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siRkid -> A Must Read Book (12/29/2002 8:40:27 AM)

I just got a copy f "Samura!" by Saburo Sakai with Martin Caidin and Fred Saito. First published in 1957.

It is the memoirs of a Jap fighter Ace during WW2. Right now I am reading about the escort missions he flew out of Lae on bombing runs to PM.

Rick



Fallschirmjager -> (12/29/2002 10:23:25 AM)

Didnt he end up with 100+ kills?


Where does he start the game at in the long campaign or does he come in later?



siRkid -> (12/29/2002 10:28:25 AM)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Fallschirmjager
[B]Didnt he end up with 100+ kills?


Where does he start the game at in the long campaign or does he come in later? [/B][/QUOTE]

He had 64 comfirmed kills. The book starts with his flight training and his tour in China. It ends in 1945.



Fallschirmjager -> (12/29/2002 10:49:40 AM)

[QUOTE]He had 64 comfirmed kills.[/QUOTE]


Opps my bad....dont know where I got 100+ from...


[QUOTE]The book starts with his flight training and his tour in China. It ends in 1945.[/QUOTE]


I meant where does he start at in UV.



smithmr -> Sakai (12/29/2002 12:57:25 PM)

It's a great book. It's been a lot of years since I read it. One of the best parts is when he was stations on Iwo (I think) and he played dodge with about 2 or 3 Hellcat squadrons. Mark



Finnegan -> (12/29/2002 2:54:07 PM)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Fallschirmjager
[B]Where does he start the game at in the long campaign or does he come in later? [/B][/QUOTE]

Hello Fallschirmjager, in scenario 17 Sakai will be based out of Rabaul with F1/Tainan Daitai flying the A6M2 starting on turn one. He has an experience rating of 99.



zed -> (12/30/2002 12:42:27 AM)

I read Samurai in the 5th grade when I was eleven. It has been an all time favorite. After reading the book I would buy Monogram Zeros and put them together. Although I dont know if Monogram gave you a choice of the a6m2 a6m3 or a6m5. I only remember putting together the a6m5.



crsutton -> (12/30/2002 5:30:47 AM)

I would suggest that all read "Fire in the Sky" by Eric Bergerud. A recent book and one of the best books on air war that I have ever read. Focuses on the air war in the South Pacific in 42-43. I gain a better understanding of the dynamics of air warfare.

The important note is that in spite the blazing fury of the carrier battles. The South Pacific campaign was primarily a battle of land based air.

Excellent reading and he has written an earlier companion book on the land campaign.



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