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ORIGINAL: Biggus63

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Three contenders for me - I can't choose between them.

First there's the

+1 for the Beau.

+2 for the Beau!!

But I think my favourite for striking terror early in the game is:-

ORIGINAL: Empire101

ORIGINAL: Biggus63

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Three contenders for me - I can't choose between them.

First there's the

+1 for the Beau.

+2 for the Beau!!

But I think my favourite for striking terror early in the game is:-

Where did you get that loading screen from?

I want it!

Spit VIII, hands down
 
I'd love to have the Spit IXc (my favourite plane when i used to fly on full swicth IL2 servers)....but we don't have it here[:(]

PBY's any variant.

ORIGINAL: Fallschirmjager

ORIGINAL: Empire101



But I think my favourite for striking terror early in the game is:-

Where did you get that loading screen from?

I want it!

Go to Spooky's old WitP site at http://mathubert.free.fr
A fantastic free site with loads of sound files and alternative loading screens etc.

Scroll down to the heading marked 03/06/05 & and it will say 'A new OpenLoad screen by Matto with a preview here.'

Just download the zip and unzip directly into your Art folder making sure you back up the original files somewhere.

The new file must be entitled exactly the same as the one you are replacing ie. OpenLoadScreen_1024

There are loads of sounds files there also, many are a distinct improvement on the originals.

Large Naval Guns at 09/18/04 is particularly good, as is the Mayday, and many aircraft and bombardment sound files.

*A word of caution:- This site was set up for the original WitP.
Sound files and loading screen files etc are interchangeable with AE, but do not go anywhere near the map alterations/ plane art / ship art etc.
Most, if not all of these are not compatible with AE.*


Always back your files up when 'pimping' your version of AE

Enjoy!![:D]

I'll vote for the C-47, but I've always been partial to transports. I'd have to think for a while about fighting planes.

If it is just for looks, these two win.

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

For looks:

+1 and because when you shoot down a zero with one of these you really feel like you have "punked" your opponent.....

Its slow, its unarmed - it wasn't prepared for War, but still the men who flew it gave their lives. Nothing but respect for the Douglas TBD "Devastator".
Oh and its one of the ugliest birds I've seen.

ORIGINAL: Biggus63

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Three contenders for me - I can't choose between them.

First there's the

+1 for the Beau.

Can't believe I forgot the mighty Beau [:(]

Ki 46 III and B-17

There can only ever be one favorite for me. It was decided over 30 years ago when I first watched an episode of Baa Baa Black Sheep.

As ungainly as it is beautiful. Fast, tough, versatile. F4U.

I´m going to second obvert! [:)]

Its one of the most beautiful aircraft ever created. My absolute favorite aircraft since I was a child.

A hard choice, I must say.

From aesthetic viewpoint I always liked Ki-43 and its older brother Ki-84.

If we talk about a plane featured in AE, that I consider the best/most useful combatant overall IRL - P-51D Mustang (Ki-84, even assuming a perfectly assembled and serviced plane, which were scarce by late war, lacked in high-altitude performance and range, by comparison). For that matter, in terms of aesthetics it gets my second prise.

If we talk about the most ridiculously strong (for its year) plane in AE - P-47D Thunderbolt. 4E bombers collectively share the second place.

P-38 Lightning, the "Fork-Tailed Devil".

Richard Bong, US top ace during WWII, loved this plane too!

Sonia! 'nuff said.

ORIGINAL: SqzMyLemon

Sonia! 'nuff said.

I just googled Sonia and I am in complete agreement. [8D]

Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer.

But also B-32 Dominator

The SBD [;)]. Corsairs are also cool.