No existing aircraft in the British inventory could effectively fulfill this role; fortunately, the aircraft manufacturer Fairey was developing a versatile light bomber. Upon closer examination, it became clear that this aircraft could be adapted for carrier operations. The result was the Fairey Fulmar...
Aircraft alone did the attacking. The first of these battles thwarted the Japanese attempt in the Coral Sea to isolate Australia. The second halted the expansion of Japanese control eastward in the Pacific toward Midway Island. The next two helped sustain the American presence on Guadalcanal. ...
Big and slab-sided, the Liberator was derided by Fortress pilots as ‘‘the box the B-17 came in.’’ However, it was faster and longer ranged of many World War 2 planes, in addition to becoming the most-produced American aircraft of World War II: 18,190 Liberators were accepted betwee...
Commander Okumiya and the others aboard looked in wonder as the 'brave American pilot' bore down on their carrier. They watched as the torpedo separated from the bomber and came hurtling at the carrier only to flash across the deck and into the ocean on the opposite side without exploding....
The inclusion of the MIG-29, SU-27, and FC-1 models, among others, pays homage to the Russian fighter planes that were prevalent during the war. The F35, F22, and F18 models represent the modern military aircraft that continue to serve in various capacities. Whether you're a military ...
Also, including American aircraft in the European theatre would be great. more 1ManMiner , 08/18/2019 Great, but some pay-to-win aspects I like this game since that it’s find of like mobile war thunder, since I’m not always able to play actual war thunder. My one big problem...
Carrier aircrews estimated they destroyed 650 planes at Formosa, while Japan admitted half as many—still a heavy blow. Yet Tokyo, still slurping its homemade brew, gleefully announced sinking three dozen American ships, including battleships and carriers. Even the normally level-headed Kamikaze ...
Damaged cruisers Kumano and Nachi are attacked by American carrier aircraft while in Manila Bay, Philippines. [Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Kumano | Nachi | Manila, Luzon | DS]4 Nov 1944 Philippines As part of a small convoy, Kumano departs Manila bound for Takao,...
Once you build up to a large amount of planes it gets to be a bit easy and it’d be nice to see the missions get increasingly harder and larger as far as enemies. The American missions are always in the pacific which is lame cuz it’d be nice to have some against nazis I mean ...
CLASSIC AIRCRAFT – DEVASTATING WAAPONS Over a dozen iconic American planes from WW2 can be flown. You can fly the slender but agile T-6 Texan, earning the right to pilot F4F Hellcat or F4U Corsair. You can conduct amphibious operations in the PBY Catalina, and the TBF-1 Avenger will ta...