The P-47 is probably the most loved aircraft for Tier 3 Americans. When you first look at this plane you probably thought that it can not turn at all. This is false. For a big, heavy plane like this, the turn time really isn't that bad. When you fully upgrade and modify the aircraft, it becomes more like the rest of the fighters. You also might be wondering why it would be considered a bomber Well, for a fighter like this, you would not expect it to have a large bomb load. But, its bomb load actually consists of 2 x 1000 lb bombs and a 500 lb bomb. That is really good considering that the B-25 bomber of the same tier can hold only 500 lbs more than the P-47. So you want to know what makes this plane so good. Well, lets start of with the 8 x 12.7 Browning Machine Guns. These things pack some truly amazing fire power! There are 4 machine guns in each wings. You might want to set your gun convergence to 600 meters when flying the P-47. It has a crazy spread without any convergence and it can really mess up your aiming and fighting. The machine guns come together to have a total of 3400 round or 425 rounds per gun. Not amazing, but enough to wreck some planes! One of my favorite parts of this plane is the 10 x 127 mm rockets that you can load. Those rockets sure do pack a load of heat and will easily one hit the aircraft you are shooting at. If you can actually hit him with a rocket of course. So fully modified, you can load 10 x 127 mm rockets + 2 x 1000 lb bombs + 1 x 500 lb bomb. Plus the fact that this plane handles very nicely. I would suggest this plane for realistic battles but remember to take bombs off unless you are going to actually be bombing. In realistic, a few extra bombs can weigh you plane down and reduce your speed and turn time by a lot! I also do not suggest rockets in realistic battles. They seem just to weigh the plane down and dont do a whole lot. Arcade battles are a whole different story. I encourage rockets in arcade because its just so easy to get on an enemies six or just get a clear shot. The next thing I am going to talk about is the tactics you should use when fighting in this beast. Obviously, like every other american fighter, you should use boom and zoom tactics. This is the tactic where you fly very high, choose a target, and dive on him and kill him. After that you should climb back up to the altitude you were at. The point is to not loose any speed or energy in that dive and when fighting the enemy. This plane is very vulnerable at low speeds and low altitude, Even though the top speed of this aircraft is 700. The speed is much faster when you fully modify it. In real life, the P-47 was actually one of the most successful WWII planes that ever flew. After the Thunderbolts were first produced, they quickly took the role of ground attack. Thus adding bombs to the plane. I feel like Gaijin did a great job making this plane as realistic as they could! This plane seems fat and hard to fly at first, but keep trying! It will get easier and you will eventually get the hang of it! Stay tuned until next time when I'm talking about the new F7F in War Thunder!
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