#fighters

The F9F family was an extensive series of American Navy jet aircraft made up of many variants. These aircraft were well praised during their service, in total flying 78,000 sorties. They also were the first jet fighter aircraft to see air-to-air combat with the US Navy and played a big part in the war over Korea. After their service they would even be seen flying with the Blue Angels.

The Mitsubishi A5M4 is an early monoplane fighter from the interwar period found in the Japanese aviation tech tree. Known as the world’s first low-wing carrier-based fighter to enter service and the predecessor of the famous Mitsubishi A6M Reisen, the A5M4 features a respectable maximum speed and great agility. This fighter can pose a serious threat to biplanes and even other early monoplanes if you know how to utilize it to its full potential. A variant of this fighter, Hagiri’s A5M4, flown by the Japanese pilot Matsuo Hagiri, is found in the premium part of the tech tree.

Neutral Switzerland’s airspace was violated at least 6,501 times during the war, and her main cities were bombed numerous times by the Allies during their bombing campaign on Germany from 1942. This collateral, accidental and sometimes purposeful violation of Swiss neutrality meant that Switzerland needed fast, modern and effective fighters to defend her airspace, and the German ME 109 series proved to be just that.

The Fiat G.50 Freccia is a monoplane fighter found in the Italian aviation tech tree. It was Italy’s first single-seat, all-metal monoplane that had an enclosed cockpit and retractable undercarriage. It conducted its maiden flight on the twenty-sixth of February of 1937. During early 1938, the Freccia served in the Regia Aeronautica (Royal Italian Air Force) and with its expeditionary arm, the Aviazione Legionaria, in Spain, where they compared well in speed and manoeuvrability with their adversaries in the theatre. Two variants of this airplane are available in War Thunder: the G.50 serie 2 and the G.50 AS serie 7.

The F4U-4B is an American naval fighter. It has an amazing engine that provides a great top speed and good climb rate. This and its airframe make it excellent at using energy against its opponents. On top of that, it possesses an incredible amount of firepower. However, its compression makes maneuvering at high speeds difficult. It is a very powerful plane that anyone could pick up.

The Supermarine Spitfire was first flown by Belgian pilots at the beginning of World War II. The pilots and pilot candidates came from various parts of the world: Europe, North and South America, Africa, and even China. A number of them were from Belgium, having spent time in French, Portuguese, or Spanish prisoner-of-war camps. Most of them joined the Royal Air Force and were assigned to various Bomber and Fighter Squadrons. On February 11, 1941, a Belgian flight was formed within the 609 Squadron. After just a year, their numbers had grown so large that it was decided to establish a full Squadron on February 11, 1942: the 350 Squadron, with the code MN. In November of the same year, a second Squadron was formed: the 349 Squadron, with the code GE. They were equipped with Spitfire Mk II A aircraft from the Royal Air Force.

The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa is a Japanese single-engined monoplane fighter developed by Nakajima Aircraft Company. Light and easy to fly, it became legendary for its combat performance in East Asia in the early years of the war. It could outmanoeuvre any opponent, but did not initially have armour or self-sealing fuel tanks, and its armament was poor until its final version, which was produced as late as 1945. In War Thunder, it can be found in the early ranks of the Japanese aviation tech tree, which contains three variants. A Ki-43-III can also be found in the Chinese aviation tech tree. This guide covers all of the Hayabusas in the game given how all of them are played in a similar way.

The Bf 109 was, without a doubt, a legendary warplane of World War 2. Alongside the Fw 190, the famed Messer was one of the main single-engine fighters of the German Luftwaffe until the very end of the war in 1945, but some countries still used its modifications up until the 1950s and even '60s.

The Finnish Air Force (FAF) has never impressed with its quantity of vehicles or personnel. However, as with any small military force, quality of equipment, training, and doctrine has thus been priority. The Bf 109s acquired during the Continuation War, and the lessons they taught, are a prime example of this. The following article aims to open the history behind this acquisition, its effects and aftermath: overall, what the “Mersu” did for Finland.

The Fiat G.55 Centauro is truly a fabulous flying machine developed by the Kingdom of Italy during World War II. In this guide, I will cover the variant denominated serie 1. The G.55 is a World War II fighter found in the fourth rank of the Italian aviation tech tree. It was used by the Regia Aeronautica and the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana in 1943–1945. It was designed and built in Turin by Fiat and was arguably the best fighter produced in Italy during World War II. It was regarded as “the best Axis fighter” by the Luftwaffe when compared to the Messerschmitt Bf 109 G and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. In this guide, you will learn how to dominate the skies in this magnificent flying machine!