Best Italian Aircraft in WWII

[Webmaster]

Your choice can be based on performance as well as effectiveness. If you chose other, please tell us which aircraft and why.

 

[MelaraClubPrez]

For bomber I picked the SM 79 for its versatility and length of service.
For a fighter I would probably pick the M.C. 205. As far as I know it has the best war record out of the 3 choices.
I honestly don't know much about the service of the other 2 fighters.

 

[Webmaster]

For bomber I picked the SM 79 for its versatility and length of service.
For a fighter I would probably pick the M.C. 205. As far as I know it has the best war record out of the 3 choices.
I honestly don't know much about the service of the other 2 fighters.

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[Dili]

What means "best"?

 

[Webmaster]

What means "best"?

Its specifications and/or performance in battle. You choose!

 

[Dili]

Had to vote S.79 the others were not meaningful.

 

[Peleliu81]

Out of your choices I will go with the SM.79. Real workhorse for RA. Maybe best land based torpedo bomber in the war??

My "favorite" however is the MC.202 Folgore. Needed to be 'up-gunned' but man is it a good looking plane!

 

[Webmaster]

Just out of curiosity, is everyone seeing the voting poll on the top of this thread? Just making sure since only one other person made a voted on the poll.

 

[Peleliu81]

Originally could not see way to vote just choices. Excepted cookies and could see. Put my vote in. Thanks

 

[Peleliu81]

Not sure if the cookies did anything..,, but can see now.

 

[Slavomir]

I would say that results are pretty... surprising

Regards

 

[1089maul]

I have gone for other as the question is a little too limited in choice. Yes the fighters listed were good but produced too late and too few in number. I would go for the Macchi 202 as it was a ‘Workhorse’ for the Regia Aeronautica during a difficult period.
Regards,
Bob

 

[FrancoFB]

M.C. 202 also for me
the italian bomber were bad, the good propaganda on the S.M. 79 don't make it good

 

[Dili]

It was good but it was a 1934 design that was not even for a bomber.

 

[FrancoFB]

Oh yes was a good fast passenger in 1934, but the question was on aircraft in the ww2 and was a bad bomber or a mediocre bomber, there were also worst

 

[Dili]

It does not matter if it was a mediocre bomber, the question is if it was the best Italians had. Well from torpedo results it seems it was. While the more modern Cz1007 was faster and had actually a turret it was almost as defenceless was not good for torpedo and being wood build was a problem.