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Originally Posted by August
The P-51 is the fighter that won the war. Fakt.
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Fakt made by the ignorant, and not by saying ''the P-51'' but by saying that a Single Fighter type can win a War.
P-51 was the best Escort Fighter indeed it was what the bombers needed by their side, but not the best fighter in overall. I can name more examples, Spitfire was the best Interceptor of World War 2, but it couldnt do the task of the P-51 escorting bombers into center Germany and return. Did the P-51 have the same striking power to knock out Ground Targets (armor convoys) and Locomotives like the Hawker Typhoons did? or did it have the ability to butcher down Bombers out of the skies like the FW190 did?
the Fact is NO Fighter won any WAR. The key to succes is to have a variety of aircraft everyone furfilling its Role. but even that doesnt win the war, but what it did by winning the battle for the sky it has been of great importance to win World War 2.
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