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01-27-2004, 01:48 PM
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#16 | | Master of Ewes
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01-27-2004, 06:09 PM
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#17 | | | Both had very limited ranges IIRC, thus making them pretty bad naval fighters since they couldn't strike out too far or stay on station or patrol for long periods.
I'd say the Corsair was the best carrier fighter, the Hellcat a fairly close second. The Wildcat gets honourable mention for holding the Japanese off until more modern fighters could enter service. And the Zero also gets best early-war Carrier fighter. | |
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01-28-2004, 01:59 PM
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#18 | | Master of Ewes
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01-28-2004, 06:12 PM
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| The was maneuverable, but the US planes could take a beating and still keep going. I just finished a book about the Pacific that had many first-person accounts, and a couple Japanese pilots were amazed at how much damage the Wildcats could take and not go down when they first came into service. The Thatch Weave was also a very effective maneuver to counter the Zero's maneuverability advantage.
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01-29-2004, 07:52 AM
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#20 | | Master of Ewes
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01-29-2004, 09:05 AM
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01-30-2004, 01:59 PM
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#22 | | Master of Ewes
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01-30-2004, 02:33 PM
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#23 | | Facetious Extraordinaire
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01-31-2004, 02:09 PM
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#24 | | Master of Ewes
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01-31-2004, 02:10 PM
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#25 | | Facetious Extraordinaire
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01-31-2004, 02:14 PM
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#26 | | Master of Ewes
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02-05-2004, 06:35 PM
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02-06-2004, 01:26 PM
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#28 | | Master of Ewes
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02-06-2004, 01:30 PM
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02-06-2004, 01:46 PM
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#30 | | Master of Ewes
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