JohnK -> (6/25/2002 2:38:56 AM)
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Worr, Last thing I did in AH was a big hypothetical scenario with the British CV attacks (and also Lancs) to sink the Tirpitz; used Avengers to represent the Albacores, but the British CVs actually did have Corsairs and Hellcats; in reality Germans never put up much fighter opposition, scenario assumed FWs and 109s defending Tirpitz, and Ju-88s with torps trying to attack our CVs. We finally did sink it. I did all the frame plans and was the XO. Lost one CV in the process. The torp attacks got massacred, though; our CO had a NINE kill sortie in a Hog vs. the Ju-88s. Guadalcanal was pretty awesome; I had a 6 kill sortie in a Wildcat over Henderson on my birthday; and I was never much of a pilot. Wildcats pretty much always had Zeros for lunch in WB; they're finally adding the early war Naval stuff to AH next patch, will see if that continues. 1 on 1, give me a Zero; 24 on 24, give me Wildcats. This is heretical but I've always thought the Zero was a tad overrated; when they cleaned up in the early war it was against Buffalos and really badly trained RAF pilots in SE Asia. Once up against USN Wildcats, they never had a favorable kill ratio. I genuinely think in large numbers, at equal altitude, and equal pilots, I actually would rather have Wildcats and Zeros due to dive ability, firepower, and durability. I don't think there's a problem with Zeros in UV at all, but I haven't taken a close look at the plane ratings. I suspect the B-24 should have a bit more of a range advantage on the B-17 than it actually does, though.
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