Arsenal of Democracy??

Here is my delima... I started a campaign as a German pilot, and until i got the hang of the game i played on "easy". Every mission i set out to accomplish seemed to have a direct impact on the front line and the axis effortlessly took the whole of england before Christmas. Good thats the point... so i try this once more on harder settings and again as a German pilot. WW2 still ammounted to little more than a prolonged bar fight in which the axis kicked arse and took names and had this whole thing wrapped up before 1944 set in! good i win again so i figure ill try my luck as an allied pilot.
First off let me begin by saying that i am in complete agreement with "Hub" Zemke - P-47 ace, when i say that the P-47 is a dog of an airplane in an air to air role.
You should have a choice to begin in either a P-51B, P-47 or P-38 and then work your way up from there!
secondly, it seems that no matter how hard i try, or on what difficulty setting i am using that the Germans come in right across the channel and have the war ended before i have flown nearly 30 missions. Obviously whatever it was that i was doing right as a German pilot, im not doing it as an American pilot! (or British)
I have tried several strategies to no avail. the best i have managed is by attacking production centers then fighter sweeps and getting a good foot hold on france followed by an offensive, this works great, For about the next 4 missions, then my front line seems to be in a constant state of retriet. Anyone have any recommendations? I understand that pushing the axis back to the heart of Berlin is no easy task however i should at least have a chance to advance to a new plane... but i cant play long enough to build the needed "Prestige points". Is there a strategy guide other than the excuse for a manual they give in PDF format? or has anyone actually won as the allies?
First off let me begin by saying that i am in complete agreement with "Hub" Zemke - P-47 ace, when i say that the P-47 is a dog of an airplane in an air to air role.
You should have a choice to begin in either a P-51B, P-47 or P-38 and then work your way up from there!
secondly, it seems that no matter how hard i try, or on what difficulty setting i am using that the Germans come in right across the channel and have the war ended before i have flown nearly 30 missions. Obviously whatever it was that i was doing right as a German pilot, im not doing it as an American pilot! (or British)
I have tried several strategies to no avail. the best i have managed is by attacking production centers then fighter sweeps and getting a good foot hold on france followed by an offensive, this works great, For about the next 4 missions, then my front line seems to be in a constant state of retriet. Anyone have any recommendations? I understand that pushing the axis back to the heart of Berlin is no easy task however i should at least have a chance to advance to a new plane... but i cant play long enough to build the needed "Prestige points". Is there a strategy guide other than the excuse for a manual they give in PDF format? or has anyone actually won as the allies?
