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I'm setting up a list of the greatest millitary planes of the world on my 360 area. It is not a top list but a list of fighters, bombers, and other planes that shaped the world's history. My criteria for you guys are simple

1. Your plane must have served in one of the world's armed forces. ( NO prototypes)

2. It must have surved during a combat situation

3. must be more then one plane listed in your answer ( This is a listing )

4. any age counts ( WWI all the way to present day)

5. Prove your choose, don't just call it out.

6 Planes catagories I'm looking for

Fighters

Bombers

Attack

Cargo

Recon & Electronic Warfare

The Rule for your Choices

1. Served in one of the world's armed forces

2. Your plane must have fought in REAL COMBAT

3. Performed well over time

4. Unlimited amount of choices and served at any age

5. NO TOP LIST

What service and fighter was the first to shoot down a Japanese Zero

A. Navy pilot in a F4F Wildcat

B. Army Air Force pilot in a P-40 Warhawk

C. Navy Pilot in a F2A Buffalo

D. Army Air Force pilot in a P-36 Mohawk

I hear a lot of anti-gun control people say that we need a gun to protect ourselfs, but other non-crimanal people are dieing thanks to guns that were bought to protect another's life. What right is over the other. Life of others or Protecting one's self

Discovery is asking what you think Buster (Mythbusters' Crash Test Dummy) would say?

Driving down the road at 60MPH to his doom, Buster has a chance to express himself.

If the Iowa Class battleships, or a modern style battleship is pressed into the navy, would it be able work and be useful in the world's oceans today? And yes the ship has Missiles and Anti-missile systems.

What do you belive is the greatest Aircraft carrier of WWII? you can have more than one and can be from diffrent countries. I will accept Heavy, Light, and Escort Carriers.

On the Military Channel they chose the top ten fighting ships of all time based on Firepower, Protection, Innovation, Fear Factor, and Service Length with viewer polls and Expert opinion

This is their list

1. Iowa Class Battleship (BB)

2. Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier (A/C)

3. Queen Elizabeth Class BB

4. Ticondaroga Class Missile Cruiser

5. Fletcher Class Destroyer

6. North Carolina Class BB

7. Bismark Class BB

8. Essex Clas A/C

9. Deutchland Class Pocket BB

10. Hood Class Battle Cruiser

What do you think of this list?

What ship should be higher or lower based on their factors?

What would you said should be on the list?

What other battles would you call a Decieive battle of WWII Becides theis listed.

1. Stalingrad

2. El Alamaine

3. Coral Sea

4. Midway

What are the planes names and what type they are? Also are they carrier or land based planes?

1. P-40

2. F4F

3. SBD

4. B-17

5. B-24

6.P-38

7.P-39

8. B-26

9. TBD

10. F6F

Sorry I resolved the First one too quickly

The Factors again are

1. Firepower- The Hitting power of the Class

2. Armor- How Much Can it take

3. Speed & Range

4. Fear Factor

5. Service Life- Getting your money out of a class

MY EX. US Fletcher Class Destroyer

1. 5 X 5in Duel Purpose Gun/ 6 X 20mm AA/ 10 X 20mmAA/ 10 X Torpedos/ 4 X Dept Charge Racks

2. A Fletcher USS Johnston Took Fugo's 14in Shells, Yamato's 6in Secondary Guns, and Countless hits from Destroyers and a Light Cruiser.

3. Max Speed of 36.5 Knots and can cross the Pacific Ocean.

4. Scared the enemy army for close-range bombardment and took on easly light and heavy cruisers.

5. the class was on the books till the 1970's

It includes all Light, Anti-Aircraft, Heavy, & Battlecruiser based on three factors

#1. Firepower

#2. Armor

#3. Speed & Range

My EX. UK Leander Class Light Cruiser

#1. 8 X 6in, 4 X 4in, 12 X .5in

#2. Took on Graf Spee and took the 11in guns and only lost the ability to fire its man guns

Armor: 3.5in Belt, 2in Deck, 1in Turret

#3. Max of 32.5 Knots

What was the Battle about and what ships were involved and sunk during it. The only ship I know is Northhampton-Class Heavy Cruiser USS Houston. It sank in the battle

To make a good compairasen to each of the tanks brought up by you. I choice 5 factors to rank each tank on.

#1. Firepower- Power of the Weapons

#2. Armor- How much can it take and crew servive

#3. Manevering- Speed & Range

#4. Fear Factor- Did it put the fear of god in the enemy.

#5. Production Rate- # built and ease to build it

What is the greatest warship in WWII by theis factors?

#1 Firepower

#2 Armor

#3 Manuver

#4 Fear Factor

#5 Service Life

EX- US Fletcher Class Destroyer

1. 5 X 5in Duel Purpose guns, 6 X 40mmAA,

10 X 20mmAA, 10 X Torpedos,

4 X Dept Charge Racks

2. USS Johnston took 14in shells from Japanese Battleship, 6in Sec guns from Yamato

and countless shells from destroyers and a light cruiser untill it sank.

3. 36.5 Knots max and able to travel across the Pacific

4. Feard by the enemy army for getting close and firing very close and accure fire also took on light cruisers

5. lasted till the 1970's in the Navy books

Try to find out who owned the Ships listed and their clam to fame

1. Lexington

2. Bismark

3. Prince of Wales

4. Yorktown

5. Graf Spee

6. Ark Royal

7. Hood

8. Johnston

9. Missouri

10. Repulse