Pick you air force ( I am not trying to copy the other one)

[mosquitoman]

So make it then

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

hey it's not that easy............

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Well then dont complain about it then.

 

[herman1rg]

Let's resurrect this thread, drawing from anything in operational service in WW2

HEAVY BOMBER--- Avro Lancaster
MEDIUM BOMBER---- B-25 Mitchell
LIGHT BOMBER----- DH Mosquito
DIVE BOMBER------- Aichi D3A (Val)
FIGHTER BOMBER----------- Hawker Hurricane
LONGE RANGE FIGHTER---- NA Mustang
FIGHTER -------------------- Supermarine Spitfire
NIGHT FIGHTER/INTERCEPTOR--- Gloster Meteor
SEAPLANE------------------- Short Sunderland
CARRIER FIGHTER----------Mitsubishi A6M Zero
CARRIER BOMBER/TORPEDO BOMBER---------- Fairey Swordfish
MULTI-ROLE BOMBER------ Arado AR234
MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER----- P-38 Lightning
MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER BOMBER-- P-47 Thunderbolt
RECONAISSANCE ---- Blohm & Voss BV 141
HIGH ALTITUDE FIGHTER ----- Focke-Wulf TA152

 

[soulezoo]

Ok, I will play. Many are just personal favorites in the role intended.

heavy bomber ----------- B-29 Superfortress
medium bomber ---------B-25 Mitchell
light bomber ------------- A-26B Invader
dive bomber ------------- Ju-87D Stuka
fighter bomber ---------- Typhoon
long range fighter ------ P-51D
fighter ----------------------P-47N
night fighter/interceptor --- He-219 Uhu
interceptor ---------------- Me-262 Schwalbe
seaplane --- ---------------PBY Catalina
carrier fighter ------------- F-4U-4 Corsair
carrier bomber ----------- Avenger
multirole bomber -------- Ju-88
multirole fighter ---------- FW-190D
multirole fighter bomber -- DH Mosquito
reconaissance ----------- Arado Ar-234D1
high alltitude fighter ---- Ta-152C

 

[pinehilljoe]

HEAVY BOMBER--- B-29
MEDIUM BOMBER---- A-26
LIGHT BOMBER----- DH Mosquito
DIVE BOMBER------- SB2C (yes)
FIGHTER BOMBER----------- F4U
LONGE RANGE FIGHTER---- P-51
FIGHTER -------------------- P-47N
NIGHT FIGHTER/INTERCEPTOR--- Mosquito
SEAPLANE------------------- PBM
CARRIER FIGHTER----------F4U
CARRIER BOMBER/TORPEDO BOMBER---------- TBF
MULTI-ROLE BOMBER------ A-26
MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER----- P-38 Lightning
MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER BOMBER-- P-47N Thunderbolt
RECONAISSANCE ---- F-5 Lightning
HIGH ALTITUDE FIGHTER ----- DH Hornet

 

[parsifal]

HEAVY BOMBER--- ME 264
MEDIUM BOMBER---- B-25 or Ju88
LIGHT BOMBER----- CAC CA-11 Woomera if disallowed; Bristol beafort
DIVE BOMBER------- Aichi B7A Ryusei
FIGHTER BOMBER----------- Hawker Typhoon
LONGE RANGE FIGHTER---- CAC Ca 15 Kangaroo
FIGHTER -------------------- Kyushu J7W Shinden
NIGHT FIGHTER/INTERCEPTOR--- Mosquito
SEAPLANE------------------- Kawanishi H8K
CARRIER FIGHTER----------Ryan FR Fireball (can operate from CVEs), if disallowed, A6M (again, CVE compatible)
CARRIER BOMBER/TORPEDO BOMBER---------- Aichi B7A Ryusei
MULTI-ROLE BOMBER------ A-26
MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER----- Tempest
MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER BOMBER-- Mosquito
RECONAISSANCE ---- Ki-46 Dinah or Spitfire PRU
HIGH ALTITUDE FIGHTER ----- Westland Welkin
TRANSPORT ------ C-47

 

[wlewisiii]

HEAVY BOMBER--- B-29
MEDIUM BOMBER---- B-26
LIGHT BOMBER----- A-20
DIVE BOMBER------- SDB
FIGHTER BOMBER----------- P-47
LONGE RANGE FIGHTER---- P-47N
FIGHTER -------------------- P-47
NIGHT FIGHTER/INTERCEPTOR--- P-61
SEAPLANE------------------- Boeing C-98 (314 "Clipper")
CARRIER FIGHTER---------- F6F
CARRIER BOMBER/TORPEDO BOMBER---------- TBF
MULTI-ROLE BOMBER------ A-20
MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER----- P-47
MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER BOMBER-- A-26
RECONAISSANCE ---- Northrup F-15
HIGH ALTITUDE FIGHTER ----- P-51
TRANSPORT ------ C-54

 

[Hickam Field]

HEAVY BOMBER- B-29 Superfortress
MEDIUM BOMBER- Ju-88A-4
LIGHT BOMBER- Mosquito Mk. XX
DIVE BOMBER- D4Y "Judy"
FIGHTER BOMBER- Fw-190F-8 or Spitfire Mk. VIII
LONGE RANGE FIGHTER- P-51D Mustang or P-38L Lightning
FIGHTER - Spitfire Mk. XIV or Bf-109G-10
NIGHT FIGHTER/INTERCEPTOR- Mosquito Mk. XIX
SEAPLANE- PBY Catalina
CARRIER FIGHTER- F4U-4 Corsair
CARRIER BOMBER/TORPEDO BOMBER- TBM Avenger or Barracuda Mk. V
MULTI-ROLE BOMBER- B-25J Mitchell
MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER- Fw-190D-13
MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER BOMBER- P-47D Thunderbolt
RECONAISSANCE - Ar-234
HIGH ALTITUDE FIGHTER- P-47N Thunderbolt or Ta-152H
TRANSPORT- C-47 Skytrain
Sorry fellas....... There's some categories where I couldn't pick just one.

 

[cherry blossom]

Let us start by choosing aircraft for a war in September 1939.

Fighter: Spitfire I (Bf 109E is the only obvious alternative)
Long range fighter, fighter bomber, and night fighter: Bf 110C (also reconnaissance)
Dive bomber: Ju 87 (Any votes for the Skua as a land based aircraft?)
Medium bomber: Ju 88A-1, LeO 451, Wellington or He-111H
Heavy Bomber: B-17B (in production from June 1939)
Shipboard fighter: Mitsubishi A5M4 (The first Brewster Buffalo will arrive in a month or two)
Shipboard torpedo bomber: Fairey Swordfish (I am probably being influenced by the radar that is not yet available)
Transport: Douglas DC-3
Flying boat: Dornier Do-24 (equal to the Catalina and better than most others on rough water)

One murky issue is whether we deploy the Mitsubishi G3M2 as a land based torpedo bomber or whether we hang the same torpedo from one of the medium bombers that had not yet dropped a torpedo. Similarly, do we have the G3M2 or the Lockheed Hudson just for over the water reconnaissance?

By 1945, the aircraft look slightly different

Fighter: Me 262 (by May 45, this is the most mature design for a jet)
Long range fighter, fighter bomber P-47N
Night fighter: P-61 or Tigercat
Reconnaissance / light bomber Arado 234
Medium bomber: Mosquito (by night) or A-26
Heavy bomber: B-29
Shipboard fighter: F4U4
Shipboard bomber: Aichi B7A
Transport: We are still probably using the C-47 but there are many new designs with advantages. The C-54, Ju 290 and Lockheed Constellation could obviously go further. The Arado Ar 232 and the Ju-252 could be loaded more easily.