The old “Jug”.....weighed 7-8 tons on take off fully loaded with 6 airborne version M-2s, 50 Cal..
Also had a damned good speed, faster than a P-51 under some circumstances and an upgraded propeller.
Shown in the picture, Col. Gabreski, flew one and was on a mission, it had so many holes in it when he landed, they pretty much had to junk the plane. A virtual flying tank. He was actually once a base commander at Kadena AFB where I was stationed once.
The gun camera videos from P-47’s are amazing to watch. When they straffed German trains that blew up...trying to avoid the pieces coming up at them wasn’t very easy....