Best tank killer aircraft of WW2 Part I

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I agree with you completely and in the fighter bomber role I would want to be in a Fw-190.

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but i think i'd rather have the pure tank buster, then atleast i've got a better chance of destrying the tank and it'll be easier, and if i get shot down, i'd hjave died gloriously on the battlefield for queen and country...........

I'd rather be flying something like the F4U-4 corsair. Very tough, very fast, and it can drop napalm on the tanks for nearly 100% effectiveness. Then I can get the hell out of there at 400+ mph, and if some enemy fighter is by some fluke able to intercept me, I have a decent chance of winning that fight too.



Lunatic

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i'd feel more at home in a hurricane Mk.IID.............

Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass

i'd feel more at home in a hurricane Mk.IID.............

At least you think you would. The fact is neither of us would "feel at home" in any of these planes

But seriously, to be effective the IID had to go down low and slow and attack the tank, exposing itself to enemy ground fire while doing so. And it was a sitting duck for almost any true German fighter.

With the F4U-4 however, you can carry two large napalm tanks, come in at high speed, and dump each one across multiple tanks, potentially killing more than one each attack, and at least one is almost a sure thing since you can miss by quite a bit and still get the tank. One 110-gallon napalm bomb would spread over a pear-shaped area about 85 meters long and about 25 meters wide. Much easier than trying to go down and gun it, and you probably get any supporting infantry or vehicles too! And when you're done, you're in a top rated fighter and can either strafe ground targets or engage in aerial combat.

Just my opinion of course.

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Lunatic

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yes and mine is that i'd rather be in a hurricane Mk.IID, ntohing you can do about ym opinion, nothing i can do about yours..........

[cheddar cheese]

Like DerAdler, id have to go with the Fw-190A...

[lesofprimus]

So would i......

[cheddar cheese]

It makes more sense than a Hurri MkIID anyway...

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the hurricane comments were just about what we'd rather be in for tank busting, it had little to do with the topic.............

[cheddar cheese]

There must be reasons why you'd rather be in it though...

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Its British thats why, correct Lanc? As I said I would want to be in a Fw-190A, pretty much for the same reasons as Lunatic would want to be in a Corsair. You have the ability to defend yourself after expending your tank ordinance. And hey Lanc when you go down in enemy territory, your first thought is not to die gloriously for queen and country, its to evade and survive.

[cheddar cheese]

Or take your cyanide pill if you get captured..

Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet

Its British thats why, correct Lanc? As I said I would want to be in a Fw-190A, pretty much for the same reasons as Lunatic would want to be in a Corsair. You have the ability to defend yourself after expending your tank ordinance. And hey Lanc when you go down in enemy territory, your first thought is not to die gloriously for queen and country, its to evade and survive.

Yep. Which I why I like the Corsair - it's the fastest plane with the best dogfighting ability and armor, and it could carry two large napalms. Napalm is clearly the weapon of choice if you're attacking tanks - nothing else (in the WWII/Korea timeframe) compares.

BTW: wouldn't you want the FW190F-8 for ground attack? The low altitude supercharger setup and additional armor makes it the better choice I think.

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Lunatic

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I would go with any Fw-190 except the pure fighter varients or the torpedo or pr varients. The Corsair is a good choice as well as the P-47 and the Typhoon I would think.