Best Battle of Britain Aircraft

[ju87]

The Stuka gets my vote!

ju87

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

How about you explain why you picked the Ju 87 instead of just posting anything.

 

[JugBR]

H is for Hurricane, never know to fail

 

[kool kitty89]

 

[Bigxiko]

I'll go with the Hurricane

 

[starling]

from a british pilots point of view,i will go for the ju87,why,well i read that the stuka was the easiest to kill.yours,starliing.

 

[airboiy]

from a british pilots point of view,i will go for the ju87,why,well i read that the stuka was the easiest to kill.yours,starliing.

Not really...the JU87 was armored like a flying tank. however, it was a slow aircraft until the G variant came. it even had AT guns on it! thus it gets my vote. unless took in a few bullets, you usually got back home safely. plus, who wasnt afraid of a "wailer" on the landing gear?8)

 

[rochie]

those AT guns must have been usefull in the BoB ! and i'm not sure it was a flying tank

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Not really...the JU87 was armored like a flying tank. however, it was a slow aircraft until the G variant came. it even had AT guns on it! thus it gets my vote. unless took in a few bullets, you usually got back home safely. plus, who wasnt afraid of a "wailer" on the landing gear?8)

You might want to learn a bit more about the Stuka.

It was not a flying tank.

The G varient was not fast either. It was no faster than the D, and only 8 mph faster than the B.

All aircraft usually got back home safely unless they took a few bullets.

 

[JugBR]

You might want to learn a bit more about the Stuka.

It was not a flying tank.

The G varient was not fast either. It was no faster than the D, and only 8 mph faster than the B.

All aircraft usually got back home safely unless they took a few bullets.

jugs also usually go back home safely even they took a few bullets

 

[Bigxiko]

but jug wans't that strong
it came down pretty easy when compared with the BF-109

 

[FLYBOYJ]

but jug wans't that strong
it came down pretty easy when compared with the BF-109

Are you serious????? The P-47 was one of the most robust and strongest built aircraft of WW2. I suggest some serious remedial WW2 Aviation 101.

 

[JugBR]

but jug wans't that strong
it came down pretty easy when compared with the BF-109

the Bf 109´s was great dogfighters, theres a list of jug killers in luftwaffe, but in general, jugs was really built to receive several punishments and still fliyng.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

but jug wans't that strong
it came down pretty easy when compared with the BF-109

Not quite. The Bf 109 was a great aircraft but the P-47 was more robust and could probably withstand more punishment.

 

[Bigxiko]

that was not what i ment
i didn't said that the BF was the most resistant plane in the wwii
i was just comparing, saying that the jug didn't had that much armour
I could have compared it with the FW or other
i just ment that it the jug only proved highly effective when unopposed

 

[Burmese Bandit]

The operative adjective is 'Battle of Britain'. Much as I love the beauty of the Spit and the rock solid stability of the Hurricane, the 109 Emil wins by virtue of being the only cannon armed fighter of that period...the Germans lost the BoB through bad tactics, lousy production rates, and not fighting to a finish.

 

[Messy1]

The Germans also lost because their 109 lacked the distance to be able loiter around the battlefield. I think if I remember right, they only had something like a 20 minute window before they had to return home. If they had a fighter that was able to escort the bombers all they way there and back, BoB very well could have ended different. I cannot pick the ME109 for that reason. Although Germany switching from targeting the airfields to targeting civilian targets was the biggest mistake IMO. It gave the RAF some breathing room and time to recover. I think most of hte credit goes to the Hurricane, which If I remember correctly, shot down more enemy craft than the Spitfire.

 

[kool kitty89]

The Hurricane of Spitfire would have been about as bad off in the 109's situation in terms of range. The Bf 109 would have been in a much better situation with drop tank capability. (not produced until the Bf 109E-7)

Being forced into close escort didn't help either. (earlier they'd done fighter sweeps before the bombers came in, but top cover would have been better as well)

 

[Messy1]

Very true Kool Kitty. I guess you have to decide which fighter performed the best given the circumstances and the job it found itself being asked to do.

 

[KrazyKraut]

The Hurricane of Spitfire would have been about as bad off in the 109's situation in terms of range. The Bf 109 would have been in a much better situation with drop tank capability. (not produced until the Bf 109E-7).

Exactly. None of the singe engined fighters was suited for long range at that time.