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Well Vikingberserker, you don't mince words. Can'y say I agree with you.
OK, the Soviets had some comabt experience in Spain. Didn't seem to do them any good because they were shot out of the sky at the beginning of WWII in droves. I think maybe it is you who don't let the facts get in your way, huh? Read your history, particularly the aerial history of early WWII. The Soviet Air Force from 1939 to 1941 or a bit later were targets. Maybe if you don't think so, you are reading different books than I am.
It wasn't until about April 1941 that they flew the Yak-3 and mid-1942 when they flew the La-5. By that time, most of the older planes of the Soviet Air Force had been shot down with little or no resistance. After that time, the Soviet Union came into their own right as a modern, well-equipped Air Force and drove the Germans from their skies gradually from autumn of 1943 onward. In late 1944, a German plane could not hope to live long in a Soviet sky.
But in 1940, it was like shooting sitting ducks, and the Fins DID, even with Buffalos. I'm sure they were happy about the outcome, but better planes might have done much better.
So, hurl your insults after you read up on the early Russian Front aerial war. I think I am on solid ground here. Naturally, you disagree ... I don't mind or take offense, but you might at least be civil. Go eat some South Carolina BBQ and chill.
Nothing beats the Breda 88, but who is gonna be runner up. How about the Morane 406? Or did the Fins manage to score in that aswell
Was Breda Ba 88 a fighter? I have always thought that it was a fast bomber/attack bomber.
Juha
406 was slow and slow climber but very manoeuvrable. While IIRC it was the least succesful of the main fighters of the French AF, FiAF used it to the end of WWII, During Winter War in A2A 14 claimed victories/ 0 losses, During the Continuation War 121 / 18. With Fiat G.50 the most difficult fighter to maintain of all FiAF fighters, constant difficulties with the central gun. But of course both 406 and G.50 were designed for warmer climate than that in Finland, but strangely both suffered for overheating engines during summers even in Finland.
Juha
The Morane 406 was the 3rd most numerous fighter in FiAF, after the Me109 and Fokker XXI.
A book I have on the FiAF says in 44-45 all the remaining 406 were re-engined with the Klimov 105P, but doesn't give the number of aircraft involved.
Blackburn Roc would get my vote. Slow (even a Stuka could outrun it), underarmed, miserable climb, heavy and I don't know if they shot anything down.