BenniBraker Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 that is actually quite true :P, I just tried to be a bit polite, but yes, what you said is quite true
xvii-Dietrich Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 I stumbled across this video. It's more a podcast/interview than a video... so, it's just as good to listen to (the visuals are just so photos and occasional references). Still I found it very interesting and learned a lot of things about the Zero that I did not know.
M1Combat Posted July 22, 2020 Posted July 22, 2020 "The Zero was wholly of Japanese origin." Somethng that the western nations had a hard time accepting. Even today, you will hear claims that the Zero was a copy of this American design or that one. The rascist Western mind could not accept the fact that an Asian country could have designed something better than they could. You realize that racism is a form of painting with a broad brush yes? ,.I.. Nvidia RTX3080 (HP Reverb), AMD 3800x Asus Prime X570P, 64GB G-Skill RipJaw 3600 Saitek X-65F and Fanatec Club-Sport Pedals (Using VJoy and Gremlin to remap Throttle and Clutch into a Rudder axis)
Ercoupe Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 This last comment must have some deep, cosmic, meaning which my miniscule brain cannot comprehend.
M1Combat Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) Maybe. Edited July 24, 2020 by M1Combat Nvidia RTX3080 (HP Reverb), AMD 3800x Asus Prime X570P, 64GB G-Skill RipJaw 3600 Saitek X-65F and Fanatec Club-Sport Pedals (Using VJoy and Gremlin to remap Throttle and Clutch into a Rudder axis)
msalama Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 Racism is evaluating groups of humans based on your personal prejudices - and all wrong. So how about sticking to the topic at hand? The DCS Mi-8MTV2. The best aviational BBW experience you could ever dream of.
Admiral_ZIPANGU Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 To the Japanese, the Zero fighter is both a source of pride and sadness. I am in favor of adding the A6M to the DCS, but as a Japanese, I can't agree with it if it is used by the "Kamikaze", even if it is the DCS. 3 Phantom Forever F-4EJ / F-4EJ Kai 1971-2021 Sorry, I don't speak English, so I use DeepL Translate. Well, I can speak Japanese.
cordite Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 People can of course do what they want offline, but nothing stopping server admins imposing penalties on those who play that way in MP.
Doc3908 Posted November 1, 2020 Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) A couple of months ago I stumbled on a post in the Mods section about Zuikaku carrier (which in itself is quite nicely done): https://forums.eagle.ru/forum/english/dcs-world-topics/mods-and-apps/dcs-mods/287684-ww2-aircraft-carrier-zuikaku. But there was also a mention of an A6M that the guy had done. Here's the link to his site: http://virtualcockpits.web.fc2.com/mod/dcsw_reisen52/dcsw_reisen52.html. Unfortunately, the Zero is no longer flyable, but it makes a nice AI enemy to test your skills against. And, believe me, it will test your skill (though I'm not sure how realistic the flight model is...). Here's a video of me taking on an AI-controlled A6M in my I-16 (one of very few victories I managed against this A6M)... Edited December 4, 2020 by Doc3908 2
Baco Posted November 2, 2020 Posted November 2, 2020 Well Maybe it did happen in Manchukuo that some I-16 might face of some Ki 61s or so.. I don´t think The IJN might have had Zeros there, but quite interesting Find. By the way I love the sound of the Zero flybys
Cunctator Posted November 2, 2020 Posted November 2, 2020 The Soviet Union supplied a greater number of I-16s to the Chinese. They fought against Zeros regularly over mainland China.
Doc3908 Posted November 2, 2020 Posted November 2, 2020 The Soviet Union supplied a greater number of I-16s to the Chinese. They fought against Zeros regularly over mainland China. Yes, the Zeros used to regularly encounter Chinese I-16s (and I-15s) during 1940. The results were quite one-sided (and not in favor of the I-16s). In DCS, however, we can write our own history... :)
Ala13_ManOWar Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 I believe Zeros didn't operate over China mainland, they were IJA aricraft, so Ki-43. Anyhow, whatever we got will be nice to use :pilotfly:. S! "I went into the British Army believing that if you want peace you must prepare for war. I believe now that if you prepare for war, you get war." -- Major-General Frederick B. Maurice
saburo_cz Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 12th kokutai operated with A6M2a in 1940 - 1941 over China mainland and cleaned sky from most of Chinese planes like I-16.. Lost two A6Ms,due to AAA. 1 F6F P-51D | P-47D | F4U-1D | Mosquito FB Mk VI | Spitfire | Fw 190D | Fw 190A | Bf 109K | WWII Assets Pack Normandy 2 | The Channel | Sinai | Syria | PG | NTTR | South Atlantic F-4E | F-14A/B | F/A-18 | F-86 | F-16C | A-10C | FC-3 | CA | SC |
Ala13_ManOWar Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 12th kokutai operated with A6M2a in 1940 - 1941 over China mainland and cleaned sky from most of Chinese planes like I-16.. Lost two A6Ms,due to AAA.Then I guess I'm confusing the story about Flying Tigers which despite their claims apparently never faced a Zero since they flew against IJA. Different dates maybe? S! "I went into the British Army believing that if you want peace you must prepare for war. I believe now that if you prepare for war, you get war." -- Major-General Frederick B. Maurice
Hiromachi Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 Yes. 12th Ku operated over China since summer of 1940 for around a year, maybe less. AVG Flying Tigers combat debut did not occur until Dec 1941, so many months after Navy retired from China. For Americans everything in 1941 - 1943/1944 was Zero, even though they often faced Oscars. Misidentification and overclaims were just a thing of the time, but that one thing is right. Flying Tigers did not face IJN Zeros. Only Ki-43s, and even those in a limited number of clashes (once or twice 64th Sentai and maybe 59th Sentai) as IJA Air Force in 1941 was still mostly comprised of old Ki-27. And P-40B is distinctly superior to Ki-27 in many ways. 1 AMD Ryzen 5900X @ 4.95 Ghz / Asus Crosshair VII X470 / 32 GB DDR4 3600 Mhz Cl16 / Radeon 6800XT / Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD / Creative SoundBlaster AE-9 / HP Reverb G2 / VIRPIL T-50CM / Thrustmaster TPR Pendular Rudder Pedals / Audio Technica ATH-MSR7
Jester986 Posted December 20, 2020 Posted December 20, 2020 Well its good to hear from Kate that the Zero is on the internal wish list!
Mogster Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) I’d imagine the Zero is probably one of the few Japanese WW2 planes with decent references. Apparently there is a Zero and a Ki43 Oscar at Duxford although neither are in restored condition. Edited January 11, 2021 by Mogster
rayrayblues Posted January 31, 2021 Posted January 31, 2021 On 11/1/2020 at 6:27 AM, Doc3908 said: A couple of months ago I stumbled on a post in the Mods section about Zuikaku carrier (which in itself is quite nicely done): https://forums.eagle.ru/forum/english/dcs-world-topics/mods-and-apps/dcs-mods/287684-ww2-aircraft-carrier-zuikaku. But there was also a mention of an A6M that the guy had done. Here's the link to his site: http://virtualcockpits.web.fc2.com/mod/dcsw_reisen52/dcsw_reisen52.html. Unfortunately, the Zero is no longer flyable, but it makes a nice AI enemy to test your skills against. And, believe me, it will test your skill (though I'm not sure how realistic the flight model is...). Here's a video of me taking on an AI-controlled A6M in my I-16 (one of very few victories I managed against this A6M)... Nice vid. Too bad about the map you had to use. Batumi is hardly the proper battleground. Still holding my breath for Marianna's Islands. SLAVA UKRAINI MoBo - ASUS 990FX R2 Sabertooth, CPU - AMD FX 9590 @4.7Gb. No OC RAM - GSkill RipJaws DDR3 32 Gb @2133 MHZ, GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6Gb DDR5 OC'd, Core 180MHz, Memory 800MHz Game drive - Samsung 980 M.2 EVO 1Tb SSD, OS Drive - 860 EVO 500Gb SATA SSD, Win10 Pro 22H2 Controls - Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS X, Monitor - LG 32" 1920 X 1080, PSU - Prestige ATX-PR800W PSU
tapi Posted January 31, 2021 Posted January 31, 2021 Here is the vid of the mod: 3 Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for breakfast! (Ken Gatward before his solo Beaufighter mission 1943)See vid here HW: i7-12700K, 32 GB RAM, MB PRO Z690-A DDR4 , GTX 3080, LCD UltraWQHD (3440x1440) G-SYNC 120Hz,Tobii Eye Tracker 5, VKB Gunfighter III (KG12 WWII), MFG Crosswind, AuthentiKit Throttle & Trims, Windows 11 64-bit
303_Kermit Posted February 4, 2021 Posted February 4, 2021 On 11/2/2020 at 9:41 PM, Doc3908 said: Yes, the Zeros used to regularly encounter Chinese I-16s (and I-15s) during 1940. The results were quite one-sided (and not in favor of the I-16s). In DCS, however, we can write our own history... Nope. Saburo Sakai tells clearly what planes were used in that conflict. There was no A6M Zeke in the air there. 1
Hiromachi Posted February 6, 2021 Posted February 6, 2021 As every pilot Saburo Sakai had limited knowledge of the entire scope of air war, being low ranking flyer at a time. His memoirs (but not Martin Caidin reconstruction of them) are good source for variety of events and experiences, but I would not take them for granted for any information. Especially when it comes to organization and unit employment across the frontline. There were Zeros in China. I've written article about that few years ago: https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/27807-debut-of-zero-sen/ It's based on a number of sources, including 12th Ku combat reports and one of its pilots translated diary. 2 AMD Ryzen 5900X @ 4.95 Ghz / Asus Crosshair VII X470 / 32 GB DDR4 3600 Mhz Cl16 / Radeon 6800XT / Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD / Creative SoundBlaster AE-9 / HP Reverb G2 / VIRPIL T-50CM / Thrustmaster TPR Pendular Rudder Pedals / Audio Technica ATH-MSR7
Doc3908 Posted February 6, 2021 Posted February 6, 2021 10 hours ago, Hiromachi said: As every pilot Saburo Sakai had limited knowledge of the entire scope of air war, being low ranking flyer at a time. His memoirs (but not Martin Caidin reconstruction of them) are good source for variety of events and experiences, but I would not take them for granted for any information. Especially when it comes to organization and unit employment across the frontline. There were Zeros in China. I've written article about that few years ago: https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/27807-debut-of-zero-sen/ It's based on a number of sources, including 12th Ku combat reports and one of its pilots translated diary. Nice article. Thanks for your hard work!
Hiromachi Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Japanese engineers didn't live under the rock. It makes not sense to reinvent the wheel when optimal solution exists elsewhere. And Revi 2b was considered at a time a fine gunsight that was used as basis for designs in more than Japan. Besides, the same point could be made about armament. Japanese Type 99 20 mm cannon was a licensed copy of Oerlikon FF used in Bf 109, PZL P.24 or bunch of other designs around the world. Although realistically I dont think the statement is wrong. Zero design was of Japanese origin. However what it was furnished with wasn't up to Mitsubishi but IJN. And it doesnt change its origin just as furnishing Hurricanes by VVS with 12.7 mm Berezin machine guns didnt make them Soviet. As for propeller, that's a bit of exaggeration. Constant speed unit in the propeller was based off the Hamilton Standard design (due to acquired licence), which at a time (again) was leading prop company. But propeller blades were designed by Sumitomo Heavy Industries. 2 AMD Ryzen 5900X @ 4.95 Ghz / Asus Crosshair VII X470 / 32 GB DDR4 3600 Mhz Cl16 / Radeon 6800XT / Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD / Creative SoundBlaster AE-9 / HP Reverb G2 / VIRPIL T-50CM / Thrustmaster TPR Pendular Rudder Pedals / Audio Technica ATH-MSR7
Sacarino111 Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Hiromachi said: Japanese engineers didn't live under the rock. It makes not sense to reinvent the wheel when optimal solution exists elsewhere. And Revi 2b was considered at a time a fine gunsight that was used as basis for designs in more than Japan. Besides, the same point could be made about armament. Japanese Type 99 20 mm cannon was a licensed copy of Oerlikon FF used in Bf 109, PZL P.24 or bunch of other designs around the world. Although realistically I dont think the statement is wrong. Zero design was of Japanese origin. However what it was furnished with wasn't up to Mitsubishi but IJN. And it doesnt change its origin just as furnishing Hurricanes by VVS with 12.7 mm Berezin machine guns didnt make them Soviet. As for propeller, that's a bit of exaggeration. Constant speed unit in the propeller was based off the Hamilton Standard design (due to acquired licence), which at a time (again) was leading prop company. But propeller blades were designed by Sumitomo Heavy Industries. Yes, Absolutelly right, in my opinion... And yes, the Zero is missing in DCS, without a doubt. Witch model, year or navy or not navy is another point, but there should be Zero, specially if the Marianas Islands are comming our way, plus some Japaneese assets. I have spoken... Saludos. Saca111 Edited February 23, 2021 by Sacarino111 3
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