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You could if you were taking the German side and attacking England, but if you're taking the Allied side and attacking Germany it would leave your bombers unprotected over hostile airspace, unless I'm missing something.
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Of course.
You could if you were taking the German side and attacking England, but if you're taking the Allied side and attacking Germany it would leave your bombers unprotected over hostile airspace, unless I'm missing something.
But then you're relegating yourself to mid 1930s tech; a few long range bombers and all short range fighters.
The P-36 was a contemporary of world fighters of the late 30's, it had speed, range and a service ceiling that matched that of bombers of the day. Using it as a trainer would be no different than any other fighter of that (or any other) point in time, one the student pilot had advanced from primary to advanced flight skills.You get to pick ANY aircraft from ANY nation in service by the 'first flight date,' keeping in mind what your military objectives are; intercepting high altitude bombers, or carrying out a strategic bombing campaign?
But remember, you two types have to also serve as your only cargo planes, your only trainers, your only fighters, bombers, etc.
All the boxes ticked off. The Corsair could operate from carriers as well as ground bases. That's a big deal in the Pacific. If I could cheat I'd swap the B-24 for the B-29 (when did the B-36 first fly?).My reasoning for picking the F4U: Land and carrier-based, good range, speed, and climb, able to be used for ground support and carry a torpedo. Maybe a stretch to use as a trainer.
The B-24: strategic bomber, patrol bomber, cargo plane.
This exercise is to find the versatile, adaptable aircraft.
Off to Wikipedia!I'm giving the Poles a shot...
PZL.50 Jastrząb
PZL.37 Łoś
Give Poland five hundred of each with no other combat aircraft and the Luftwaffe is in trouble.
Doesn't the F4U have better range than the Spitfire and the BF-109?
B-25 & F6F
Now I have to look it up. I've read comments on other threads that the Seafire was a short range interceptor. I never read anything that the Corsair was short legged. With drop tanks on both I'm thinking the Corsair is still longer ranged.
Does that Spitfire mkVIII have roundels or balkenkreuz? Sorry.
Seeing as how we're limited to only two different airplanes, I'm going for the closest I can get to the "all singing all dancing" airplane. The Corsair was a fighter-bomber into the 1950's. The Spitfire, not so much.
But - can Corsair escort the bombers from England to Berlin (or whatever German target USAAF will attack)?