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LUFTWAFFE
WAR THUNDER 101 - GERMAN PLANES RESEARCH & LINEUP
The Luftwaffe, at the start of World War II, was the most technologically-advanced air force in the world, supporting
the Nazi war effort on multiple fronts. Even as the war progressed and German forces were overwhelmed by the Allied
forces, they continued to produce superior and revolutionary designs, although they were too late to change the outcome
of the war. Today, in War Thunder 101, we look at the planes of one of the most versatile sides available in the game.
PROS
with an impressive array of planes at most tiers
to cater to different play styles. As with previous
suggested lineups, they will be presented according
• Strong fighter and heavy fighter
to a 5-plane format, mostly with a balanced setup
lines that are potently armed
• Good mix of bombers in earlier tiers; fast bombers
of fighters and bombers. The lineups are optimized
at later tiers somewhat reduce the vulnerability of
according to the Battle Rating and matchmaking
late-war bombers against cannon-armed fighters
system and the information below is accurate as
of early April 2015 (Planned Changes 14 April).
• Has the best of both worlds for end-game fighter
jets with the CL-13A Sabre Mk. 5 and MiG-15bis
CONS
• Choice of good fighters is somewhat
limited up till late BR 3
• Flight performance of late-war jets are lacking
against post-war jets they are matched up against
• BR rises relatively quickly for the Fw 190
Anton series and care should be taken
when using them in arcade lineups
So far, we’ve covered Russian and British planes’
research and lineup, and today we continue with
one of the more versatile sides, the Germans,
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