Best tank killer aircraft of WW2 Part I

[the lancaster kicks ass]

so we're all agreed the IL-2 was the better tank buster??

 

[plan_D]

Not all, but us three are.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

and who cares about the others...................

(sorry, joke)

 

[plan_D]

It's pretty obvious the Il-2 is the best tank killer. Although all the others were perfectly capable, be it a Mosquito, P-47, Typhoon, P-38, Ju-87G, Hurricane IIC, IID or IV, LaGG-3 or Fw-190. Plus many more aircraft, basically anything with either big cannons, rockets or bombs could do it.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i've never heard of the mossie or P-38 tankbusting

 

[plan_D]

Well, it might have happened. Both the Lightning and Mosquito could carry rockets. And the cannons could destroy tanks. I was making the point anything that could carry rockets could destroy tanks.

I don't know if they actually did it though. Maybe targets of oppurtunity.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i don't really see why they couldn't................

 

[plan_D]

Well if the Mosquito could bust ships, it could certainly bust tanks. And the P-38 was capable of carrying rockets and bombs. So it could have done it.

A dare say some Lightning or Mosquito pilot spotted a convoy and went down giving them hell with the rest of their ammo.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i'm just having trouble picturing a mossie attacking a tank.................

 

[plan_D]

It may have never done it. I'm sure it was perfectly capable though.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

just try picturing it in your head..................

 

[plan_D]

I can picture it. It could carry bombs and rockets after all. And I'm sure some had a good go over Burma with ground targets, at least.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

on the other hand the hurricane looked amazing while shoting up a tank...............

 

[plan_D]

That had two huge cannons under the wings, so that's pretty easy to picture. It's not like you use 40mm cannons for air-to-air. One shot, one kill though.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

15 rpg wouldn't get you far though...............

 

[plan_D]

Thirty 40mm shells is pretty impressive though. I suppose if you hit a plane with every shot, that's 30 planes.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

not really as both guns fire at the same time, so it's only 15, which is still impressive, but you can't afford to miss however.................

 

[plan_D]

I suppose you could set them up to fire individually. Still you've got your normal guns.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

which on the Mk.IID was 2x.303, not much use, they were used to sight the cannon..................

 

[plan_D]

Lucky hit, on the pilot. It's a complete joke stating they would fight air-to-air with the IIC.