Kill ratio in the Pacific - Aircraft of World War II

The Nerd · 12-08-2005, 08:29 PM

Is there a web site that talks about the kill ratio for aircraft in the pacific theater? Im guessing it would be the corsair, but I could be wrong. This is for a speach Im doing.

syscom3 · 12-08-2005, 09:15 PM

Leonard would be a great source for that.

I would venture to say the F6F for the navy, and the P38 for the army.

FLYBOYJ · 12-08-2005, 11:47 PM

Here's information on the USAAF in the Pacific

http://www.usaaf.net/digest/operations.htm

The Nerd · 12-08-2005, 11:56 PM

That is totaly awesome, thanks flyboy

R Leonard · 12-09-2005, 12:35 AM

And the Navy data is at http://www.history.navy.mil/download/nasc.pdf but it's a 360 Mb PDF download, so be prepared, takes about 10 minutes on a 56K modem. Also this document has some 60 year old calculation errors in it that will bite you if you don't take the time to check ALL the calculations. Also it only counts enemy fighters and bombers, though with a little detective work you can figure out that when they say bombers they were counting VB, VN, VOS, VP, VR, VT, and even U/Is together in that number. VF's are VF's and it appears they did not count VOS(F) at all. F6F was the highest scorer in terms of total numbers with 5174.5 credits, and with 270 losses that works out to 19.2:1. The best ratio of claims to losses was the FM-2 with 32.9:1, with 428 credits to 13 losses.

Rich

Rich

12-08-2005, 08:29 PM	#1
The Nerd Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Snohomish Washinton Posts: 34	Kill ratio in the Pacific Is there a web site that talks about the kill ratio for aircraft in the pacific theater? Im guessing it would be the corsair, but I could be wrong. This is for a speach Im doing. __________________ Violence is the last resort of the incompetent.

12-08-2005, 09:15 PM	#2
syscom3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 10,282	Leonard would be a great source for that. I would venture to say the F6F for the navy, and the P38 for the army. __________________ "Pilot to copilot..... what are those mountain goats doing up here in the clouds?"

12-08-2005, 11:47 PM	#3
FLYBOYJ IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 16,050	Here's information on the USAAF in the Pacific http://www.usaaf.net/digest/operations.htm __________________ "IF ITS RED OR DUSTY, DON'T TOUCH IT"

12-08-2005, 11:56 PM	#4
The Nerd Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Snohomish Washinton Posts: 34	That is totaly awesome, thanks flyboy __________________ Violence is the last resort of the incompetent.

12-09-2005, 12:35 AM	#5
R Leonard Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 490	And the Navy data is at http://www.history.navy.mil/download/nasc.pdf but it's a 360 Mb PDF download, so be prepared, takes about 10 minutes on a 56K modem. Also this document has some 60 year old calculation errors in it that will bite you if you don't take the time to check ALL the calculations. Also it only counts enemy fighters and bombers, though with a little detective work you can figure out that when they say bombers they were counting VB, VN, VOS, VP, VR, VT, and even U/Is together in that number. VF's are VF's and it appears they did not count VOS(F) at all. F6F was the highest scorer in terms of total numbers with 5174.5 credits, and with 270 losses that works out to 19.2:1. The best ratio of claims to losses was the FM-2 with 32.9:1, with 428 credits to 13 losses. Rich Rich __________________ hmmm ... I wonder what this switch does ...

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