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Aircraft Classes

  • Fighters
  • Multirole Fighters
  • Heavy Fighters
  • Attack Aircraft
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Designed for manoeuvring engagements, these aircraft offer the greatest variety of tactics to use. Fighters are divided into the following groups according to nation, design school and the ways in which they can be employed in battle: aircraft for vertical combat (boom-n-zoomers), aircraft for horizontal combat (turnfighters) and multirole aircraft that are superior to turnfighters in dynamics and to boom-and-zoomers in manoeuvrability.

Fighters

  • Messerschmitt Bf 109 F Friedrich  
    Messerschmitt Bf 109 F Friedrich
    VI
    • Very high speed for its tier.
    • Excellent energy retention.
    • 1 х 20mm gun and 2 х 7.92mm machine guns.
  • Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero  
    Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
    VI
    • The best manoeuvrability among aircraft of its tier.
    • Excellent responsiveness.
    • 2 x 20mm autocannon and 2 x 7.7mm machine guns.
  • Supermarine Spitfire V  
    Supermarine Spitfire V
    VI
    • Better manoeuvrability than most "boom-and-zoomers".
    • Better energy retention than agile "turn & burn" fighters.
    • 2 x 20mm cannons and 4 x 7.7mm machine guns.

Universal war planes, designed for a wide range of combat tasks. These planes can conduct active manoeuvering combat with enemy planes, and deal significant damage to ground targets for the benefit of their team.

Depending on the desired configuration, they can use bombs, rockets or high caliber guns to attack ground targets.

Multirole fighters

  • Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair  
    Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair
    VI
    • Good speed performance.
    • Excellent offensive weapons.
    • Powerful outboard armament: 2 х 500-pound bombs or 8 х HVAR rockets.
  • Yakovlev Yak-9  
    Yakovlev Yak-9
    VI
    • Good manoeuverability.
    • Good speed.
    • Very powerful cannon armament: 45mm cannon NS-45.
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5  
    Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
    VI
    • Excellent speed performance.
    • Excellent armament.
    • Powerful outboard weapons: 4 х 50kg bombs and 2 х WGr 21 rockets.

These “hunters” offer the advantages of heavy armament and good airspeed. Heavy fighters feature poor manoeuvrability and dynamics but prove deadly in diving attacks. They often carry a rear gunner for defensive purposes. Some heavy fighters can also be successfully used as fighter-bombers.

Heavy Fighters

  • Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse  
    Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse
    VI
    • Good speed performance
    • The longest boost availability among aircraft in its tier
    • 2 x 30mm and 2 x 20mm autocannon, 2 x 7.92mm machine guns
  • P-38J Lightning  
    P-38J Lightning
    VI
    • The best altitude performance among aircraft in its tier
    • The highest dive speed among aircraft in its tier
    • 1 x 37mm autocannon and 4 x 12.7mm machine guns
  • Bristol Beaufighter  
    Bristol Beaufighter
    V
    • Large bomb and rocket load
    • Powerful rear gun.
    • 4 x 20mm autocannon and 6 x 7.7mm machine guns

Strike aircraft ideal for destroying ground targets. These aircraft carry the widest range of bombs and rockets along with powerful machine guns and autocannons. The game currently features a branch of the Ilyushin heavily-armoured attack aircraft in the U.S.S.R. Tech Tree.

Attack Aircraft

  • Kochyerigin TSh-3  
    Kochyerigin TSh-3
    III
    • High survivability and durable armour
    • Powerful bomb load
    • 10 x 7.62mm rapid-fire machine guns
  • Ilyushin IL-2 two-seat  
    Ilyushin IL-2 two-seat
    VI
    • The best survivability among aircraft in its tier
    • High bomb and rocket load
    • 2 x 37mm autocannon and 2 x 7.62mm machine guns
  • Ilyushin IL-40  
    Ilyushin IL-40
    IX
    • Excellent top speed at sea level
    • Powerful rear gun
    • 6 x 23mm autocannon

High-speed aircraft designed to attack ground targets by dropping bombs from a high altitude. Carry high load of bombs and powerful defensive armament.

Bombers

  • Myasishchev RB-17  
    Myasishchev RB-17
    VIII
    • Special high-altitude bombing mode
    • Powerful defensive cannon
    • 18 x 100 kg bombs
  • Douglas A-26B Invader  
    Douglas A-26B Invader
    VI
    • Special high-altitude bombing mode
    • Powerful forward-firing armament and rear gun
    • 16 x 100 lb bombs
  • Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV (early mod.)  
    Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV (early mod.)
    III
    • Special high-altitude bombing mode
    • Gun turret with a 360-degree field of fire
    • 4 x 250 lb bombs

Special aircraft available for purchase without research. They earn more credits per battle compared to other aircraft. Crew proficiency is trained to 100% when a Premium aircraft is purchased. No penalty or retraining is required to transfer crew from aircraft of the same type. Accelerated crew training is available from the first battle and Premium aircraft already have the “Elite” status that enables players to earn Free Experience faster!

Premium Aircraft

  • Messerschmitt Me 209 V4  
    Messerschmitt Me 209 V4
    V
    • The highest airspeed among aircraft in its tier
    • Excellent acceleration performance
    • Good responsiveness
  • Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6  
    Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6
    IV
    • The best firepower among aircraft in its tier
    • Excellent top airspeed and dive speed
    • Good acceleration performance
  • IL-2 with rear gunner  
    IL-2 with rear gunner
    V
    • Combination of effective forward-firing weapons, bombs, and rockets
    • High manoeuvrability compared to other attack aircraft
    • Rear gunner

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