My favorite is the MK IX Spitfire
I mean its just a sexy fighter and can blew some shit up
What was the best fighter of ww2
KrankysFirebrand48
Depends on what you mean by "best".
Since you could say that the FW-190 was best due to how multirole it was, while also saying the Sea Fury was the best because it even today is used as a racing aicraft (and even has a confirmed jet kill, however it never served during WW2 but was developed during it).
But yeah, if i was to say overall best id probably pick FW-190 for its versatility, or early Spitfire due to its impact on the battle of britain despite having numerous flaws.
Lafiel airacobra was bad at high altitudes. And you didn’t specify variant. Allowing enemies to climb over it and have an energy advantage. It’s a great aircraft but if you manipulate it’s weaknes it’s bad
ComradeShiba just say you pic
Jenwuf early Spitfire was a close call to 109 and you could say the zero was better. If I would do a list of all the best aircraft of ww2 the Fw 190 a-8 would be second place. Shortly after the fw 190 the Spitfire mk IX came which had better manouverability, climb rate, energy retention. Stopping almost any aircraft from getting more energy and more maneuverable. The Spitfire can basically just adapt and always win because it’ll be better in all types of fights and dictate it.
KrankysFirebrand48 i was joking lol...
This might surprise you.
My favourite hunter airplane (fighter) is the IAR 80.
It was so daaam good...
ComradeShiba oh. I named the IAR 81 and you didn’t react. But the IAR 80 was underarmed. I would say the IAR 81c with two 20mm cannons and four machine guns.
I would say if it got the Fw 190s engine (which could have happened as Germany where their allies) it may have been the best fighter of the war but sadly it didn’t. It had an excellent airframe. Do you know what the designer said was his secret to the airframe?
He tried to not fail
It always makes me laugh because it’s actually true.
KrankysFirebrand48 I was referring to total war records for comparison. But do note it's success despite it's more fatal flaws which says something.
Who cares about a particular variant. Obviously it's always the last that's the best no point pointing it out. We discuss aircraft types anyway.
But if you purely insist on technology and performance then drop the romantic attachments. Military stuff is all about cold blooded pure efficiency in killing people. That said I'll go with the F4U Corsair if it's performance and technology. Although, I admit .I would have liked the Do 335 if only it was more developed than just prototypes.
(Why'd i say IAR 80...When i mean IAR 81?! F*** my keyboard)
Lafiel the best fighter is the plane that’ll kill and is most effective against other planes att it’s time. Corsair was a good dive bomber but as a fighters it’s “Nice” Spitfire mk IX tho “Can win any battle”
ComradeShiba why you put parentheses when it’s not RP thread
F6F Hellcat?
"Hellcats were credited with destroying a total of 5,223 enemy aircraft while in service with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. This was more than any other Allied naval aircraft." (Wikipedia)
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@Sombreroman @Warning64 @Lafiel @ComradeShiba
You pics where very unusual and I thought I would get a lot of “ThE p-51D waS tHe BesT FiGHteR oF The WaR” propaganda. I’ll make a list of THE BEST fighters of ww2. (Only one of each line) Of course I might be wrong so feel free to tell me otherwise but I’m quite sure of the top ones
1. Spitfire lf mk IXc
Fw 190 a8
Me 262a
- Yak 9t
- A6M2 zero
- Bf 109 g-6
- F6F hellcat
- Tempest mk II
- P-39Q
- Mosquito mk something (Technically it’s also a fighter)
Equalizer hellcat is on the list. It turned the tides in the pacific (no pun intended) and became the first US fighter that could stand up the the zero even defeat it. But it’s later service entering puts it down further on the list. Formidable firepower for its time and a legendary engine.
KrankysFirebrand48 eh....ima disagree on the yak-9T (even though on WT its just straight op),the yak series is considered as mass-produced cannon fodders for the soviet aviation,while the La series are more or less superior in quality than yak,it even got a confirmed jet kill at the end of WWII (tho i forgot whether its La-7 or La-9)
Disappointed no one has mentioned the best Pacific theater fighter. (P-38J obviously)
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Cosmopyr I agree with Lafiel. The mosquitoe was faster I believe, could turn fight a Fw 190 and was cheap to produce. It could also be outfitted with massive gun in the nose that could be used to kill bombers.
At least it’s not p-51 propaganda
Dumb Yak meme in WT is dead. Yak 9t had an excellent power to weight ratio givin it legendary performance. It had good roll rate and maneuverability. It outclimbs most aircraft and outmaneuver them. People who actually flown the yak said it was really easy to fly and if you hit an enemy wit you big-boi-gun in the nose it’ll die (and it won’t be hard with the maneuverability) especially bomber and heavier planes. I was considering putting it on the list but other planes got the better of me. But you might be right about the la-7 tho as I don’t know all it’s stengths.