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12-14-2004, 07:49 PM
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12-14-2004, 11:17 PM
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| Ki-100 was strickly land-based. And so was the Shiden. Yeah I know there was a carrier-based fighter in the works, but it never flew. The list of naval fighters that actually saw service is remarkably short to post a top five list since there were only three countries in the world with carriers . . . and one couldn't develop a true carrier aircraft to save its life.
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12-14-2004, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by The Jug Rules! Quote: |
Originally Posted by lesofprimus OK, lets retry this topic in a different manner..... Lets list the possible Top 5....
Whos got a list???
F6F-5 Hellcat
F4U-4 Corsair
A6M5 Zero
F4F-4 Wildcat
Seafire MkIII
Ummmmm.... Any others that deserve mention???
I still think the F4U-4 Corsair was the Best Naval Fighter.... |
I've read about one jap plane. I think it was called the Ki-100. It was an improved model of the Hien. It supposedly gave the hellcat and corsair a run for their money. |
Ki-100 - late-war radial engined development of the Ki-61, which is soon to become flyable in PF... | |
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12-15-2004, 10:48 AM
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#139 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | LG, for the newer posters, could u re-post which plane u feel is the Bst naval Fighter.....
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12-15-2004, 01:23 PM
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#140 | | Master of Ewes
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12-15-2004, 02:27 PM
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12-15-2004, 02:37 PM
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12-15-2004, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by GermansRGeniuses Quote: |
Originally Posted by The Jug Rules! Quote: |
Originally Posted by lesofprimus OK, lets retry this topic in a different manner..... Lets list the possible Top 5....
Whos got a list???
F6F-5 Hellcat
F4U-4 Corsair
A6M5 Zero
F4F-4 Wildcat
Seafire MkIII
Ummmmm.... Any others that deserve mention???
I still think the F4U-4 Corsair was the Best Naval Fighter.... |
I've read about one jap plane. I think it was called the Ki-100. It was an improved model of the Hien. It supposedly gave the hellcat and corsair a run for their money. |
Ki-100 - late-war radial engined development of the Ki-61, which is soon to become flyable in PF... | Yay!
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12-15-2004, 03:39 PM
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| Well, the F8F Bearcat was a little late in WWII but still should be considered as one of the premier naval fighters with its speed and maneuverability.
If it wasn't for the Hellcat, our Navy wouldn't be able to compete with the Zero's.
Speaking of the Zero's, the A6M5 Reisen was, without a doubt, one of the best fighters in WWII...period. Thank heavens for the Corsair and Bearcat. Otherwise, where would we have been?
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12-15-2004, 03:54 PM
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If it wasn't for the Hellcat, our Navy wouldn't be able to compete with the Zero's.
| It wasnt so much the plane, but in the tactics they used to fly the Hellcat against the Japanese...
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12-15-2004, 04:05 PM
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| True, however I'm sure those tactics worked more with the Hellcat than with the Wildcat.
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12-15-2004, 04:05 PM
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12-15-2004, 04:09 PM
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#148 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | The tactics didnt exist when the Wildcat was first flown into combat.... And the Wildcat held its own against the Japanese onslaught during the first parts of the war..... Joe Foss started out in them prior to going to the P-38....
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12-15-2004, 04:10 PM
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| Will do...thanks for the welcome.
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12-15-2004, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by lesofprimus The tactics didnt exist when the Wildcat was first flown into combat.... And the Wildcat held its own against the Japanese onslaught during the first parts of the war..... Joe Foss started out in them prior to going to the P-38.... | Sure the Wildcat did well...it had to since it was pretty much the only thing we had to compete. Those tactics that were learned, coupled with the Hellcat's power and better maneuverability, gave the Zero's all they could handle.
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