What do YOU consider the best fighter?

[Captfish]

best fighter thats easy the Hellcat!


others I like:
109-f4 and k4
seafire
N1k
p-47

[Ack-Ack]

well if your trying to catch a diving 190D, your not going to have much luck   

Again, only if you don't know what you're doing.  I, and the other dedicated P-38 drivers, don't have any issues getting our Lightnings up to 500mph in dives without entering into compressability. 


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[MachFly]

yeah I know, but admit it, it is much easier not to compress on most other planes such as 190, F4U, spitfire, P-51, ect...

[Ack-Ack]

yeah I know, but admit it, it is much easier not to compress on most other planes such as 190, F4U, spitfire, P-51, ect...

Again, only if you screw up.  It's like getting into a spin in the P-38, if you spin the Lightning it's because you screwed up.  Same with compressability, if you enter into compressability it's because you screwed up and no other reason.  So whether or not it's easier or harder to enter into compressability than a Mustang or Spitfire really depends on who's flying the P-38.


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[MachFly]

Again, only if you screw up.  It's like getting into a spin in the P-38, if you spin the Lightning it's because you screwed up.  Same with compressability, if you enter into compressability it's because you screwed up and no other reason.  So whether or not it's easier or harder to enter into compressability than a Mustang or Spitfire really depends on who's flying the P-38.


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true

[alskahawk]

Only if you don't know what you're doing.


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 And I don't LOL. Still try it every now and a again.

[Wingnutt]

I think the 38 is AMONG the best fighters, and by best I mean most versatile.

Good range

good firepower

can haul 2000 pounds of bombs and 10 rockets to 10K faster than any other plane in the game.

in the right hands and flown correctly it can be an absolute nightmare to fight against.. it can BNZ and then in a haertbeat switch to low speed stall fighting, coupled with guns in the nose (the death ray) 1 crossing shot even out to D600 often results in insta-tower.

Im trying to learn it myself now, its taking time, but I consider it an investment,  im pretty solid in the Jug, and flying the 38 sometimes i forget what Im in and try some rather juggish tactics.. like an 8K power dive on bombers that sees me ending up somewhere near the earth's core.

Im getting better though, I can usually get 2 or 3 solid minutes of flight now before getting a PW. 

[Zeagle]

262

[Nemisis]

The P-47N. It can out fly anything at high alt except those damn jet powered flying cannons. It can dish it out AND take it unlike some other planes we have but I won't mention. It is really manuverable for a plane of it's size and has enough firepower to level a hanger. It is manuverable period. Maby not as much as some others but it is still plenty good.

[R 105]

 The P-51 even being some what under modeled in here is the best for me. It has speed and a good bomb load. The range and view is excellent plus you can fly it like you stole it and it stays together.

[jdbecks]

The P-51 even being some what under modeled in here is the best for me. It has speed and a good bomb load. The range and view is excellent plus you can fly it like you stole it and it stays together.

you keep saying this in your posts, how is it under modeled?

[Karnak]

you keep saying this in your posts, how is it under modeled?

It doesn't out turn A6Ms, out climb Me163s and outrun Me262s.

[WWhiskey]

P-47N.

Of course, it is far from the best in typical low altitude MA furballs. But it absolutely rules the thin air and thus can always hold the high ground and attack from advantage. It can range with anything. It is reliable, was relatively easy to fly, has good visibility, is armed to a fare-thee-well, and so rugged that it was difficult to shoot down even if you managed to get an even break with one. Thus, under actual "war" conditions, faced with level bombers escorted by P-47Ns at 30K+, a belligerent nation could choose between attempting interception and fighting the Jugs in their playground, or simply allowing their infrastructure to be reduced to rubble.  

+1

[nick172]

I can say as of today I currently have 9 kills of the spit 16 and 0 deaths to it in a p38J.  I Never run from a 16 when I'm in a J. I have 4 kills of the spit 9 to 0 deaths. 99% of my fighting is on the deck turn fighting.

Skyhawk

[moot]

Thus, under actual "war" conditions, faced with level bombers escorted by P-47Ns at 30K+, a belligerent nation could choose between attempting interception and fighting the Jugs in their playground, or simply allowing their infrastructure to be reduced to rubble. 

Just one bit of context for the 47N, when arguing the above: $$$