Apologies for the recent lack of weekly discussion. To commemorate the number 247, we'll be having a look at the ubiquitous P-47 that is available in the US, Russian and German air trees (with the latter two being premium aircraft).
The available variants are:
- P-47D-25 Thunderbolt (US)
- P-47D-27 Thunderbolt (USSR Premium)
- P-47D-28 Thunderbolt (US)
- P-47D Thunderbolt (Germany Premium)
- Bostwick's/Lanovsky's P-47M-1-RE Thunderbolt (US Gift/Premium)
- P-47N-15 Thunderbolt (US)
More than 15,000 P-47s were produced between 1941 and 1945. This intimidating fighter and ground-attacker was armed with eight .50 caliber machine guns and powered by the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp, able to put out over 2,000 horse power. It quickly became infamous for its great high-altitude performance (thanks to its turbosupercharger) and ruggedness.
So successful was this design, that it was flown by the following nations: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Republic of China, People's Republic of China, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Soviet Union, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela and Yugoslavia.
Useful links:
Bostwick's P-47M-1-RE Thunderbolt
Here is the list of previous discussions.
Before we start!
- **Please use the applicable [Arcade], [RB], and [SB] tags to preface your opinions on a certain gameplay element! Aircraft and ground vehicle performance differs greatly across the three modes, so an opinion for one mo
Which is your favorite?
This week we will be talking about our third "Thunderbolt", the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt as used by the US, German and Russian Air Forces in War Thunder.
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is one of the largest and heaviest fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single 4 stroke internal combustion engine. It was built from 1941-1945. It was heavily armed with eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to eight tons, and in the fighter-bomber ground-attack roles could carry five-inch rockets or a significant bomb load of 2,500 pounds; it could carry more than half the payload of the B-17 bomber on long-range missions (although the B-17 had a far greater range).
Here are some downloadable skins for the P-47
Here is the list of previous discussions.
Before we start!
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Please use the applicable [Arcade], [RB], and [SB] tags to preface your opinions on a certain gameplay element! Aircraft and ground vehicle performance differs greatly across the three modes, so an opinion for one mode may be completely invalid for another!
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Do not downvote based on disagreement! Downvotes are reserved for comments you'd rather not see at all because they have no place here.
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Feel free to speak your mind! Call it a hunk of junk, an OP 'noobtube', whatever! Just make sure you back up your opinion with reasoning.
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Make sure you differentiate between styles of play. A plane may be crap for turnfights, and excellent for boom-n-zoom, so no need to call something entirely shitty if it's just not your style. Same goes for tanks, some are better at holding, some better rushers, etc.
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Note, when people say 'FM' and 'DM', they are referring to the Flight Model (how a plane flies and reacts to controls) and Damage Model (how well a vehicle absorbs damage and how prone it is to taking damage in certain ways).
Having said all that, go ahead!
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For our thirty-fourth weekly discussion, we'll be discussing the American mid-tree fighter Republic P-47 "Thunderbolt" (also the German premium version). One of the most formidable, rugged and versatile fighters of the Allies during the war, over 15,000 were built. Its legendary status is often overshadowed by the Mustang's, but make no mistake, this plane played a deciding role as a fighter-bomber during the war.
Fun fact: when fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to eight tons, and in the fighter-bomber ground-attack roles could carry five-inch rockets or a significant bomb load of 2,500 pounds; over half the weight the B-17 bomber could carry on long-range missions (although the B-17 had a far greater range).
Here is the list of previous discussions.
Before we start!
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Please use the applicable [Arcade], [HB] or [FRB] tags to preface your opinions on the airplane! Aircraft performance differs greatly across the three modes, so an opinion for one mode may be completely invalid for another!
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Do not downvote based on disagreement! Downvotes are reserved for comments you'd rather not see at all because they have no place here.
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Feel free to speak your mind! Call it a hunk of junk, an OP 'noobtube', whatever! Just make sure you back up your opinion with reasoning.
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Make sure you differentiate between styles of play. A plane may be crap for turnfights, and excellent for boom-n-zoom, so no need to call something entirely shitty if it's just not your style.
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Note, when people say 'FM' and 'DM', they are referring to the Flight Model (how the plane flies and reacts to controls) and Damage Model (how well it absorbs damage and how prone it is to taking damage in certain ways).
Alrighty, go ahead!
P.S. feel free to request a plane to be discussed next time too.
