Hiromachi
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By that logic the P40 is better than the Zero as "LT Philip Adair challenged 64 Japanese enemy aircraft"
Reading and understanding comprehensions should be part of education this days ...
Original point made by Theskyline35 was that in a Mustang one stands no chance against good 109 or 190 pilot, to which I responded that in a good hands a Zero can SURVIVE a dogfight which seems impossible (a dozen or more enemy aircraft). At no point I made a statement that based on such criteria I think Zero is better than Hellcat.
Sidenote in regard to that situation. Lt Phillip R. Adair situation was vastly different, he wasnt one jumped by, he jumped enemy formation from altitude advantage, having speed against Ki-43's of 33rd, 50th and 204th Sentai (escorting a group of 24 Ki-48s from 8th and 34th Sentai). He was not spotted until he began his second approach and even then there was little slower Oscars could do against P-40N with sufficient altitude advantage. The moment his energy (and luck) ended he was hit by 12.7 mm rounds and his machine badly damaged he decided to dive away, all the way to the ground. He was damn brave for sure but he also worked out a good tactical position for himself and his attack caused a big disruption in Japanese formation, allowing following P-40s, A-36s and P-51As from 311th Fighter-Bomber Group to carry their attacks. Even with this advantages however Allies suffered losses. So thats not exactly comparable to a lone and slower fighter getting into furball with technically superior machines.
So getting back to origins of discussion. I dont think any Mustang pilot stands against impossible odds when he faces a 190 or a 109 flown by a better pilot (of which he of course is not even aware), a lot depends on tactical situation, positioning or even time spent in the air by both pilots. There were aces getting shot down in their superior machines throughout the war you know.
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Awesome, will throw it into game right now !
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@2 - Yes, I was scratching my head and thinking if thats something with British ground crews or this canopy in Spitfire is just overdone - so much nasty reflections, scratches and dirt on it:
I like when artists put heart into developing something, but this canopy feels like it saw better days :)
@3 - Considering how well it goes with that sound mod for P-51 Merlin, I'd say that we could expect jafa to give a try to this one as well.
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That's theory. In practice this window can be much shorter if you dogfight at lower speeds, I found myself flying at 2750-2800 RPM / + 8 lbs even in dogfights just to keep that oil far from exceeding limits as in turns at speeds between 220-280 mph oil temperature tends to raise rapidly.
I was thinking if there is an option to mess with radiator and keep it open all the time.
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I think you mean Wildcat not Hellcat.
Nope.
On 24 June 1944, Saburo Sakai approached a formation of 15 U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters which he mistakenly assumed were friendly Japanese aircraft. William A. McCormick saw four Hellcats on the Zero's tail but decided not to get involved. Sakai demonstrated his skill and experience. Despite his loss of one eye and facing superior in number in performance enemy aircraft, Sakai eluded attacks by the Hellcats over Iwo Jima. This event was seen by ground crews and soldiers on island.
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You could just give straight answer, it will take more to find that manual (I have quite a few manuals gathered over the years) ...
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What are the recommended gunsight settings ?
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Time to spam update button.
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My ears are melting. Cant wait for it !
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My body is ready. Bring it on guys !
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That's not a statistic if you refer to only one book with specific event mentioned. Personally, I'd like to know units participating and their combat reports to be able to validate the losses. Taking for granted numbers is not the way to go.
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Yeah of course ! But just look at the stats, good Luftwaffe pilot were just destroying P-51D and '44 Spitfire Models. There is no doubt about that, the 109 and 190 were amazing machines and in good hands you had simply no chance to win :(
You mind pointing me those statistics ? I'd very much like to know all the aces destroying P-51s and Spitfires.
In a good hands Zero could survive a combat with more than a dozen of Hellcats.
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You are wrong, even though I'm not a great, pilot I know quite a few who effectively fought 109 and won the dogfights - its hard and chances of winning are not high because 109 is simply more suited for this kind of combat, but its again not impossible. Albeit, its yet another artificial situation since one on one combat is far from realities of war.
You could find many other pilots who did so as well and they will have their own opinions. Memoirs are great for understanding the situation and how one felt about that, but any numbers and conclusions sometimes tend to be inaccurate. And its not only related to P. Closterman, its related to pretty much any pilot and any human being - our memory is not perfect :)
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Well, I get why we have a Spitfire IX, it's perfect for the Normandy map taking place in '43/'44, but what the point of fighting late model of the 109 and 190 with such fighters ? The P-51D is a joke, it's impossible to win against a good 109/190 pilot if you aren't coming right to his six and without a wingman, and the Spitfire will just be good for turning and the 2x 20mm will help a lot, but for the rest we will be out-performed easily.
Why making such good plane for the Germans, but for the allies giving them 1 to 2 years older fighters ? Oh and good luck for the future P-40... :D
If thats your approach to this than I feel not even F-16 would suffice ...
P-51 is not a joke and is a capable fighter, especially against 190. K-4 is harder, indeed, but I'd not say its impossible to win against one. And of course one should have a wingmen, I mean its not a duel arena but open server so flying in organized group is the way to go :pilotfly:
Also, I'd take any memoirs with decent grain of salt. Just because one veteran says so, doesnt mean it was that way.
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Nobody denies that Robert. I just put them in comparable engine settings to get the picture (which I think even then is pretty clear) and mentioned that Emergency Power would even increase the gap :)
Dive is not a constant thing, weight has some impact, particularly at higher speeds. But acceleration at lower speeds is also important, I'd imagine Zero could at early stages of dive hold to Corsair (which seems to be confirmed by tests) but later Corsair would easily dive away.
People are supposed to know better yet they turn. They did in CFS, they did in Il-2 Pacific Fighters and they do in War Thunder/Aces High. Temptation to turn is too great so often, one can see it currently with Mustangs, 109s and 190s !
Also, I'd say Zero stood a decent chance in Il-2. On servers back then it wasnt uncommon to get scores opposite to those recorded in history, which clearly meant that pilot element was as important as the machine.
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The A6M3 or 5 actually can be quite deadly versus the Corsair, I remember that from the good old times of IL2 pacific :) Now the Corsair was/is obviously the superior fighter, but the Zero's agility can make life real hard for most Corsair pilots.
Well, if one would compare A6M5 and F4U-1D at rated/military power than its more or less that way:
A6M5
Top speed – 290 kts (537 km/h) at 3,350 m
302 kts (560 km/h) at 6,000 m
Time to altitude – 3 min 12 sec to 3000 m
7 min 1 sec to 6000 m
Maximum diving speed – 400 kts (740 km/h)
F4U-1D
Top speed – 359 mph (577 km/h) at 3,000 m
387 mph (623 km/h) at 6,000 m
396 mph (637 km/h) at 7,300 m
Time to altitude – 3 min 48 sec to 3000 m
8 min 13 sec to 6000 m
Maximum diving speed – In excess of 500 mph ( 800 km/h)
As I said earlier, if that would be something else, a 1943 model of F4U, than Zero has a fairly decent chance of fighting it. But F4U-1D holds quite a bit of advantage, and with water injection its like 190 with MW50 - can jump to emergency power and use it for quite some time.
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Even if they would be working on a Zero then its still a Corsair that would have to be released first. And there are no news about Corsair practically since the moment it was announced. I am afraid it will be a very long and silent wait before any of the Pacific stuff (Iwo-Jima and later Okinawa map) will happen.
We can speculate what would be good to counter Corsair but fact is that so far there is no Corsair.
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Right, and I'm telling you your source is wrong amd the plane e is nerfed, just like it was in IL2. The specs I posted, along with source, were from Vought.
I assume you mean US Navy nerfed its own aircraft ? That is interesting theory :pilotfly:
You should know what ACP is, those are official documents and there is one for F4U-1D, FG-1D and F4U-1C as well, from August 1945:
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F4U-1D Airplane Characteristics & Performance Card (commonly referred to as ACP) gives top speed of 358 mph on deck, 384 mph at 10,000 ft and 409 mph at 19,900 ft (combat power), 343 mph on deck, 359 mph at 10,000 ft and 396 mph at 23,900 ft (military power).
Now I invite you to compare those to what we have in game, as I can assure you that both K-4 and D-9 are quite faster, particularly down low.
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Not sure what F4U-4 has to do with it, since we are getting F4U-1D. Neither do I understand what 30,000+ ft has to do with anything, since nobody is even flying above 20,000 ft.
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Yes, quite sad turnout. Seems nothing to look for in next few months. Hopefully they will eventually come back with some news.
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I think you might be confusing it with Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien, that one was powered by Ha-40 engine which was to a large degree a license copy of Db 601 Aa.
Raiden is powered by a massive and unique radial engine, with extended propeller shaft to match the conical shape of the nose. But to a certain degree you are correct, it would be in many ways 109 - high rate of climb, decent speed, good maneuverability, good stall characteristics. It was a fun bird to fly in.
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No idea how aircraft would fair against Corsair but in general J2M3 was considered most capable Japanese aircraft with fair maneuverability (enhanced by combat flaps), very good rate of climb and overall performance. And you have four 20 mm cannons with 200 rounds per gun so thats a lot of firepower and firing time.
Roll rate was found to be a bit worse than in P-51 and test pilot claimed it to be inferior machine, though he never tried to push it to the limits.
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Well, if you want a realistic and immersive scenario than A6M2, F4F-4 and F2A-3 make a good competition. Wildcat will be on lower end of performance but can make that up with other characteristics easily.
Zero could actually be competitive with Corsair and Hellcat if decision would be to stick to 1943 variants (so no water injection for R-2800 dash 8 and dash 10), but as noted, LNS is making F4U-1D so not much room is left.
Even with the Spitfire, the bf-109 and the fw-190 will keep making the law in the sky
in DCS: Spitfire L.F. Mk. IX
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My pleasure, always at your service !