Slitherine

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It seems most Allied AF failures were attributable to lack of numbers, poor leadership, logistics, planning, training, rather than individual airframe performanc

I apologize to all samurais flying Nates. Aparently it wasnt their fault they performed so bad

Set the "right" commander, set the right altitude for that fighter type and youre good to go

Compared in the tracker both Buffalo and B-339 look better than Nate in terms of speed and firepower. My error was that i have set Nates too high, where they loose their manouverbility advantage. And the manual says:

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7.4.2 AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT
Once aircraft have closed for combat, the most important factors include pilot Air to Air & Defensive skill, Aircraft maneuverability, speed, and altitude. If a plane has a significantly higher maneuverability, the pilot will try to dogfight. If the plane has a significantly higher speed, the pilot will try to make slashing attacks. Whether the pilot succeeds or not is primarily dependent on his skill. A Higher Top Speed is not a trump, but it does affect or modify the way Maneuver is used. When an Aircraft checks it’s “instantaneous” speed versus an opponent, it may be able to reduce it’s opponents Maneuver by some factor up to one half depending on the severity of the top speed delta. Higher EXP pilots will attempt to keep their speed up.
Where top speeds are similar the severity of this check is less, and Combat will depend more on Maneuver values at the given altitude, Firepower, Durability, and pilot Air to Air Skill.

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Afternoon Air attack on Kuala Lumpur , at 49,79

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 40



Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10
Vildebeest III x 9
B-339D x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Vildebeest III: 5 destroyed
B-339D: 2 destroyed



CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 30 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers



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Afternoon Air attack on Kuala Lumpur , at 49,79

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 19



Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7
Vildebeest III x 10


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Vildebeest III bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers