Drongo
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Joined: 7/12/2002 From: Melb. Oztralia Status: offline
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Posted by TIMJOT [QUOTE]I ask other long time players of UV like Mogami, U2, Drongo and others. Baring other factors have, have you consistently expirenced greatly skewed combat results between F4F vs Zero? [/QUOTE] Always hard to tell as I often cant be sure of the circumstances. I have seen the F4F badly handled by the A6M from time to time but I wouldn't know the situation on both sides that may have influenced it. My general impression of the F4F in UV is that it is rugged and can dish out punishment and in the right circumstances can maul an equivalent group of A6M's. Having said that, I thought I might run a quick test (since I had a test game handy). Its only 5 battles but if the F4F/US pilot combination was completely outclassed by the A6M/Jap pilot, it would show. Since I was set up for it, the battles are designed to be representative of combat around Henderson Field in Aug-Nov '42. The japanese squadron is an 80 experience group of 27 A6M2's led by a squadron leader with 67 leadership and 68 inspiration. They are flying a 180 mile (6 hexes) sweep to a Henderson Field equivalent at 10,000 ft. The Japanese 80 experience is reasonable for the time (both in UV and historical) with the exception of Sakai's group. The USN squadron is an 75 experience group of 36 F4F-4's led by a squadron leader with 65 leadership and 72 inspiration. They are on 80 % CAP at 15,000 ft (which gives them 28 interceptors max). The US base has radar to represent coastwatcher/radar early warning which normally allowed the US planes to attack Jap strikes from a height advantage. The battles are set up to avoid any seed problems of repeating results. Each days weather has been recorded. At the end of the AAR I've recorded the real losses (they rarely differ). There are two attacks per day because of the short range. Feel free to discount each days second attack if you want. All air groups start each battle on 99 morale and 0 fatigue. ************************** THUNDERSTORMS AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/29/42 Air attack on Irau , at 42,43 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 28 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 5 destroyed no losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Irau , at 42,43 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 28 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged LT F. Gabriel of VF-2 is credited with kill number 2 **************************************** [COLOR=red]A6M2 dest/dam = 7/1[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]F4F-4 dest/dam = 1/0[/COLOR] **************************************** RAIN AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/30/42 Air attack on Irau , at 42,43 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 28 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged PO1 W.Matsuyama of F2/1st Daitai is credited with kill number 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Irau , at 42,43 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 24 no losses no losses ************************************ [COLOR=red]A6M2 dest/dam = 1/1[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]F4F-4 dest/dam = 3/3[/COLOR] ************************************ RAIN AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/31/42 Air attack on Irau , at 42,43 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 25 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Irau , at 42,43 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 28 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged no losses ENS E. Zaeske of VF-2 is credited with kill number 3 *************************************** [COLOR=red]A6M2 dest/dam = 6/3[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]F4F-4 dest/dam = 1/0[/COLOR] *************************************** PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/01/43 Air attack on Irau , at 42,43 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 21 no losses Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Irau , at 42,43 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 26 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 damaged WO S.Tokuda of is credited with kill number 3 LCDR P. Ramsey of VF-2 bails out and is RESCUED *************************************** [COLOR=red]A6M2 dest/dam = 2/0[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]F4F-4 dest/dam = 4/4[/COLOR] *************************************** PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/02/43 Air attack on Irau , at 42,43 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 28 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed no losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Irau , at 42,43 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 21 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed *********************************** [COLOR=red]A6M2 dest/dam = 3/0[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]F4F-4 dest/dam = 1/0[/COLOR] *********************************** [COLOR=red]Totals[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]A6M2 dest/dam = 19/5[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]F4F-4 dest/dam = 9/6[/COLOR] *********************************** Make of it what you wish.
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