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    Best World War II Aircraft?

    Hy to all. What about japanes fighters? They have Zero, the last version, A6M5 HEI with guns was similar with F6 Hellcat in performances. With a pilot like Nishizawa, it was the best fighter ever. What about KI 84 Hayate (Frank). It is a fact that the P 51 can't cach it. And, no doubt, the...
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    P51D/K vs Me109K-14

    Me 109 K4 better then P51 D? I am doubt about that. As you now, Me 109 had a engine with 2 stage compresor and P 51 D had a 4 stage compresor. Me 109 could flight at 10.000 meter altitude maxim, altough P51 D came over 11.500 meter - it has supercharger. That mean match engine power (speed...
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    Was the Bearcat as good as the Late War Japanese fighters?

    I am not sure that the Bearcat was more good then a Nakajima Ki 84 Hayate "Frank". Ki 84 was the bestes aircraft in a final part of ww2.
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    Nakajima B6N - Tenzan "Jill"

    can anyone halp me with some pictures and details about B6N Tenzan? I have Hasegawa 1:48 kit and it's a superb one and I want to now more about this aircraft. it was use in kamikaze missions?
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    How good was Japanese aviation?

    "The Japanese were clumsy soldiers". I have serious doubt about that. In Tarawa Americans have 20.000 men down. In Okinawa they have lost 60.000 men! I think that japs are good soldiers. Not the best but good. In war with Germans, Americans have never casualties as they have in Pacific!
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    Spitfire Vb Tropic

    this one have fought in Malta.
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    How good was Japanese aviation?

    No, you've mis-read what I have wrote. I don't speak about jap's soldiers, I have spoke about American soldiers on Guadalcanal
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    Spitfire Vb Tropic

    I want to now that the tropic Spitfire Vb, use in North Africa have the short wing or not.
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    How good was Japanese aviation?

    No, I am not convince about that. I am thinking of U.S. soldier who fought in Guadalcanal. They louse eny C.O. and they fought without officers and they beat the Jap's. They have a strong spirit. I remember a story, wrote in a book about Guadalcanal by general in rezerv Grifitt III or...
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    How good was Japanese aviation?

    Yes, I'm agree with that, in infantry American soldiers were the best. They were the best because the gear, training and the spirit. They fought like a team. But in special assignments The Brit commandos were the best. German soldier were very discipline man, they obey orders, they were...
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    Spitfire Vb Tropic

    Hy everyone I have a Little problem. I have take a Italeri kit makete of Spitfire Vb tropic at 1:72 and I am surprise because I now that Spit Vb tropic have Short wings but in the box, I sow that I can make that spit with short wing or with complete ellipse wing. My question is: what...
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    How good was Japanese aviation?

    Hey, people, what do you think about Saburo Sakai or Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Tetsuzo Iwamoto, Sada-aki Akamatsu, Takeo Tanimizu, Shoichi Sugita, Kaneyoshi Muto?
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    How good was Japanese aviation?

    Oh yes, Thomas McGuire flew Lockheed P-38 Lighting name "padgy" or something like that, in New Guinea
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    How good was Japanese aviation?

    "Bob Johnson (P-47 pilot) had the same kill rate as Molders. We had our aces like Bong and McGuire." Yes Flyboy, I now that, Your country have good aces, you have Ira Kepford, Pappy Boigton, etc and I recognize that. If I don't wrong, Mcguire have flight on F6F Hellcat name "Minsii" ? And...
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    How good was Japanese aviation?

    By the way, I don't say that Fw 190 A was not good, I just say that Fw Dora 9 was the best. End I considered that Fw 190D9 was the best German fighter in ww2. I don't now why because Fw 190have a Junkers jumo engine and Fw190A have a BMW engine and I now that BMW engine was better then Junker...
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