Tank killer question..

[Mr Blue]

A lot of people would say that the IL2 is the best tank killer now   (ive used it and its great.. destroy some tanks with one pass sometimes)..
but if you had to pick one plane besides the IL2 to go out to kill tanks.. what would it be? an why?
is it cuz of the guns, bombs, or what?

[SuBWaYCH]

IL2 is a fantastic tank killer, like you have mentioned.

B-25H may use 75mm HE, but it still packs a punch at close range

A20G carries 4,000 pounds of ord in the form of 8 500 pounders. Fantastic tank killer

110G-2 packs some punch with 30mm cannons and 250/500kg bombs.

Mosquito is also an excellent choice with 4 500 pounders. Also packs a big punch with x4 20mm cannons in the nose.

Ju-88 isn't to bad as a tank killer, since it can carry x4 500 kg bombs.

B5N (although regarded by some as waaaaaay to slow) packs a decent punch with x3 250kg bombs (thats close to 1700 or so pounds of bombs). Great perk farmer.

Would probably pick the IL2 or A20G.

[SmokinLoon]

The second best, IMO, and I dont even use it, is the A20.  The eight 500lb bombs are devistating.  It has plenty of power for the quick climb and plenty of speed to get you to the target (faster than the IL-2 I may add).

My second favorite is a tie between the Hurricane IID with the dual 40mm and the P47D-40 w/ three 500lbs bombs and 10 rockets (why 1/500lb instead 2/1000lb? I feel the extra 1k of weight saved is worth the ever so little loss of blast radius).  Once I get the knack of using rockets better, I'm sure teh Fw190F-8 will be my main anti-tank ride.  Being able to carry 12 anti-armor rockets is kinda nice.

[WPalka]

Hehehe my next choice in Tank killing is the B5N! I try to get 3 kills with 3 bombs and rearm if I have to, I think its the best dive bomber in the game (diving wise), my record dive is from 23k, full speed and no flaps, and pulled out easily.

Though it is slow, its very agile, and having no forward guns is a disadvantage, so i usually use it to harass fighters if they show up.

Its fun chasing planes like Spits with them and them not being able to shake you, though its pretty much growling and shaking a fist at them and thats it

You can really tie up fighters sometimes with them, with them trying to shoot you down

[RTHolmes]

A20  

enough firepower to kill 8 tanks and a bunch of soft-skinned vehicles in one sortie, plus you can mug any fighters who assume you'll be easy meat cus its a bomber

[Saxman]

PBJ-1H (B-25H with the blue skin ). If you know how to use the 75 she can single-ping any tank in the game, and if your aim is good gives you double-digit kill potential without having rearm. Plus the 3k bomb load is nothing to sneeze at, either. Her only real weakness is speed: a wary tanker can get his main gun on you (which IMO needs to be addresses) and Ostwinds and Wirblewinds with anything approaching decent aim are lethal if you don't have someone to draw their fire or if you're unable to knock out his guns before he can sight you in.

[MjTalon]

P47.

[BaldEagl]

F6F-5.

Extremely stable in a dive.  Downside is it likes to snap wings if you pull out too hard with ord on-board.

1 GV with each of the 1K bombs + two more GV's with rockets salvo'd at 3.

And the best part... then it turns into a fighter.

[Nisky]

PBJ-1H (B-25H with the blue skin ). If you know how to use the 75 she can single-ping any tank in the game, and if your aim is good gives you double-digit kill potential without having rearm. Plus the 3k bomb load is nothing to sneeze at, either. Her only real weakness is speed: a wary tanker can get his main gun on you (which IMO needs to be addresses) and Ostwinds and Wirblewinds with anything approaching decent aim are lethal if you don't have someone to draw their fire or if you're unable to knock out his guns before he can sight you in.

Otto Carius said they shot down a plane with the main gun on a tiger it is possible.
I like the hurri2D.
I just have to watchout for 68trapr when he is in an il2.

[Bronk]

Ords down and tanks a rolling?  No aa gv's? Easy I grab a IID. It can kill any gv in game.

[Lusche]

Hurricane IID

[Yossarian]

PBJ-1H (B-25H with the blue skin ). If you know how to use the 75 she can single-ping any tank in the game, and if your aim is good gives you double-digit kill potential without having rearm. Plus the 3k bomb load is nothing to sneeze at, either. Her only real weakness is speed: a wary tanker can get his main gun on you (which IMO needs to be addresses) and Ostwinds and Wirblewinds with anything approaching decent aim are lethal if you don't have someone to draw their fire or if you're unable to knock out his guns before he can sight you in.

How is the best way to use the 75mm vs. a tank?

[Bronk]

How is the best way to use the 75mm vs. a tank?

Like this.http://www.mediafire.com/?ynzmjjfnweh

[Yossarian]

Like this.http://www.mediafire.com/?ynzmjjfnweh

Cool, thanks! 

[Saxman]

A lot depends on the tank.

Panzers and derivatives you can knock out with a shell right up their tailpipe at close range. Hug the deck and make your approach as square on their back end as possible. I fire at ~200yds. If you hit him solid he'll pop on the first hit.

Tigers I believe the best way is a vertical drop firing straight down into the turret, though you can at least damage his engine with the above method.

T-34s you want to hit him square in the side armor on the left side, near the driver's compartment.

Not sure about Shermans.