Best Bomber Killer

[JimmyD3]

Ok all you hotshots out there, from a newbie what is the best Bomber Killer out there for Early War, Mid War and Late War? With the new Strat changes being able to intercept and Kill bombers is an essential skill now. I have tried several different aircraft but nothing really stands out as the best or at least I haven't been to successful yet. I know that some of it is my limited skills, some it the altitude, and some of it the ordnance used. While I fly mostly Mid War, it would be interesting to note the other two arenas as well.

[Stampf]

Best is relative to your own goals.  For me, returning to base is always my objective when launching, so durability plays into my choice as much as performance and firepower.  So I prefer an air cooled engine when attacking bombers.

Late War - I choose the Fw190A-8 as it offers a good blend of qualities mentioned above.

I don't fly allot of Early or Mid but would think the Bf110C, Fw190A-5, and Hurricane-2C would be good candidates.

[pangea]

Anything thats heavily armed will do nicely for Buff hunting, but I prefer the 110G with the additional 30mm cannon package.  I favor the frontal attack if you can get into position for it.

[Karnak]

What altitude and kind of bomber?

The Fw190A-8 is great at moderate altitudes against the regular B-17G, B-24J and Lancaster but has a lot more trouble with the higher altitude B-17Gs and is weak against perk bombers.

[Hap]

20K and under, one of the FW's -- A8 with the big guns for example.

Over 25K, Ta152 or M-Jug.

Angle of attack is of far greater importance than the bird I'm flying.

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[Hajo]

20K and under, one of the FW's -- A8 with the big guns for example.

Over 25K, Ta152 or M-Jug.

Angle of attack is of far greater importance than the bird I'm flying.

I prefer the radial M Jug.  Ta152 is powered by an inline bomber engine susceptable to fatal engine damage.

That big Jug radial is nice to sit behind.  Get an oil leak???   So what!

[Ack-Ack]

In the MW arena, the P-38J is an excellent choice as a bomber killer.  Has the fire power and the ammo needed for the job, coupled with a pilot that knows how to properly engage bombers, the Lightning is a very potent bomber killer.  After all, the Lightning was designed as an interceptor.  The P-38G would also be a good choice for the EW arena for the same reasons.


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[chris3]

moin

if you are on a long range bomber patrol to save the strats, the 410 is the best, klip to 30k and stay there you can kill every bomber in save distance withe 50mm.
only catching b29 could be a problem but mostly thay are below 28k and you can catch them too.

cu christian

[Chalenge]

I prefer the radial M Jug.  Ta152 is powered by an inline bomber engine susceptable to fatal engine damage.

That big Jug radial is nice to sit behind.  Get an oil leak???   So what!

And yet I was still able to kill more than 100 bombers last month in the Ta mostly without even getting hit. I think for the entire month I had only two radiator hits and one of those was 1.5 sectors from base on the deck and I still landed it. Your M jug is too slow once the WEP runs out and takes too long to recover once the engine is hot. The Ta engine recovers very quickly.

If any of these bombers manages to get to 35k or higher you might as well go home unless you have the fuel to escort them home and kill them when they try to land.

[SmokinLoon]

Altitude means everything.

The higher it gets the better the Ta152 comes in to play as a bomber killer.

The La7 does a great job at lower than 10k alts, after all that is what it was designed to do (intercept and destroy low alt bombers).

Oh, and do not discount the P38 either.  The biggest downside there is that it presents a big target to shoot at.   

[Chalenge]

Actually both the Jugs and even the P-51B is a better bomber killer all the way to 30k and above that the 38 falls off rapidly. If there is a reason to select the Jugs it would be to fight off escorts while also having the ability to knock down the heavies (the primary responsibility of a fighter). 98% of all pilots (probably more) in the game do not know how to attack bombers and usually end up dead after one kill so which airplane they choose wont make a difference.

[JimmyD3]

Actually both the Jugs and even the P-51B is a better bomber killer all the way to 30k and above that the 38 falls off rapidly. If there is a reason to select the Jugs it would be to fight off escorts while also having the ability to knock down the heavies (the primary responsibility of a fighter). 98% of all pilots (probably more) in the game do not know how to attack bombers and usually end up dead after one kill so which airplane they choose wont make a difference.

Ok Chalenge in regards to the attack, what is the best technique? More data!!!!!

[Chalenge]

I am still going through the films but the plan is to post a video of 100 kills against bombers at high alt. 

[caldera]

My preference is the P-47 but had quite a bit of success in the 110G2 with only the small gun package.