Germany

The Luftwaffe developed its own fighter aircraft doctrine and implemented it consistently. German fighters were mainly designed for achieving superiority in the air by way of specially planned airborne operations and "free hunting".

Preferences were given to aircraft optimized for vertical combat at mid to high altitude. This concept is reflected in the aircraft design of all German tech branches.

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German fighters have decent health pools and good firepower. Their auto cannons are usually well built and overheat slowly. In terms of manuevering they fall in the middle throughout.

German heavy fighters are the only ones in the game until tier 4. They have medium health pools and are high altitude planes. Maneuverability of German Heavy fighters varies wildly, with them hardly able to turn up to the Me 410, suddenly diverting on the Bf 109 Z to the second most maneuverable heavy fighter at tier 7, then back again with the Me 262 onward.

German attack aircraft Come into play at tier 4, two tiers after the Soviets. They are faster and more maneuverable than the Russian counterparts but have less hitpoints. Fortunately, all of their Attack Aircraft feature rear-gunners except for the second tier 5 Hs 129 B.

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Tech Tree

German Plane Tree up to version 2.1.30

Fighters

II

Arado Ar 67

II

Arado Ar 68

II

Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser

II

Heinkel He 51

III

Arado Ar 80

III

Focke-Wulf Fw 159

IV

Messerschmitt Bf 109 B

IV

Heinkel He 112

V

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E Emil

V

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3

V

Messerschmitt Me 209 V4

V

Heinkel He 100 D-1

VI

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F Friedrich

VI

Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605

VII

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G Gustav

VIII

Messerschmitt Me 209 A

VIII

Horten Ho 229

VIII

Focke-Wulf Ta 152

IX

Messerschmitt Me P.1092

IX

Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein

X

Focke-Wulf Fw 252

X

Messerschmitt Me P.1101

Multirole Fighters

I

Arado Ar 65

IV

Arado Ar 197

V

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1

VI

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5

VII

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2

VII

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D

VIII

Messerschmitt Me 109 TL

VIII

Blohm und Voss P.210

IX

Blohm und Voss P.212.03

X

Blohm und Voss P.215.02

Heavy Fighters

II

AGO Ao 192 Kurier

III

Dornier Do 17 Z-7 Kauz

III

Focke-Wulf Fw 57

III

Junkers Ju 52

IV

Messerschmitt Bf 110 B

IV

Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6

V

Messerschmitt Bf 110 E

V

Messerschmitt Me 210

VI

Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse

VII

Messerschmitt Bf 109 Z Zwilling

VIII

Blohm und Voss BV P.203

VIII

Dornier Do 335 A-1 Pfeil

VIII

Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe

IX

Messerschmitt Me 262 HG II

X

Messerschmitt Me 262 HG III

Attack Aircraft

II

Fieseler Fi 98

II

Henschel Hs 123

III

Blohm und Voss Ha 137

III

Blohm und Voss Ha 137 V1

IV

Focke-Wulf Fw 189 C Eule

IV

Henschel Hs 129 А

V

Henschel Hs 129 B

V

Junkers Ju 87 G Stuka

VI

Junkers Ju 88 P

VII

Messerschmitt Me 265

VIII

Messerschmitt Me 329

IX

Messerschmitt Me P.1099 B-2

X

Messerschmitt Me P.1102 B

Bombers

IV

Dornier Do 17 Z

IV

Heinkel He 111 H-2

V

Junkers Ju 88 A

VI

Dornier Do 217 M

VII

Junkers Ju 288 A

VIII

Junkers Ju 288 C

IX

Junkers Ju 287

X

Junkers/OKB-1 EF 131