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Title: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: angelsandair 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
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: Blooz on August 17, 2008, 04:53:50 PM
IL-2
B24
B25
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Post by: Spikes 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.
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: angelsandair 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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Post by: VansCrew1 on August 17, 2008, 05:05:23 PM
IL2
Lank
Hurricane

GV:
sdk251
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Post by: Anaxogoras 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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Post by: Sunka on August 17, 2008, 05:52:55 PM
Any birds that have two or more engines.
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Post by: Yenny on August 17, 2008, 06:21:18 PM
IL2
B-17
P47
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Post by: SPKmes 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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Post by: zoozoo on August 17, 2008, 06:29:38 PM
b25
IL2
B24
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Post by: Steve on August 17, 2008, 06:37:12 PM
F8's are tough too.
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: SuBWaYCH 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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Post by: 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.
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: SuBWaYCH on August 17, 2008, 06:59:04 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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Post by: Urchin 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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Post by: Corrs on August 17, 2008, 08:08:01 PM
I'm not prejudice against any plane. If I take it in the kisser or up the diggleberry door its all the same no matter what plane I explode in. I have a 2 minute life expectancy in any plane from a B-17 to a Spit. Don't let the Corrs1 landed ## kills in a text buffer fool ya, its all a payment for giving HT (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/green/greensmilies-003.gif) (http://www.greensmilies.com) a laugh at my little friends making Skuzzy (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/transport030.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org) out to being a 10 speed bicylce riding goofball and HT being the superhero studmiester (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/green/greensmilies-028.gif) (http://www.greensmilies.com) he is. Look out ladies he's dangerous! (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/green/greensmilies-019.gif) (http://www.greensmilies.com)
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Post by: Mak333 on August 17, 2008, 09:22:26 PM
A-20
IL2
B26
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Post by: Fatboy26 on August 17, 2008, 09:37:15 PM
FM2......... :aok
FM2......... :aok
and......
FM2
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: titanic3 on August 17, 2008, 10:05:11 PM
 Il-2
 B-17
 Hurricanes... Can never get close enough with out being peppered by those .303s, Hispanos, or 40mm..
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: Captfish on August 17, 2008, 11:02:29 PM
hellcat
p47
f6f
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: theNewB on August 18, 2008, 01:43:21 AM
Psst Hellcat is f6f... :noid or so we think

B25
F6F
P40
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: mg1942 on August 18, 2008, 01:49:01 AM
1.  Fw-190s when skilled pilots employ rolling maneuvers.
2.  Yak-9s.  They're small targets!
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: Cthulhu on August 18, 2008, 08:32:42 AM
Il-2. The Russians built them out of recycled anvils.

FM-2

B-17
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: BlauK on August 18, 2008, 10:12:41 AM
Lancaster
B-24
B-17
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Post by: Captfish on August 18, 2008, 12:28:14 PM
Psst Hellcat is f6f... :noid or so we think
why thank you, I had no idea! man your smart! :rolleyes:
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: Rich46yo on August 18, 2008, 12:37:32 PM
Ive hit FM2s with numerous hits and its failed to go down. IL2s? yeah Ive been able to land them so shot full of holes you wonder how it stays up. B17s? Pretty tough, and Hellcats too.

I find the P-38 not so tough as say the P-47. The Typhies can take some licks too.
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: SunBat on August 18, 2008, 12:53:15 PM
One that sometimes surprises me is the KI-84.  Maybe I'm crazy, but every now and then I run into one that just takes more hits than it should.
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: titanic3 on August 18, 2008, 12:57:17 PM
  Your all experience a disease called "rubber bullets", discovered in 1990 by Dr. Rubber and Dr. Bullet, they believed it was caused by a virus called "lag" and "intardnet". Scientists today are still studying about this unusual and equally devastating disease.

 :rolleyes:
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: FiLtH on August 18, 2008, 02:06:27 PM
   Fighters Id say LA7,Hurri2C,and P40E
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: Karnak on August 18, 2008, 02:58:13 PM
I don't know if it is "toughest", but the Mosquito has become a heck of a lot tougher when I use it than before the damage model was redone on it.
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: Spikes on August 18, 2008, 02:58:41 PM
   Fighters Id say LA7,Hurri2C,and P40E
Surely you can't be serious.
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: 007Rusty on August 18, 2008, 03:34:01 PM
                                    (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c135/007rusty/ass.gif)

I'm not prejudice against any plane. If I take it in the kisser or up the diggleberry door its all the same no matter what plane I explode in. I have a 2 minute life expectancy in any plane from a B-17 to a Spit. Don't let the Corrs1 landed ## kills in a text buffer fool ya, its all a payment for giving HT (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/green/greensmilies-003.gif) (http://www.greensmilies.com) a laugh at my little friends making Skuzzy (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/transport030.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org) out to being a 10 speed bicylce riding goofball and HT being the superhero studmiester (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/green/greensmilies-028.gif) (http://www.greensmilies.com) he is. Look out ladies he's dangerous! (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/green/greensmilies-019.gif) (http://www.greensmilies.com)
Title: Re: 3 Toughest Planes in AHII? What do you think?
Post by: dedalos on August 18, 2008, 04:17:30 PM
   Fighters Id say LA7,Hurri2C,and P40E

lol, I had someone look at my P40 from 5K out the other day and I lost flaps instantly  :rofl