Better Japanese fighters - Aircraft of World War II

R Pope · 02-02-2005, 07:46 AM

Just came from the Corsair vs. Zero thread, and wondering why the Zero was picked for comparison. How about some thoughts on the N1K2 Shiden, or Ki-61 Hein and the follow-on Ki-100? The last was deemed the best the Americans ever went up against, thankfully the B-29 raids curtailed production.

the lancaster kicks ass · 02-02-2005, 12:52 PM

proberly because the zero was the most widely used against the corsair and data for japaneese planes is extremely hard to come across, you'd struggle to find detialed comparisions with other japaneese aircraft............

cheddar cheese · 02-04-2005, 08:35 AM

Not that hard, you just gotta look...

I was kinda wondering that too, perhaps the Ki-84 should have been used as well.

Either change the Jap plane, or the Yank plane. P-38 vs Zero, P-40 vs Zero, P-39 (Or P-400 as it bacame known there, "A P-40 with a Zero on its tail"

) vs Zero, F4F, F2A, something like that.

plan_D · 02-05-2005, 06:29 AM

The Ki-84 Vs. Corsair has already been done. LG against me and lanc, on the subject. I concede the Corsair was better for the majority of situations.

the lancaster kicks ass · 02-05-2005, 12:06 PM

i don't remember being in that discussion??

plan_D · 02-06-2005, 08:11 AM

You don't remember what you did yesterday, I wouldn't expect you to remember.

cheddar cheese · 02-06-2005, 08:34 AM

Is that cos you used chloroform on him?

02-02-2005, 07:46 AM	#1
R Pope Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 137	Better Japanese fighters Just came from the Corsair vs. Zero thread, and wondering why the Zero was picked for comparison. How about some thoughts on the N1K2 Shiden, or Ki-61 Hein and the follow-on Ki-100? The last was deemed the best the Americans ever went up against, thankfully the B-29 raids curtailed production.

02-02-2005, 12:52 PM	#2
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	proberly because the zero was the most widely used against the corsair and data for japaneese planes is extremely hard to come across, you'd struggle to find detialed comparisions with other japaneese aircraft............ __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

02-05-2005, 06:29 AM	#4
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	The Ki-84 Vs. Corsair has already been done. LG against me and lanc, on the subject. I concede the Corsair was better for the majority of situations. __________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club.

02-05-2005, 12:06 PM	#5
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	i don't remember being in that discussion?? __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

02-06-2005, 08:11 AM	#6
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	You don't remember what you did yesterday, I wouldn't expect you to remember. __________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club.

02-04-2005, 08:35 AM	#3
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Not that hard, you just gotta look... I was kinda wondering that too, perhaps the Ki-84 should have been used as well. Either change the Jap plane, or the Yank plane. P-38 vs Zero, P-40 vs Zero, P-39 (Or P-400 as it bacame known there, "A P-40 with a Zero on its tail" ) vs Zero, F4F, F2A, something like that.

02-06-2005, 08:34 AM	#7
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Is that cos you used chloroform on him?

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