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There you see that the FW was better in almost every respect apart from speed and speed isn't everything.
Wespe said:1)The FwD's did not outmatch the Me-262 as a fighter, not on speed and not on firepower, of the Ta-152, I would estimate less then 15 ever in Action.
Wespe said:2)As a recon plane it was the fastest with the same cameras, means after taking the photos it was very sure to bring them back.
Wespe said:3)Nightfighter: Since I am comparing Fw with the Me-262, I agree to your 2 engine argument, but it has no indication about the Fw-Me competition.So the under (1) given reason still aply.
Wespe said:5)Taking reliability into account, it looks bad for the Me-262, however this is not a criteria in order to evaluate the better aircraft under equal performances.
Wespe said:If so,the Fw-190 would never have been produced, since it took one year to get the BMW801 reliable.
Wespe said:Torpedo bomber:both, however what should the Luftwaffe have torpedoed in 44 or 45?, and why should the 262 not be able to carry and launch a torpedo?
Wespe said:Mistel carrier: both, Why waste a good fighter for that - take the 109's
The Me-262 could also have been used as Mistel Plane, however I do not see a mistel carrier as anything realistic or needed.
Wespe said:The 262 could also carry extra fuel tanks, if range would be a problem
Wespe said:6:4 for the Me-262, so what else?
Wespe said:No matter how many roles you bring in, the Me-262 could have done the same but faster (and faster was the "only" desicive answer from 44 onward)
Wespe said:It is only the Ground Attack role where the Fw could have performed better.
Wespe
Hi Gnomey
And a F-86 was definatly not worse then a P-51 just because it could be shoot down by a prop or had engine problems in its early days.
The F-86 could just as well perform as a P-51 but "faster" and therefore bring the factor of "survival" to the US and UN pilots making it the better plane, no matter how many roles the P-51 could do and the Sabre could not.
Wespe