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    Is Spitfire relly superior to FW-190?

    "It is an evolution of it but it is not a Butcher Bird." How did Fw-190 got its nickname as infamous Butcher Bird? How about Spit? Did German had name for Spit.?
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    Is Spitfire relly superior to FW-190?

    So, is there a consensus here regarding to my question of "Is Spit. superior to Fw-190"? My opion is that both fighters are close in terms of technical aspect, but Spit is much easy to fly than any German counterparts. In other words, it take less time to train a fresh airmen than in Fw-190.
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    Which WWII Axis nation produced most dangerous pilots?

    By the way, a week ago, Tony Blair of Great Britain has warned Germany not to develop a victim cutlure. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050509/325/fiejb.html
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    Which WWII Axis nation produced most dangerous pilots?

    "Russia, to this day, refuse to apologise for it's acts in Germany and East Europe." I can understand how Russians feel about this, and I can feel it is really hard for them, who lost over 20 millions people in that war, to be blamed for their undoing at same time. :( I dont have any...
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    How each fighter reflected each nation's unique culture....

    For example, Japanese Zero and other fighters gave a real distinct feeling of smallness (Japanese love to shrink stuffs....) . And my favourite Spitfire.....mm.........couldnt think how it associtated with British culture, but, in my opinon, its very beautiful, almost like Ferrari of...
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    Which modern nation has highest potential in aerospace?

    Is F-22 superior to F-35? It seems to me F-35 can do more stuffs that F-22 can not, such as STOL (correct me if i am wrong). But, its like comparison between F-15 and F-16..........each carries different purpose and missions.
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    Which modern nation has highest potential in aerospace?

    "Overtaking all aspects of the US economy might well take China 100 or more years. But overtaking in areospace, particularly in space, might well take less time. China is certainly going to focus its resources in this area. While it is true that 60+ % of their population may be well below the...
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    Which WWII Axis nation produced most dangerous pilots?

    Here is an article on Naking: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/223038.stm About the US atomic bombs, it becomes complex when one understand the atrociteis done by Japanese imperial armies and the Japanese government's attitude toward their past. Some would argue that Japanese...
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    Which WWII Axis nation produced most dangerous pilots?

    :( that was almost like Rape of Naking in China. Rape of Naking: "In December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanking and proceeded to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city. The six weeks of carnage would become known as...
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    Does the original IL-2 Sturmovik has Spitfire in it?

    " I would think you'd be much better off buying the newer Forgotten Battles version anyway" But, it requires a min of PIII 800, and my pc can only run at 600 with 256 RAM and a video card of 32 ram, do you think it will run smoothly?
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    Does the original IL-2 Sturmovik has Spitfire in it?

    Hey, guys, I am thinking about buying IL-2 Sturmovik, and I want to know if it has Spitfire in it. My computer is only PIII 600, with 256 RAM
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    Which modern nation has highest potential in aerospace?

    "I think China is might overtake the USA within the next 50 years." Funny thing that I found out during my Political Class is that Chinese bureaucrats are real pragmatic in that they are trully know their capability and their limits. For example, when you ask Chinese top government advisors...
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    Which WWII Axis nation produced most dangerous pilots?

    Man, its really hard for me to believe Soviets actualy commited atrocities, afterall they sacrificed so many people in defeating Nazi Germany. I guess its kind like hearing stories about good guy is in fact a bad guy.
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    Which modern nation has highest potential in aerospace?

    Not including US (obvious, with spending of over 400 billions in military....) Which following nation has biggest potential to develop advanced military aircraft withtout help from outside? 1. Europe (well, with Airbus and traditions of British and German....) 2. Japan (According to...
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    Which WWII Axis nation produced most dangerous pilots?

    "I, personally, think that the Soviets were just as bad as the Japanese" What kind of atrocity did Soviets do in WWII? I always thought Imperial Japanese troops and Nazis were only ones who done that.......
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