I've thought about this topic for the past day or so......hmmmmmm. Still think about the statement I made earlier in another post. It depended on the application. Whether a day fighter or night fighter ? For nachtjäger it would have to be the Ju 88G-6 and the Me 262A-1a. I know the latter is the usual day fighter version but it did quite the job against the Mossie LSNF in 45, but too few too late.
For day fighters......Yike's ! Ah well I still think the Tank Ta 152 was one of the best Luftwafe a/c ever made but again too late to make a favorable impression. The Bf 109 variants were standard and made their mark but could not stand up to the P-47 or the P-51. The Fw 190A-8 and the heavier Sturmböcke are on my favoirte list as the FW 190 was an excellent arms platform. Carried heavy armor and ploughed through the US bomber formations like a charging knight, suffering in due process from the waiting P-51 escorts just outside the .50's of the B-17's and B-24's.

Horrido !

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