ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF

WWII

Allied Aircraft

NORTH AMERICANP-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

Allied Light Bombers

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.

Allied Heavy Bombers

AVRO LANCASTER B-24 LIBERATOR

Axis Heavy Bombers

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

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

Naval

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

Battleships

JAPANESE YAMATO USS MISSOURI #63

Sinking the Bismarck

BISMARCK

FAIRLY SWORDFISH

NAZI Advanced weaponry

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