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let's avoid mixing apples oranges, so I'd divide the dream airforce in 2: those that are available in 1940, and ones from 1st jan. 1943.
So, the earlies:
-fighter: Spitfire
-ground attack: A-20
-medium bomber: Ju-88
-heavy bomber: ??
-transport: C-47
-night fighter: Bristol Blenheim
and the 'late' ones:
-fighter: F-4U
-ground attack: A-20G
-medium bomber: Mosquito (also the NF)
-heavy bomber: Avro Lancaster
-transport: Curtiss Commando
large bomber
While the list looks good it seems more of a "pick the best" for each year. I mean would you seriously need the Bloch for one year? Directly going from Spit (I, II, V) to Mustang seems more reasonable. And I think Ta-152 should be substituted by P-51 H (since you already have the P-51 in production).I decided to break my choices up by year, in the attached table. ive added a few categories that appear to be missing. Am not real boned up on Battlefield recce, but have always like the FW 189
They solved a lot on the B-17D model and it was used operationally be the USAAF in WWII.
Wasnt the b17D a 1941 edition, if so, I think the halibag was better, if it was a 1940 edition, I should have gone for the B17D
You chose the Zero over the Wildcat? (or Sea Hurricane) or other undeveloped, hypothetical choices like a navalized 190 or Bloch 157
At least the land based version of the Bloch was tested, I think the navalized version was only ever projected (correct if im wrong). Same applies to the 190.
As for the Wildcat and the Se Hurricane, I admit i did consider them, but for me the Zero was still a better choice. I say that knowing there has been a lot of debate in other threads, about the strengths and weaknesses of the Zero. I still think for that mid war period it was the best, if only by a nose
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