Corsair vs Zero

[The Jug Rules!]

Aren't we forgeting someone? Even the lowly wildcat had a great combat record against the zero.

[The Jug Rules!]

Originally Posted by R Pope

Plan-D---The AVG P-40's mostly fought against Oscars of the Japanese Army. The Zero was Navy. They always misidentified the Oscar as a Zero, much as Luftwaffe pilots always insisted it was a Spitfire that shot them down, not a lowly Hurricane. The Brits called it "Spitfire snobbery">

I never knew that!! The Hurricane isn't exactly easy meat...

Cougar, stop knockin' my Jug! The racer looks more like a P-36 (from some angles) than anything else IMO.

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yes but if you ask someone to name the most famous jap and us fighter from the pacific they will proberly say the corsair and zero.........

[The Jug Rules!]

True...

That pic of the Corsair up top must be the cannon armed version???

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it's a very nice shot.................

[Lightning Guy]

The pic is of a cannon armed Corsair. A -5 I believe.

[The Jug Rules!]

Originally Posted by lesofprimus

Someone just opened a can.....

Ha Ha Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

[Cougar]

Originally Posted by The Jug Rules!

True...

That pic of the Corsair up top must be the cannon armed version???

yea

Originally Posted by Lightning Guy

You must think all radial-engined aircraft look alike then. Try reading the book "Zero" and you'll find that it was a totally orignal design. And before you knock the Zero's fire power, compare it to the other designs of the times, like the 8 x .303s in contemporary Spits and Hurricanes or the 2 x .50s and 4 x .30s in a contemporary P-40s. The equipping of the 20mm gun was very advanced for its time.

The Type 99 I guns on the orginal A6M2 zero's can hardly be considered advanced. Some japanese sourced indicate that actual RoF of these guns was well under 200 rpm. And they were known frequently to bounce off Wildcats doing nothing more than making a golf ball sized dent in the sheet alluminum. Most Japanese pilots considered them rather useless.

The Zero was no match for the Corsair. Unless the Corsair pilot made a gross error, or got bounced while sleeping, it should beat the Zero consistantly.

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Lunatic

[plan_D]

The AVG, RAF and IAF would have met plenty of Zeros though. As Nagumo went around to the Indian Ocean with 5 aircraft carriers and supported Japanese Army movements. The Akagi was attacked by 11 Sqn. Blenheims at one point, obviously supported by either AVG P-40s or Hurricanes (Possibly Buffalos)

Originally Posted by plan_D

The AVG, RAF and IAF would have met plenty of Zeros though. As Nagumo went around to the Indian Ocean with 5 aircraft carriers and supported Japanese Army movements. The Akagi was attacked by 11 Sqn. Blenheims at one point, obviously supported by either AVG P-40s or Hurricanes (Possibly Buffalos)

I don't think it was the AVG. I don't think they ever encountered a Zero.

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Lunatic

[plan_D]

Well, I don't know for sure but in 'Burma - The Forgotten War' by Jon Latimer, it states that the an AVG Squadron was posted to Burma (which it was) and saw service against the IJN while they supported Japanese Army movements.
While defending Rangoon they, with RAF Hurricane Mk. Is and Buffalos, shot down some 17 Japanese planes. Counting some as Zeros, most as Bettys. While only losing two P-40s and some Hurricanes. I'll go find the proper story, when I have time.

[cheddar cheese]

Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass

yes but if you ask someone to name the most famous jap and us fighter from the pacific they will proberly say the corsair and zero.........

Or the P-38, or maybe even the Hellcat.

But in truth if you asked a normal person that question, theyd say the 109 and a Spit

[R Pope]

There were, like, 15 Zeroes sent to inland China for evaluation purposes in the proper time frame to have encountered the AVG, so an encounter was possible.

[the lancaster kicks ass]

if they even knew about the 109............