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FLYBOYJ >> you should name your source ...I newer heard about Wildcat but kill ratio of Flying Tigers 8:1 was claimed against all Japanese aircraft, naval, army, bombers, fighters ..all. +it is kill ratio counted from war anals of F.T.s reality was something diferent as was shown by post was...

You don't have to be sorry DAIG, it is just a discusion. I gona stop here since I think opinions were writen alredy and there is no sense to prolongate this. I think that Zero had showed its quality while shoting down Huricanes, Wildcats and P-40s (which was the best US fighter of the...

-FW-190A-1 apeared in air combat in September 1941 -first Lightning version that was considered fully combat-ready was P-38F of late 1942 -Typhoon plane became operational only in November of 1942 plan_D wrote: that is hardly possible, Spitfre would not be able to dogfight and it would...

Lets compare Spitfire with Zero A6M2: performed its first war mission on Augut 19, 1940 Wing load: 107 kg/sq m Weight empty: 1 680 kg Weight loaded: 2 410 kg Specific power: 384 HP / tonne Maximum speed: 533 kph Initial climb: 1377 m/min. Service ceiling: 10 300 meters Range: 1 867...

About P-39, P-40 and Wildcat I can just repeat only what I already sad, those were first line fighters during first half of war in Pacific. If you know about different (better) US fighter, pleas let us know, that will be something really new to know -not for me only. Hurricane was sill used by...

Glider >> P-39, P-40 and Wildcat were firsth line aircrafths in US navy and army. Huricane was second best fighter of Britain. There was Huricane II used in pacific. plan_D >> Zero was fighting ower China not only "tested".

DerAdlerIstGelandet >> excuse me, second part was not directed on you, I was just describing my opinion about topic in general. Glider >> Zero appeared in combat earlier than Fw190 and in that time it was the best fighter arircraft in my eyes. plan_D >> I don't have book at hand. I will ho...

Just interesting site about Imperial Japanese Navy: http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm I was already posting it on this forum, so just in case....

DerAdlerIstGelandet >>> I was reading it in book about Zero by one american author, I can look at it during weekend and post more next week. It happened during air battles over Singapore at the begining of war, that may tell more about type of Spitfre. One Australian pilot which took part in...

Plan_D .. Actualy already Zeros met Spitfires over Singapore ...and shot them down imediately (as was wroten by Australian pilot there)

Glider >> I did not say there were no mobile radars used, even Japanese had some mobile radar technology at the end of war. I sat none of the countries put in to wide use powerful enough mobile radar platform. By powerful I mean range and ability to measure height. DerAdlerIstGelandet >> as...

Also, during whole WW2 none of the countries put in to wide use powerful enough mobile radar platform. Most of them were heavy big pieces instaled in pernament sites build of concrete wit suporting buildings. None of the fighting side enjoied accurate radar vectoring when they were on advance...

Udet >> You are wrong. It was not radar operators who failed, radar was clearly showing what operator identified as big group of aircrafts moving quickly toward island. Upset operator imediately contacted comanding oficier but there was none to be found. When finaly he managed to reach somebody...

plan_D >> I am not informing you, I am asking you if you know something about performance of those cannons and stability of whole platgorm in flight and while gunning. Il-2 was not equiped with 37mm guns, it was equiped with 2 x 23mm VYa guns. 37 mm guns were experimentaly mounted at some...

DerAdlerIstGelandet >> I just reacted to your: I think you write preaty clear to understand, but if I missunderstud you than I appologize. As for computer gaming it was not pointed directly to you. delcyros, plan_D >> do you know if stability of Hurricane was not influenced in negative way by...