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Advantages and Disadvantages of WWII

Advantages and Disadvantages of WWII. Allied Aircraft. North American P-51d Mustang. Supermarine Spitfire. Aircraft in the Pacific. Mitsubishi Zero. Grumman Hellcat. Axis Light Bombers. Japanese “KATE”. German HE-111. Dive Bombers. German Junkers Ju-88 Stuka. Russian il-2 Sturmovik.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of WWII

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  1. Advantages and Disadvantages of WWII

  2. Allied Aircraft North American P-51d Mustang Supermarine Spitfire

  3. Aircraft in the Pacific Mitsubishi Zero Grumman Hellcat

  4. Axis Light Bombers Japanese “KATE” German HE-111

  5. Dive Bombers German Junkers Ju-88 Stuka Russian il-2 Sturmovik

  6. Allied Light Bombers B-25 Mitchell DeHaveland Mosquito

  7. 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.

  8. Allied Heavy Bombers Avro Lancaster B-24 Liberator

  9. Axis Heavy Bombers

  10. B-29 Superfortress • 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

  11. Tanks 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

  12. Naval

  13. U Boats German U-Boats Traveled in “Wolfpacks” Destroy 3000+ 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

  14. Battleships Japanese Yamato USS Missouri #63

  15. Sinking the Bismarck Bismarck Fairly Swordfish

  16. NAZI Advanced weaponry

  17. German MP44 Considered the world’s first assault rifle Advantages Rifle sized bullets High rate of fire Disadvantages - Too little too late

  18. 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

  19. V-2 Rocket Advantages Rocket powered Could be fired from Germany and hit England - Scared the British population Disadvantages - Inaccurate - Faulty

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