Best Naval Fighter

[lesofprimus]

It terms of Multi-Tasking, the Corsair is second to none..... The Ki-84, while a great plane, still had some difficulties in dealing with the F4U-4......

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i duno, in terms of naval fighters the F7F wasn't a bad multi-tasker..........

 

[cheddar cheese]

Wasnt really used that much though was it...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it was after the war..............

 

[cheddar cheese]

Have you ever wondered why this website is called WW2 aircraft?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it was a world war two aircraft though 8)

 

[cheddar cheese]

Never...

But it wasnt used an awful lot, being too late.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it was still a world war two aircraft, you can't deny that..................

 

[cheddar cheese]

Im not...

Stop posting stuff thats been established several times.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

you've also repeated yourself...............

 

[cheddar cheese]

Not really im just trying to make it clear what I know, cos you obviously think I dont understand what the hell youre on about. To be honest I find it kinda patronising.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but you seem to think that because it "wasn't used that much" it is exempt from a discussion about WWII aircraft??

 

[cheddar cheese]

No, but because it didnt see service till late in the war it wouldnt have been doing loads of roles all at once because it wasnt necessary.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but it was used it many roles over Korea and Vietnam...........

 

[cheddar cheese]

But that isnt WW2...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but it was a WWII aircraft............

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yes, but it wasnt used in very many roles during ww2.

Lets do a hypothetical situation.

If after the war, Spitfires were used for Long Range bombing missions, then would you class it as being a WW2 bomber? No, because it wouldnt have done any bombing during WW2.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

that's a god point but look at it this way, if the spitfire was used for fighting after the war, is it stil a WWII fighter??

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yes. But the Tigercat wasnt used as a multi role during the war because it wasnt necessary.

 

[wmaxt]

The Tigercat like the Corsair went to the Marines first and did ok but never had a chance to impact the war.

My vote is the F-4U as the best carrier fighter probably the best single engine fighter of the war in anything but long range escort. By the way there is a F-2G still flying in Arizona (the 3,000hp Corsair).