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WarGamer

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2. Can of worms opened...

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 12:00 AM

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Greatest at what?

The FW190-D9 was better at low altitudes and was more heavily armed... the P-51D was better at high altitudes...

The A6M Zero was more maneuverable, the P-47 was more durable...

The Spitfire may have been better than the P-51D... in all aspects... except long range escort

But most experts do agree... the P-51D was the best all around fighter of WW2...

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The greatest Fighter aircraft in WWII, IMO, the P-51 Mustang. [View all] MarineCombatEngineer Nov 7 OP

If Flying the P-51 in MS Fight Simulator is evidence..... OAITW r.2.0 Nov 7 #1

Can of worms opened... WarGamer Saturday #2

In MS WW2, European Theater..... OAITW r.2.0 Saturday #3

a magnificent bird... WarGamer Saturday #4

Really was....a one-on-one fight between the Spitfire and the M-109 or M-190 was pretty one sided. OAITW r.2.0 Saturday #6

As a kid, my favorite planes were the P-51 Mustang, P-38 Lightning and England's Supermarine Spitfire. PeaceWave Saturday #5

I'm not a pilot, and just know about these planes from the accounts of their performance.. Permanut Saturday #7

I grew up just down the road from the old CAF in Harlingen...used to hang around the place when I could. pecosbob Saturday #8

And too late to the game, its successor F-82 HAB911 Saturday #9

After an alert to the hosts, locking. Emile Saturday #10