 | Which is better, A-6M Zero or the F4U Corsair| Aviation Discuss Which is better, A-6M Zero or the F4U Corsair in the World War II - Aviation forums; Originally Posted by dinos7
wouldnt the hellcat be better than the corsiar?
If they had the same top speed - I ... |
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06-14-2005, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by dinos7 wouldnt the hellcat be better than the corsiar? | If they had the same top speed - I think so!
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Country: | The Corsair could sustain hits much better than the Zero as well. Self-sealing fuel tanks and armor plate may not win a battle, but they sure help you to survive one.
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| I don't like these "which aircraft was better" threads, if your a good enough pilot in a sub-standard aircraft, you can easily beat a sub-standard pilot in a good aircraft.
In this case however from a personal point of view, I would have rather flown a Corsair than a Zero.
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Country: | That's because the Corsair was just better than the Zero, end of story. I think anyone with a bit of sense would have rather taken the Corsair into battle.
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06-15-2005, 04:35 AM
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#36 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | Bang on D! It was a tough, powerful aircraft. Period. Self-sealing tanks and all that, too. Compare that to the kite that was the Zero and of course it's the better plane. Exceptional pilots could make the most of the Zero, but plane for plane the Corsair is the clear winner. A no brainer. | |
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Country:  | I think just about everyone one on this thread feels the same Zero great plane in it's day but a dead duck up against the F4U.
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06-15-2005, 05:30 AM
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| There is one disadvantage to the corsairs tough heavy construction. Saburo Sakai says that he and his comrades regularly got the corsairs to follow them down in a dive at low altitude, then pulled up at the last minute. The heavier corsairs could'nt pull out of the dive in time, and flew into the ground, Star Wars style. Of course, this depended on the corsair pilots being relatively inexperienced with the limits of their machine. | |
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| Ok but don't underestimate the Jap pilots or the zero's small turning radius and climbing abilities.
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Country: | The only thing the Zero had was low speed turning ability over the Corsair. The plane itself didn't have pilot skill to it's name.
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06-15-2005, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by plan_D That's because the Corsair was just better than the Zero, end of story. I think anyone with a bit of sense would have rather taken the Corsair into battle. | No'one is denying the Corsair was much better than the Zero, Plan_D.
But without its speed advantage the Corsair would be no match for the Zero, and all its other qualities would mean nothing.
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06-16-2005, 04:35 AM
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Country: | That's a silly statement, really. That's like saying the Zero without it's turning abilities would be dump, while true is just a silly statement. 
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Originally Posted by plan_D That's a silly statement, really. That's like saying the Zero without it's turning abilities would be dump, while true is just a silly statement. | Why is it a silly statement ? Its true
But its silly argueing it, as in reality the Corsair 'was' much faster, and it gave the Zero a licking almost every time they met.
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