NOW, who's the fanboy?
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NOW, who's the fanboy?At altitude the P-47 was every bit the equal of the P-51, or even better. And that's where they flew to protect the bombers. Huge wing for fabulous handling at high altitude, and plenty of horsepower at altitude to overcome the drag from the wing when maneuvering at altitude.
But with drop tanks, also needed by the P-51, the P-47 could and did have the range necessary to escort the bombers to their targets. So not "underapprecited", but incorrectly assessed. A typical fan boy response.
Blindly stating that "the P-47 could and did have the range necessary to escort the bombers to their targets." can also be considered a "fan boy" response.But with drop tanks, also needed by the P-51, the P-47 could and did have the range necessary to escort the bombers to their targets. So not "underapprecited", but incorrectly assessed. A typical fan boy response.
Not quite - The P-47 prior to D-Day did NOT have the range to perform escort duties past Brunswick and Stuttgart. Only the introduction of the D-25 in group quantity numbers (July 1944) could any P-47D go to Leipzig. By that time only the 56th, 78th 353rd and 356th were still equipped with P-47D.But with drop tanks, also needed by the P-51, the P-47 could and did have the range necessary to escort the bombers to their targets. So not "underapprecited", but incorrectly assessed. A typical fan boy response.
MeThinks we won't be seeing this guy again, sounds like he wandered over here from a gaming forum to impress us with his knowledge.I'm not sure that name-calling is a required thing to do on a 1st post on any forum.
But with drop tanks, also needed by the P-51, the P-47 could and did have the range necessary to escort the bombers to their targets. So not "underapprecited", but incorrectly assessed. A typical fan boy response.
What do you mean by "fan boy"?But with drop tanks, also needed by the P-51, the P-47 could and did have the range necessary to escort the bombers to their targets. So not "underapprecited", but incorrectly assessed. A typical fan boy response.
What do you mean by "fan boy"?
Made it to 100! Hallelujah!
"Fan boy" has come to be known (especially in gaming circles) as a type of person who promotes and defends their favorite type of aircraft (or tank) beyond reason or logic.What do you mean by "fan boy"?
And in gaming parlance, was immediately "owned"...Boy, those were the 3 dumbest posts I've seen on here in a very long time - and all in a row!
And in gaming parlance, was immediately "owned"...