Well, War Thunder is a pretty sad excuse for "realism". There are soo many incorrect balances in that game, even (especially?) in the old WW2 vehicles. Something I did notice for the WW2 vehicles though, they are strongly favouring the Russian ones, then somewhat the German ones, then US, then Japan, and then the British. Why? Don't ask me, but it might have to do with all the Russian developers. <br>For the sake of the Russian variation of Political Correctness, Russian airplanes must be the best. (Putin actually signed a law for that a few years back..)<br>For game balance, German airplanes must be almost as good.<br>Because they don't want too many complaints, US planes are not too far behind the German ones.<br>Japanese planes are notiably worst, but each one gets a tactical "specialty" (speed or maneuverability) placing on par with US airplanes, provided you use it correctly.<br>British planes get last spot. Their use is mainly that they're easy to unlock. But, last time I played, a Mosquito just couldn't actually outrun a Focke Wulf 190.