not. lol

If we were ever to get the P-61, it would either be the A or B model and it wasn't all that fast (366mph @20,000ft).  The definitive model was the P-61C and it never saw any combat, arriving in the PTO after the war ended.


ack-ack

[Ack-Ack]

Most bi-planes were used pre-war. I would LOVE the Ar68 and I153 for a Spanish Civil War planeset, but this takes back seat to the original WWII planeset.

There were a quite a few countries that operated bi-planes as their main front line fighter at the war's onset.  There were only a very few countries that had a modern airforce, a lot more were in the midst of modernizing their air forces when the war started and had to fight with what they had.  Poland is an example.  Personally, I believe to truly have an early war plane set, it has to be made up of planes from 1939-1940 and include planes from the other countries that were at war, not just England, France, Italy and Germany.  The air forces of the Low Countries and those in the North should be represented as well. 


ack-ack

[angelsandair]

U.S.S.R.: P-63 King Cobra.


I read up on the Mig 3, that thing was a literal failure. Pokryshkin flew the Mig 3 first, he only had 2 .303s in the nose. 

Not trying to be that buzz kill to you guys who love the Mig 3 but, that thing would just be another "P-39" only flown by some.

[titanic3]

Fighter/Attacker

U.S.S.R - Tu-2 Tupolev
U.S.A - Brewster Buffalo
Germany - Me-210/410
U.K - Beaufighter
Japan - Ki-43 Oscar

Bomber

U.S.S.R - Tupolev Tu-8
U.S.A - PBY Catalina
Germany - He-111
U.K. - Handley Page Halifax
Japan - B4M Betty

[Saurdaukar]

Fighter/Attacker

U.S.S.R - Reverse engineered 109G10 with Soviet markings.
U.S.A - Captured 109G10 undergoing testing.
Germany - 109G10.
U.K - 109G10 with a Hizooka in the snout.
Japan - 109G10 without a radio.

Bomber

All - 109G10 with a bomb.