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Originally Posted by Soviet Ace
Obviously the P47 is call the "Jug" not because of the way it looks. The plan was a monstrosity! It often, like the P38, fell victim to both Me-109's and FW-109's. Many USAAF Pilots said that they disliked the P-47, and when the P-51 came into action, they all were jumping for a try. The P-47 fell victim in two VERY important categories.
1. Slow climb rate.
2. Turning was a problem.
What it did excel in was: 1. Diving (That thing fell like a stone) and 2. Armament, and Weaponry.
So against the Me-109 and FW-190, the P47 was a very eaten up plane, unless it was flown by a fairly good pilot (ie Gabby Gabreski).
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not forgetting in all theatres the pilots were good at counteracting their planes weakness with group tactics, learnt mainly from the inflexibility of the RAF in the early parts of the war....and it does need saying again how STUPIDLY TOUGH the P47 was...
jug for juggernaut?
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