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bullshark45 In reply to Scott-the-hedgehog [2012-07-07 22:05:22 +0000 UTC]

that's not entirely true, the spit didn't have the range for raids deep into Nazi held areas, but it can reach parts of France

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Scott-the-hedgehog In reply to bullshark45 [2012-07-14 22:07:21 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, Calais, and maybe Caen, but nowhere else but the coastal region.

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bullshark45 In reply to Scott-the-hedgehog [2012-07-16 04:56:45 +0000 UTC]

yeah but hey the p38 and the p51 can do it

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Scott-the-hedgehog In reply to bullshark45 [2012-07-23 14:20:22 +0000 UTC]

True. But no American plane is a fighter, really. The '51 and the '38, and even the P-47 is fast, but it has no turning capacity for German fighters. All American planes were boom n' zoomers, fast, big guns, and skilled pilots who could aim very well. The REAL dogfighting happened between the Brits, Russians, and the Germans. In the pacific the only real dogfighting was practiced by the Japanese. American carrier planes only had speed advantages in late-war. In the early-war, Wildcats had to work together, they couldn't dogfight with the zero.

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bullshark45 In reply to Scott-the-hedgehog [2012-07-23 17:15:58 +0000 UTC]

interceptors, you mean. and the hellcat could out turn the zeros, besides the p47 is a juggernaught in the plane world,big engine,plenty of firepower and tougher then any other plane in ww2

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Scott-the-hedgehog In reply to bullshark45 [2012-07-25 16:46:21 +0000 UTC]

The hellcat could not outturn a zero. The hellcat was faster, more durable, and was loaded with incendiary rounds. They considered every weakness of the zero when designing the Hellcat. And when proper tactics are used, you can effectively take down a zero.

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bullshark45 In reply to Scott-the-hedgehog [2012-07-25 21:41:06 +0000 UTC]

really? huh i thought the corsair was the one who could outrun a zero and the hellcat could outturn it and both had far heavier armor, and self sealing fuel tanks

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bullshark45 In reply to bullshark45 [2012-07-28 01:50:41 +0000 UTC]

oh well there ya go

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Scott-the-hedgehog In reply to bullshark45 [2012-07-27 22:26:50 +0000 UTC]

Both can outrun the Zero. It was outmodded by the end of the war, and it's engine couldn't go any further in terms of speed. All American planes had self sealing fuel tanks. Those things practically eat bullets!

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