Best Russian Fighter

What was the best Russian fighter of WW2?


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JCS

Senior Airman
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Jul 15, 2004
Nicholson, PA
Which do you think was the best?

I have to go with the La7....
 

R Pope

Senior Airman
318
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Mar 10, 2004
Best AT THE TIME was the I-16. Tricky little beast, but the world's first "modern" fighter. La-7 was best of the war, though.
 
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Anonymous

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La7-FNV

Yak-9UT and Yak-9P were pretty hot too.

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Yeomanz

Senior Airman
317
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Nov 25, 2004
UK
I'd have to go for the La-7 also 8)
 
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Anonymous

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R Pope said:
Best AT THE TIME was the I-16. Tricky little beast, but the world's first "modern" fighter. La-7 was best of the war, though.

By the time of WWII, the Rat was already obsolete. Even in Spain it didn't do that well. It was a very innovative plane for its day, but it was outclassed by even the first Bf-109's.

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the lancaster kicks ass

Major General
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Dec 20, 2003
RG_Lunatic said:
R Pope said:
Best AT THE TIME was the I-16. Tricky little beast, but the world's first "modern" fighter. La-7 was best of the war, though.

By the time of WWII, the Rat was already obsolete. Even in Spain it didn't do that well. It was a very innovative plane for its day, but it was outclassed by even the first Bf-109's.

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the I-16 was still the worlds first "modern" fighter, you can't deny that..........
 

cheddar cheese

Major General
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Jan 9, 2004
WSM, England
Since when was it a fighter lanc....


JCS, you can edit your poll 8) If you go up to the first post you should see the button "edit". If you click that you can edit your poll :D
 
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Anonymous

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the lancaster kicks ass said:
the I-16 was still the worlds first "modern" fighter, you can't deny that..........

Nope. It was very innovative in 1934. But by 1936 when it went to battle in the Spanish civil war, it was about an equal match for the Italian C.R.32 byplane, and it was serously outclassed by the Bf-109. It never dominated the skies anywhere.

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cheddar cheese

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Jan 9, 2004
WSM, England
It was the first fighter with a retractable undercarriage, and just because it wasnt match for the 109's it doesnt mean it wasnt the worlds first modern fighter. The only reason It had little battle success is because there were no wars for it to fight in at the time, had it been actually fighting in 1934 it would have been far superior.

lanc statement IS correct, he never said it was the best.
 

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