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    Which country designed the best engines for WWII?

    Jets - well the question was "best design in ww2", so we can only give 1st prize to Germany and second prize to the UK with Japan and USA bringing up the rear by a long way. Inlines - Jumo 213 by the end, but the UK had the Merlin at the beginning and the Griffon and the Sabre later. The US...
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    Japan’s worst single-engine radial-powered fighter of WW2?

    As measures go, comparing with a non-rival or non-enemy doesn't really mean much. In that respect, I won't use comparisons like Ki-27 versus Spitfire. Also, engine issues whether quality or production shouldn't be considered either and is just a smoke screen. On the other hand, until an...
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    Opinions On This Article I Found About The Zero

    While bearing in mind that the A6M was designed to be a CARRIER fighter the total production didn't need to be in the many thousands. That said, the A6M was NOT suitable for mass production. By 1942, the air war had changed a lot - what was an outstanding attacking carrier fighter in 1940 was...
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    Were there any great ME-110 Day Fighter Aces?

    I believe that most of the Me-210 were used by Hungarian pilots. My memory is not what it was, however I think there was a Hungarian ace that flew Me-210 - a prince or noble as well. Most German Me-210 units were quickly converted to Me-410. The Hungarians by all accounts liked the Me-210, while...
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    Which was the more successful single engine dive bomber, the SBD, the JU-87 or D3A?

    As I remember it, it was a Catalina from a land base (Midway) that spotted the carriers. Following several waves of attacks by land-based planes, and then Devastator torpedo bombers, the Dauntless arrived. ?Not where he expected them, was he lost? Nobody else had a problem. 'Surmising' - a...
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    Which was the more successful single engine dive bomber, the SBD, the JU-87 or D3A?

    Well a difficult comparison as the Ju-87 was a short-range land-based bomber and the other two are carrier-based. However the question was: which was the most successful? Not which was best. Nor did it ask for the most successful by role, a fine distinction to be sure, however the Ju-87 was...
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    Ha-43 MK9D - J7W1 Engine, pls end my suffering

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    If the US is neutral, how does the air war in Europe play out?

    Well, assume that without US aircrews there will be significantly fewer German fighter crew losses. We can still assume that the UK gets P-51's with Merlin engines, but no P-47s. The UKs 3 year lead in airborne RADAR will be whittled down. Let me put it this way, instead of hitting Summer...
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