Best Heavy Fighter

[Karnak]

Mossie shrugs off auto ack in my experience as well.  Doesn't carry as heavy a bomb load as the P-47, but has better guns.  As to air-to-air at low altitudes, I'd favor the Mossie over a 47D.

[GScholz]

Well, the Mossie does carry 2000 lbs of bombs + 8 rockets, and has excellent range on internal fuel only. The only drawback I can see with the Mossie is its size. Below 10k the Mossie should own a 47D.

[cobia38]

 the best heavy fighter, is a light bomber

[Triton28]

Apparently nobody read my first post in this thread.  All other talk here is for second place.

Also, my dad can beat your dad up.  

[cobia38]

Apparently nobody read my first post in this thread.  All other talk here is for second place.

Also, my dad can beat your dad up.  

 mom can beat your dad up   

[Triton28]

mom can beat your dad up   

That's because your mom is a Sasquatch.   

[cobia38]

That's because your mom is a Sasquatch.   

 that makes her a legend   

[Fulcrum]

Typhoon.

Yes her ord choices are light and slim and she can't take down a hanger easily...but she's mean as h3ll to GVs with her rockets, is one of the fastest planes below 5K that can carry ords and arguably has the best gun package of any fighter in the game.  Keep her fast and you will be ok. 

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Me410 has much better guns than the Typhoon.
Those 2*30mm  mk103 reach out and touch, in addition to its 2*20mm mg151 and 2*13mm

[ReVo]

Typhoon.

Yes her ord choices are light and slim and she can't take down a hanger easily...but she's mean as h3ll to GVs with her rockets, is one of the fastest planes below 5K that can carry ords and arguably has the best gun package of any fighter in the game.  Keep her fast and you will be ok. 

But if you take ord you can't take drop tanks.. Which means you'll be lucky to get to the target before you run out of fuel.  

[Fulcrum]

But if you take ord you can't take drop tanks.. Which means you'll be lucky to get to the target before you run out of fuel. 

Fuel is indeed another weakness. 

Me410 has much better guns than the Typhoon.
Those 2*30mm  mk103 reach out and touch, in addition to its 2*20mm mg151 and 2*13mm

Pure weight of fire, sure.  But balistics and rate of fire give me four hispanos any day....

[SirNuke]

the P38 is the fastest 2K carrying fighter, has 10 rockets AND the 20mm which makes a huge difference against acks and planes on the ground. The over nose view makes spotting your target from altitude easier. Also while its a big target, it has twin engine that don't ruin your vision when the ack hits your oil and will permit you to loiter when an engine goes.

The initial dive can be tricky tho, as bishops demonstrate quite often  

[Karnak]

Well, the Mossie does carry 2000 lbs of bombs + 8 rockets, and has excellent range on internal fuel only. The only drawback I can see with the Mossie is its size. Below 10k the Mossie should own a 47D.

Sadly, no. It is 2,000lbs of bombs or 1,000lbs of bombs and eight rockets.

the best heavy fighter, is a light bomber

A-20G is meat on the table to any fighter being discussed in this thread, pilots being anywhere near equal.  It also has the advantage of very questionable durability modeling.

Pure weight of fire, sure.  But balistics and rate of fire give me four hispanos any day....

MK103s actually have better ballistics than the Hispano.  Too bad they can't be fired without the MG151/20s and that they are saddled with the Me410 as a platform.

[mthrockmor]

What is the criteria being measured? Without that it is a bar room debate with drunks! 

I would say that classic definition is the ability to fight in and fight out with no escorts. That changes things a bit.

The 47 is a monster for load though it has almost no ability to fight in. At the first sign of opposition it would have to drop much of its ordinance just to take the 'Thatch Weave' serious. The 38 might be better at the self escort.

I suspect the better at self-escort would be the Navy birds: F6F-5 and F4U series. They have a pretty good load and with proper alt could engage in 'Thatch Weave" without dumping their ordinance.

The 190F is great but has a more limited ordinance package and less of a fighter once clean.

After much thought I am going to have to go with the wildcard. It is the Fw-190A5. Carries a single bomb just fine, once clean kills all (when flown by the right stick) and with a USB port has surround sound for some classic rock like Queen! BAM!!

boo

[Fulcrum]

It also has the advantage of very questionable durability modeling.

 

MK103s actually have better ballistics than the Hispano.

Rate of fire as well?