SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
And I had sworn to myself I wouldn't be dragged into that mess.
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I'd give you an "agree" too.I'm willing to bet that we each overrate aircraft others underrate, and underrate aircraft others overrate.
I think the only ratings that matter are from the pilots who either flew the plane, or flew against it.
I know what airplanes I like, but I'm not even a pilot, so my opinion is worth every penny you've paid for it.
I actually agree with @Ovod , the spitfire is overrated. And before any spitfire fan starts shouting, in the mean time I also believe the spitfire was one of the greatest fighters of the war. The only reason I think the spitfire is overrated is the fact that it gets the credits for winning the BoB by the uninformed public, while we know better. So in that sense it was overrated. Was it the most overrated? Nah, not really.
Still not sure of the logic behind the statement that the Spitfire wasn't present during the invasion of Poland. No British (or French) aircraft were - Poland was on her own.
Let's not forget it was an Australian P-39 on the ground, not an RFC one being flown by A. Roy Brown (who had piles at the time - ouch) that shot the Baron down...![]()
Never in my life would I ever have thought any Allied aircraft would be inducted into the ranks of the "Wunderwaffe", where mythical machines sporting black crosses could perform amazing feats beyond the realm of known physics.
But here we are...
It's that black cross. As soon as it was applied, the aircraft was good for at least an additional 30 knots of airspeed.
Then again, they ripped through the allied airforces in 1941/early 1942 like a knife through butter.A6Ms are so overrated omg just because they are maneuverable does not mean they are fast. A corsair would rip right by an a6m and then gain some altitude and zoom again on it with 50 cals
Oh my goodness it's not like they attacked the British empire who was on the other side of the world and dealing with the blitz and the Italians in Africa like. Look at the coral sea after that they were done and the Japanese airforce only existed for less than a yearThen again, they ripped through the allied airforces in 1941/early 1942 like a knife through butter.
Blimey no, they were just taking it on against the British far-east airforce, the Chinese airforce, the Ducht East Indish airforce, the Australian airforce, the US Navy and US Airforce at that time.Oh my goodness it's not like they attacked the British empire who was on the other side of the world and dealing with the blitz and the Italians in Africa like. Look at the coral sea after that they were done and the Japanese airforce only existed for less than a year
Blimey no, they were just taking it on against the British far-east airforce, the Chinese airforce, the Ducht East Indish airforce, the Australian airforce, the US Navy and US Airforce at that time.
Bit silly to compare a late war Corsair to an early war design isn't it? The Zero got it's reputation early on in the war and well deserved in my opinion. They were not just fighting obsolete designs, but par example also did well against the British Hurricanes in Malaya. True, they soldiered on way to long, later US designs were quite a bit better, but in the well trained hands of the early Japanese pilots, in 1942, it was a lethal opponent.