Tomcat vs Zero
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CGSailor — 9 years ago(November 27, 2016 10:02 PM)
Of course that link is accurate. That site is the work of Jonathon Parshall, who along with Anthony Tully, wrote Shattered Sword.
You should read his essay which is required reading at the Naval Academy, "Reflecting on Fuchida".
You can find it in PDF at the Naval War College itself.
I had just read that thread and have nothing to add to it but that losing all three carriers would not have altered the ultimate end of the war whith Japan losing, but very likely would have extended the war late into the 40's perhaps into the 50's with millions more dead.
I also tend not to comment when I have nothing new to add and agree with whats already been said, unless some naysayer comes along and says something contradictory to facts.
(one of the reasons it seems all my posts are negative atracks on a lot of people, I tend to comment most often against trolling idiots)
I joined the Navy to see the world, only to discover the world is 2/3 water! -
deadlypen — 9 years ago(November 28, 2016 12:52 AM)
In the late 1940's the RAF flew their latest jets against Spitfires (the jets were going to be deployed to Hong Kong and the tests were designed to identify the most effective jet fighter responses to Red Chinese piston engined aircraft). In every case in which the jets used their superior speed and acceleration instead of being drawn into slow turning contests (attempting to match the Spitfire's smaller turning circle), the jets completely bested the prop fighters.
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Andthatismytwocents — 9 years ago(December 07, 2016 07:47 PM)
C.G. Sailor I know about as much of are dynamics then I do Macro economics
Your statements are OBVIOUSLY that of a competent naval officer
Was at Intrepid Museum in NYC recently the museum showed a film about dogfighting with Intrepid's Fighter Planes
In the sixties a Naval PROP plane took of and by chance battled a Soviet MIG
Touch and go for a bit In the end The Prop (A Cougar I believe BEAT the MIG
Gotta check My Jane's Aircraft book