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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #195 on: July 25, 2009, 03:02:09 PM »
you keep saying this in your posts, how is it under modeled?


My guess is that there aren't enough moddles, ie P-51D, P-51B, P-51E...maby E, not sure.


I still support the P-47N though.
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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #196 on: July 28, 2009, 10:54:21 AM »
This F4U-4 you speak of wouldnt be a code name for a Colby rednose would it? If thats the case then I may well be the best fighter,on the other hand if a Bully Kutta shows up you now have the best hi alt /hi tempurature fighter found on the planet! Fights lasting over an hour at temps exceeding 40C.


 Ooops wrong forum I thought this was about dogfighting.... :o

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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #197 on: July 30, 2009, 04:25:45 PM »
I love air to air rockets and have had lots of kills. Surprises heck outa somebody who's never had them fire at. For me it's the 110 and spit for differing ftr roles.  :rock
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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #198 on: July 31, 2009, 03:09:16 PM »
W7, I hate it when someone shoots a spread of rockets out of his P-51B; those clusters make a nice shot gun like effect if you can set it up right.
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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #199 on: August 06, 2009, 09:19:39 AM »
hurri 2c for ATA and f4u4 for ATG

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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #200 on: August 12, 2009, 01:09:53 PM »
Not sure, but maybe I consider it a tie between the P-47N and the C. 205.
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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #201 on: August 12, 2009, 06:33:36 PM »
I have been persuaded by an anonymous group to correct my vote. Its the P38. As it should have been from the start.
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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #202 on: August 12, 2009, 07:56:58 PM »
I have been persuaded by an anonymous group to correct my vote. Its the P38. As it should have been from the start.

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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #203 on: August 13, 2009, 04:10:02 PM »
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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #204 on: August 13, 2009, 04:37:49 PM »

My guess is that there aren't enough moddles, ie P-51D, P-51B, P-51E...maby E, not sure.


I still support the P-47N though.

P51E?  Never heard of it
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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #205 on: August 13, 2009, 06:05:52 PM »
Thats "E" for everyone...guppy... :devil

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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #206 on: August 14, 2009, 12:01:41 PM »
Duh guppy, like morphine addict over there said "E" stands for everyone. But seriously, I just said E for lack of a better letter. If I knew some better variants then I would have listed them.
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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #207 on: August 17, 2009, 05:51:23 AM »
no, no, that's dogfight. I'm talking about a fighter. For example you might want something that carries a large amount of ord. and still be able to fight after it drops them. 

That would more properly be referred to as being a Jabo Fighter, an Attack Fighter, or a Fighter-Bomber.   Just saying "best fighter" is meaningless on your part.

Typhoon, Tempest, P-51D Mustang, and P-38L Lightning would all be good choices.

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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #208 on: August 18, 2009, 03:58:29 PM »
no, no, that's dogfight. I'm talking about a fighter. For example you might want something that carries a large amount of ord. and still be able to fight after it drops them. 

You are talking about the P-47N.
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Re: What do YOU consider the best fighter?
« Reply #209 on: August 18, 2009, 05:58:05 PM »
That would more properly be referred to as being a Jabo Fighter, an Attack Fighter, or a Fighter-Bomber.   Just saying "best fighter" is meaningless on your part.

well if you almost never carry bombs you dont need a fighter that can carry them or all you might want is one 500lb or something like that. Say you like spit8, well it's definitely not a jabo fighter but it can carry a bomb.


Also that response was to moot giving a link to a BEST pure DOGFIGHTER in WWII thread, what if you just like to BnZ?
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