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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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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i chose the yak and the spitfire because the yak made a difference and history in russia until the yak russian airforce was crap the yaks at least were the spitfires in the eastern front!
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i chose the yak and the spitfire because the yak made a difference and history in russia until the yak russian airforce was crap the yaks at least were the spitfires in the eastern front!
It’s good to see some Soviet support. The Yak often gets over looked in World War Two discussion along with the Red Air force.
Ivan N. Kozhedub was the highest credited allied ace with 62 victories. Following is Pokryshkin, Alexander Ivanovich, the Soviet’s most famous ace with 59 kills.
Erich Hartmann, in his book The Blond Knight of Germany praises the skills of the Red Air Forces’ Guard Regiments. He refers to these skilled pilots as Stalin’s Hawks.
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Thankyou i just chose the yak because it was a good plane and so was the spit don’t kid me wrong germany had pro fighters and peeps in them but well (they had no plane strategy)
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No love for the Italians?
Here is some
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But love for the YAK?
And so little love for the ZERO, HELLCAT and Thunderbolt???
And no P 39 love :-o
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Wow cool pics. :-)
LT
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Pro picks man and i agree italian fighters!@!
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