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Offline angelsandair

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3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
« on: August 17, 2008, 04:44:54 PM »
What's your opinion for the 3 toughest planes in AHII?

These are the 3 for me, no particular order.

1. P-38
2. P-47
3. P-39


I always have the most trouble killing these when it comes pumping lead into the plane itself. :aok
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Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2008, 04:53:50 PM »
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Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2008, 04:55:01 PM »
Toughest as per firepower? Toughest as per shooting down?  I assume you mean toughest to shoot down...

P-38 - Yeah, it's a bit fragile, but flown right it's a downright tough bird to shoot down
P-47 - Seems fragile in game by some, but I've soaked up many, many 50 cal, 20mm, even a couple 30mm cannon rounds and still got home.
F6F-5 - It pack's a punch while having the ability to take a punch. I've survived 30mm hits to the nose before, and countless hits to the wings and tail.
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Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2008, 04:58:49 PM »
I mean as can take a lot of lead. Seems the 38s are the toughest for me lately. They usually go down either in a violent boom, or limp away with an engine oil hit. I can never get a wing off and when they explode, it's after trying to limp away with an engine oil.
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Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2008, 05:05:23 PM »
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Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2008, 05:16:55 PM »
Clearly you mean only aircraft classified as fighters.  In that case...

F4F/FM2:  surprised no one has mentioned it.  One of the few aircraft that will regularly take a 30mm shell and act like nothing happened.
190F-8:  it's a hidden secret.
P-47:  of course.
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Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2008, 05:52:55 PM »
Any birds that have two or more engines.
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« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2008, 06:21:18 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2008, 06:26:08 PM »
To me the F6F seems to be able to take a lot of punishment as too the Mossie but the biggest sponge would have to be the IL2.
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« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2008, 06:29:38 PM »
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Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2008, 06:37:12 PM »
F8's are tough too.
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Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2008, 06:54:03 PM »
IMHO, the top 2 toughest single engine fighter/attackers are the P-47 and IL-2. Both can take a serious beating. Fm2/F4F/F6F/Hurri/190F8 all tie for 3rd.

B-25 and A-20 take the most hits for twin engine attackers, with the P-38 a close 2nd (fighter/attacker). Ki-67 is also up there.

For pure bomber aircraft, award goes to the Lancaster, followed by the B-17 and B-26.
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« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2008, 06:57:02 PM »
F4F/FM2. I truly believe they will aborb as much, if not more lead, than the P-47. And they are a smaller target.
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« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2008, 06:59:04 PM »
Quote from: BnZ on August 17, 2008, 06:57:02 PM
F4F/FM2. I truly believe they will aborb as much, if not more lead, than the P-47. And they are a smaller target.

It is a durable plane, though i do think a 47 can take maybe 10-15 more .50's then a FM2/F4F can, thats just IMHO, off of what i've seen, anyway.
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Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2008, 07:55:37 PM »
F4F/FM2
IL2

Nothing else really jumps out at me.  The P-47 is tough but not incredibly so.
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