The P -47 had 8 machine guns and could carry 2500 pounds of bombs or 5 (127 mm) high velocity rockets. This plane with bulletproof glass could take tremendous punishment and was the best ground attack plane in WW2. Thunderbolt pilots claimed to have destroyed 86,000 railroad cars, 9,000 locomotives, 6,000 armored fighting vehicles, and 68,000 trucks. It was also an excellent fighter and produced > 3750 air to air kills.
A few questions about WW2.
A P-47 were disassembled by Soviet Engineers aircraft to examine its construction. They appreciated the high production standards, that it was well-suited to mass production, and the high reliability of the hard-hitting Browning machine guns. With its high service ceiling, the P-47 was superior to fighters operating on the Eastern front.
