USA
The initial Fighter line for the Americans Is quite large, and all aircraft in the first line (cept' the p-26) are Strike/Energy Fighters All the way from the P-40 to the F-86; And they all share one thing in common- .50-cals.
.50-cals SOUND underwhelming, But they are used en-mass by the americlaps and are actually quite effective. The first tree takes some getting used do as all energy fighters do, and the P-40 and P-47 are strike fighters and work best in groups or playing escort.THe P-39 and P-61 take a bit of getting used to as they turn rather poorly, but gain speed fat. THe XP-38 and P-51D are solid Strike fighters and are fast and solid at killing bombers and anything slower then you. Just avoid dogfights unless you know you can turn faster and better. Also,Americans LOVE to slap bombs on anything they can,so thats a bonus too.
The Large bomber tree starts with the A-20G which is a very solid medium bomber/attack plane, but suffers from poor bomb locations which hurt it in HB, otherwise fine in AB, B-17's abd B24 are kick-ass levels of awesome and everyone dreams of flying the Silver one. Great bombers, high altitude and amazing defenses.
In HB a B-17 can fly low to the ground and practically be a AC-130 gunship(be wary, asright now turrets are overnerfed and you will probably have to field them yourself.).
The navy fighters start with the Humble blue and yellow F2A-1, Until you get to the hellcat, navy fighters are rather underwhelming but have the nice cable hook for landing on carriers. The F4U's are quite average but Tough. They are VERY well armored and turn quite good at low speeds though.
Cont>Lastly Is the navy float-planes and bombers; These are fun, But not the best; the PBY is really a baby H6K4 (less guns and armor,cheap to repair,double the bombs) but can be just as successful. The SBD-3 is a solid dive-bomber and I recommend it for anti ship operations, even comes with dive-break.
.50-cals SOUND underwhelming, But they are used en-mass by the americlaps and are actually quite effective. The first tree takes some getting used do as all energy fighters do, and the P-40 and P-47 are strike fighters and work best in groups or playing escort.THe P-39 and P-61 take a bit of getting used to as they turn rather poorly, but gain speed fat. THe XP-38 and P-51D are solid Strike fighters and are fast and solid at killing bombers and anything slower then you. Just avoid dogfights unless you know you can turn faster and better. Also,Americans LOVE to slap bombs on anything they can,so thats a bonus too.
The Large bomber tree starts with the A-20G which is a very solid medium bomber/attack plane, but suffers from poor bomb locations which hurt it in HB, otherwise fine in AB, B-17's abd B24 are kick-ass levels of awesome and everyone dreams of flying the Silver one. Great bombers, high altitude and amazing defenses.
In HB a B-17 can fly low to the ground and practically be a AC-130 gunship(be wary, asright now turrets are overnerfed and you will probably have to field them yourself.).
The navy fighters start with the Humble blue and yellow F2A-1, Until you get to the hellcat, navy fighters are rather underwhelming but have the nice cable hook for landing on carriers. The F4U's are quite average but Tough. They are VERY well armored and turn quite good at low speeds though.
Cont>Lastly Is the navy float-planes and bombers; These are fun, But not the best; the PBY is really a baby H6K4 (less guns and armor,cheap to repair,double the bombs) but can be just as successful. The SBD-3 is a solid dive-bomber and I recommend it for anti ship operations, even comes with dive-break.