The “just sit and wait for the Phony War to end in April 1940” option is a bit perplexing as an answer to “You are the German High Command! What is your next Combat Movement?” because it seems to imply that the Phony War was operating on a fixed timetable, and that this timetable was in someone else’s hands. The lack of action on land on the Western Front is certainly due in part to inaction by France and Britain (whose strategy was basically to sit around for a couple of years to built up their strength for a showdown, while simultaneously hoping that the Nazi regime would be overthrown by a coup), but it was also very much a deliberate choice by Germany. The Wehrmacht needed to analyze the Polish Campaign, fix the tactical and operational elements that hadn’t worked as well as expected, plan the upcoming campaign against France and the Low Countries, rest and replenish its forces, give them more training, provide them with additional equipment, and redeploy them to the west. Doing this properly took time, but Germany could afford to take the time to do the job right because of the lack of Anglo-French pressure on the western front. ( In other words, by sitting on their collective hindquarters France and Britain surrendered the strategic initiative to Germany, which gave the Wehrmacht the luxury of attacking at the time and place of its own choosing.) Moreover, the time period during which these activities took place were the fall of 1939 and the winter of 1939-1940, which was conveniently timed because this meant that the Wehrmacht wouldn’t have to fight in the fall (manageable, but rainy and muddy) or in the winter (far less harsh in the West than in Russia, but still potentially nasty as veterans of the Battle of the Bulge will recall). The late spring / early summer period chosen for the offensive in the West was much more congenial for military operations.
Favorite WW2 Fighter Plane
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Which of these fighters are your favorites? I have allowed you to have two votes. Sorry if I have missed any deserving plane.
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what about the different spitfires the 1st 1 the 5th and the 9th were very important spitfires i shall vote when you add them.
Do not forget the stuka as well
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The Stuka was a dive-bomber.
I’m asking the question about principle aircraft models. If I added every different version of an aircraft the list would number in the hundreds. The list must stay as is, unless I’m missing an deserving aircraft.
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Me-262 and FW-190…you forgot Me 163B comet
You should do this for fav bomber, inf riffle, MG, SMG, tank, ect. :mrgreen:
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DM Mosquito, Seafire, Boulron-Paul defiant and Kikka
There is 4 planes you missed :-(
Also if i find anymore i’ll let you know which there probably is
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P51D with RR Merlin engine. ~ZP
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The most important United States Fighter of the Pacific is not on you list. You leave off the plane with the most kills in the Pacific from you list.
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The most important United States Fighter of the Pacific is not on you list. You leave off the plane with the most kills in the Pacific from you list.
Which fighter do you speak of? Are you not refering to the Hellcat? It is on the list.
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DM Mosquito, Seafire, Boulron-Paul defiant and Kikka
There is 4 planes you missed :-(
Also if i find anymore i’ll let you know which there probably is
The Mosquito did not come to mind when I made this list. It’s a plane that should be in included.
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I think the P-51 is one of the most beautiful aircraft to take to the skys for any purpose.
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I know the P-51 is supposed to be THE fighter of WW2, but I’ve always had love for the Spitfire. It out-gunned all other fighters early in the war.
And I voted for the ME-262 as my second vote for the tech.
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what about the toher 3 planes please add them
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I do not think your other three planes are worthy to make the list.
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Macchi C.202 Folgore of the Regia Aeronautica
The Italian Thunderbolt
I voted for the 262 and the FW190
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Or how about old school:
Fiat CR.42 Falco (“Falcon”)
Gloster Gladiator
Polikarpov I-153No love for two wings :wink:
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The Gloster Gladiator nearly made the list. The few Gladiators at Malta that flew againist the Regia Aeronautica have always made an impression in my readings.
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@ABWorsham:
The Gloster Gladiator nearly made the list. The few Gladiators at Malta that flew againist the Regia Aeronautica have always made an impression in my readings.
The planes or the pilots? The smaller the number of aircraft the less their performance/capabilities can be seperated from the pilots it would seem. :|
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I like the way the P-38 looks. But I think that the mustang would have to be my fav.
LT
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Just thought I’d mention that a lot of these planes are flyable (including some bombers) in the game Secret Weapons Over Normandy by LucasArts. A pretty entertaining game overall, and you can feel the difference between the planes.
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@ABWorsham:
The Gloster Gladiator nearly made the list. The few Gladiators at Malta that flew againist the Regia Aeronautica have always made an impression in my readings.
The planes or the pilots? The smaller the number of aircraft the less their performance/capabilities can be seperated from the pilots it would seem. :|
I agree
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