NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE
MITSUBISHI ZEROGRUMMAN HELLCAT
JAPANESE “KATE”GERMAN HE-111
GERMAN JUNKERS JU-88 STUKA RUSSIAN IL-2 STURMOVIK
B-25 MITCHELL DEHAVELAND MOSQUITO
Heavy Bombers Allowed for real damage Punish Germany and Japanese industry Slow and bulky, fell victim to enemy fighter planes. Mustangs had long ranger and were able to defend deep into enemy territory.
AVRO LANCASTERB-24 LIBERATOR
Advantages 45,000 lbs of bombs 3,250 miles of range Could reach Japanese mainland Delivered nuclear weapons Pressurized cabin Disadvantages Need a long runway
US SHERMAN - ADVANTAGES - - Easy to maintain - - Many built - DISADVANTAGES - Weak Armor - Small Gun GERMAN “PANTHER” ADVANTAGES - BETTER ARMOR - STRONGER GUN - RADIOS DISADVANTAGES - Fewer Built - Very Complicated
U Boats German U-Boats Traveled in “Wolfpacks” Destroy Allied Ships, mostly cargo crossing the Atlantic Advantages - Stealthy - Deadly - Cut off supplies - Psychological Warfare - Far Ranging Disadvantages - Needed to travel on surface to preserve fuel. - Weak armor - Development of sonar
JAPANESE YAMATOUSS MISSOURI #63
BISMARCK FAIRLY SWORDFISH
German MP44 Considered the world’s first assault rifle Advantages - Rifle sized bullets - High rate of fire - Disadvantages - - Too little too late
ME-262 Advantages - The NAZIs have a jet powered fighter plane - Fast! - 4 Nose mounted machine guns - Disadvantages - - Too little too late - Too fast, had to slow down
V-2 Rocket Advantages - Rocket powered - Could be fired from Germany and hit England - - Scared the British population - Disadvantages - - Inaccurate - - Faulty