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re: WWII: Would You Choose the Pacific or Europe?
Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:54 am to Jim Rockford
Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:54 am to Jim Rockford
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Yet the top American ace of ww2 flew a P38, vs Zeros.
You have a good point. Suppose it goes back to tactics. He always avoided turning dogfights and instead used the superior ceiling, speed, and ability to absorb damage when facing Zeros.
And speaking of odd coincidences, the Zero did not have the most kills against the Americans despite the fact it was the most numerous fighter aircraft the Japs had. Instead the Jap fighter that scored the most kills against us was the Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar".
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Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:57 am to Darth_Vader
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You have a good point. Suppose it goes back to tactics. He always avoided turning dogfights and instead used the superior ceiling, speed, and ability to absorb damage when facing Zeros.
That can't be said of McGuire who decided to pancake himself in. Damned if he shouldn't have known better.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 12:04 pm to Darth_Vader
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You have a good point. Suppose it goes back to tactics. He always avoided turning dogfights and instead used the superior ceiling, speed, and ability to absorb damage when facing Zeros.
That tactic was perfected by Chennault's AVG in the P-40s.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 1:53 pm to Darth_Vader
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And speaking of odd coincidences, the Zero did not have the most kills against the Americans despite the fact it was the most numerous fighter aircraft the Japs had. Instead the Jap fighter that scored the most kills against us was the Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar".
True and strange. By 42 the Oscar was not a front line fighter.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 5:17 pm to Darth_Vader
Darth,
I figured you would get a kick out of this. So apparently I got what I said earlier about the Bataan Death March mixed up with a family member of mine. My great aunts father was actually on the USS Indianapolis and was 1 of the 317 survivors. He passed away in 2009. Another vet from my dads hometown, its a super small town, was a survivor of the Bataan Death March and POW for 3 1/2 years after it. He is the one who hated MacArthur and cursed him to damnation haha. Crazy to think 2 guys from such a small town were survivors of such historical military events. Mr Dugas passed away in 2002. My grandparents were friends with both, though I do not know if they ever got any stories. Boy I would have loved to have been a little bit younger and heard what it was like. Unreal their ordeals.
I figured you would get a kick out of this. So apparently I got what I said earlier about the Bataan Death March mixed up with a family member of mine. My great aunts father was actually on the USS Indianapolis and was 1 of the 317 survivors. He passed away in 2009. Another vet from my dads hometown, its a super small town, was a survivor of the Bataan Death March and POW for 3 1/2 years after it. He is the one who hated MacArthur and cursed him to damnation haha. Crazy to think 2 guys from such a small town were survivors of such historical military events. Mr Dugas passed away in 2002. My grandparents were friends with both, though I do not know if they ever got any stories. Boy I would have loved to have been a little bit younger and heard what it was like. Unreal their ordeals.
This post was edited on 7/9/14 at 5:43 pm
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