Dream Air Force

[ATI_7500]

What an air display that would make.

Perfect for a "shock and awe" campaign.

PS. I met an ex-Do 217 pilot this morning.

Lucky buggar.

[spaceguy5]

Bomber:  JU-87
Fighter:  Me- 262
Attack:  JU-87
Helo:   NONE!!!!
Transport:  C-47

Stuka!! StUkA!!! STUKA!!!!!!!!!! STUKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE STUKAS!!!! ALL HAIL STUKA!! ALL HAIL STUKA!! ALL HAIL STUKA!! ALL HAIL STUKA!!!

[Scorpiоn]

What in the world?!

???

Although I wouldn't dissagree with the options, how in tarnation did a poll get on here?

[HawkerTempest5]

WW2 era:
Interceptor/fighter=Spitfire MkIX or XIV. Simply the finest.
Attack=Mosquito. First true multi-role aircraft.
Bomber=Lancaster. Best heavy bomber of the war.
Transport=C-47. What can one say about this amazing aircraft?
Escort=P-51. Finest long range fighter ever.

Cold war era:
Fighter/interceptor=EE Lightning. Mach two pioneer. Simply the best.
Attack=Buccaneer. Nothing to touch it in the low level strike roll, even today.
Bomber=Vulcan. Fighter like performance and leathal payload. Last great British bomber.
Transport=C-130. Probibly the greatest transport aircraft of all time, except maybe the C-47.

Modern era:
Fighter/interceptor=F-15. Air dominance fighter supreme. Nothing else comes close.
Attack=Harrier. Still unique and still cutting edge.
Bomber=B-52. Greatest heavy/strategic bomber of all time. Will out live all its replacements.
Transport=C-130. Stll going strong into the 21st century. The C-47 of the modern era.

[flyboy 28]

What in the world?!

Although I wouldn't dissagree with the options, how in tarnation did a poll get on here?

You can put them in seperatly, Scorp.




Fighter - F-16

Attack - A-10 (The most awesome-nest plane out there! )

Bomber - B-1B (Cause the "A" was canned )

Helo - AH-64D Longbow

Transport - An-225

Maritime Patrol - P-3

Recce - U-2

Demonstration Team - F/A-18E

[SideWinder9]

Fighter: F-16 Fighting Falcon

Attack: A-10 Warthog

Bomber:B-2 Spirit

Basically, USAF!

[Katahu]

Fighter: P-40 Warhawk
Bomber: B-17 Flying Fortress
Heli: N/A
Recon: Bf-109
Attack: P-47 Thunderbolt

[C]

Oh dear, where do we start...

Going back sixty years or so,

Fighter - P-51 (I hate to say)
Ground Attack - Typhooooon
Bomber - Hard choice, toss up between B-17, Lanc and Mossie - I think Mossie wins for sheer originality and the fact its bomb load was the same as the '17. Lanc would win on noise though, and capacity.

Now,

Fighter/Interceptor - all-round the F-15, although equipped with Amraam the Tornado F3 would come close as a pure interceptor (just don't make it turn!). RoE defeat the point anyway. Once operational and equipped with Meteor the Tyhooooon (Eurofighter, not Hawker) should make a we bit of difference...

Ground Attack - Harrier (GR.3 and FRS.1), ask anyone on the Malvinas in 1982.

Bomber - TSR 2 (oh, they cancelled that!) Probably for strategic use the B-52. Tactically, particularly in GW1, the Tornado GR.1... GR.4 is a good bet with Storm Shadow

Cheers

Charlie

[farmerdave]

the fact its bomb load was the same as the '17

 That cant be possible.   Mossies can't carry 8000 lbs!

[C]

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[Da Judge]

WWII:
Fighter: P-40 Warhawk from the "Flying Tigers"

Bomber: B-25 the best all around but mostly a great bomber

Recon: P-38, yes they made a very special glass nose   P-38

Now:
Fighter: F-14 Tomcat no further explanition

Bomber: A-6 Intruder a mix of an F-14 and an F-18

Recon: SR-71 Fast and invisible

[Scorpiоn]

Off the top of my head, I do believe the P-38 "Droop Snoot" was used for tactical bombing.  The recon variant(s) shouldn't have needed modifications outside of removal of some guns, ammo boxes, etc. and addition of camera and respective equipment.