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The Hurricane shot down more aircraft for the simple fact there was more of them but in turn all being equal pilots of Hurricanes were more likely to be shot down and killed than Spitfire pilots, they complimented each other would be a better way to explain the contribution they both made in winning the BoBAnd of these two the Hurricane made the greatest difference.
Greetings GrauGeist,By the time of Pearl Harbor, there were less than 400 A6Ms (all types) in service.
The A6M was not a consideration for the planning of Pearl Harbor. The fact that Kido Butai being Japan's front line carrier force was first to transition to the A6M, saw them in force.
The A5M, which was still a capable fighter, would have been employed as cover if the A6M had been delayed or not worked up in numbers. The A5M continued in service until May '42, when sufficient numbers of A6Ms had been delivered fleet-wide.
It was politics that put the attack in place, not the hardware.
I agree that the Spitfire complemented the Hurricane but the key thing about the Hurricane was simply that it was there in greater numbers.The Hurricane shot down more aircraft for the simple fact there was more of them but in turn all being equal pilots of Hurricanes were more likely to be shot down and killed than Spitfire pilots, they complimented each other would be a better way to explain the contribution they both made in winning the BoB
The quote actually pertains to the ETW and the African campaign. While mentioning it, he says the vehicles that mattered the most were; The Jeep, the 2 1/2 ton truck, The Bulldozer, The DUKW and the Dakota airplane.Wasn't it Dwight D. Eisenhower who said that the most important factors in winning the war were: The C-47 Dakota, te Willy's Jeep and the 2 1/4 ton truck? So let's consider the enormous importance of logistics in warfare. I recommend the C-47.
One might equally say that the Canadian lorry industry kept the war going until the USA entered the war against fascism in the fourth year by keeping the Commonwealth forces mobile. Not so not did it allow them to advance faster than the German army who were, overall, reduced to foot/horse speed but one definition of a strategic withdrawal is a rout with transport.The quote actually pertains to the ETW and the African campaign. While mentioning it, he says the vehicles that mattered the most were; The Jeep, the 2 1/2 ton truck, The Bulldozer, The DUKW and the Dakota airplane.
I've heard The Landing Craft, too, but I've seen the quote from his book and it's never mentioned. However, the LST was, just not in the list.
So actually, Eisenhower feels SIX vehicles were important to our success in Europe and Africa.
One might equally say that the Canadian lorry industry kept the war going until the USA entered the war against fascism in the fourth year [....]
English or metric?~2.25 years
Canada built more trucks than the entire Axis combined.One might equally say that the Canadian lorry industry kept the war going until the USA entered the war against fascism in the fourth year by keeping the Commonwealth forces mobile. Not so not did it allow them to advance faster than the German army who were, overall, reduced to foot/horse speed but one definition of a strategic withdrawal is a rout with transport.
I don't doubt that the Hurricane had a higher loss rate than the Spitfire, all being equal, but during the BofB the Hurricane predominated in 11 Group which was closest to the coast and thus 11 Group squadrons were most likely to be bounced by Me109/110s.The Hurricane shot down more aircraft for the simple fact there was more of them but in turn all being equal pilots of Hurricanes were more likely to be shot down and killed than Spitfire pilots, they complimented each other would be a better way to explain the contribution they both made in winning the BoB
Metric obviously, Imperial would be 2 Years and 8/32ndsEnglish or metric?
Anytime anyone mentions the start of WWII ('39), my mind always flashes to the cover of a magazine series that Time-Life put out in the 70's called "World at War". I'm sure some of you have the entire collection.Your four years was actually 2 years, 3 months, 8 days.
The European war started on Sept 1, 39 and the US joined in on December 8th, 41, Australasian, Asian and European time (or 7th North and South American time).
Certainly, one might....but then, they wouldn't be quoting Dwight Eisenhower, now would they.One might equally say...
Anytime anyone mentions the start of WWII ('39), my mind always flashes to the cover of a magazine series that Time-Life put out in the 70's called "World at War". I'm sure some of you have the entire collection.
Amazing how much a magazine cover can impact one's memory, even after so many years.
July 1937 to be exact.I think 1937; the first of the four major components of WWII started that year in China.
July 1937 to be exact.
It's always been my understanding that the Japanese first invaded China in 1929, but then, their feud goes back farther than that.I think 1937; the first of the four major components of WWII started that year in China.