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Reply #15 - Jun 9^th, 2004 at 5:38pm

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My personal thinking of "ultimate" is a combination of performance and contribution. In that sense, I chose the P51, which was an excellent fighter in its own right, plus it served in significant numbers in both major theatres of the war. That, for me, gave it the nudge as the "ultimate" over the Corsair.

If thats how you chose, then shouldn't you have chosen the Hurricane? Roll Eyes

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Reply #16 - Jun 9^th, 2004 at 5:56pm

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If thats how you chose, then shouldn't you have chosen the Hurricane? Roll Eyes

The Hurricane didn't have the range and overall performance of the Mustang. OF course, one could say that the Mustang was a reconfigured Hurricane ..

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Reply #17 - Jun 19^th, 2004 at 8:37am

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For the japnese the best was definatly the Ki 84 Hayate (Frank) or the Ki 100. Certainly not the oscar, it was obsolete by the end of the war, having only two 12.7mm Mgs for armament, and even more flammable that the zero. The Tony had good performnace, but the engine was unreliable. The design was good though, as the Ki100 is essentially a ki61 with a radial engine.
For the US, the P47 or the 'sair. not the mustang - I don't like most aircraft with liquid cooled engines (poor durablilty).

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Reply #18 - Jun 19^th, 2004 at 10:24am

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For the japnese the best was definatly the Ki 84 Hayate (Frank) or the Ki 100.

I would agree with you, and I'd give the nudge to the Ki84, if only because of slightly higher numbers (production). The N1K2 would also be a contender. Towards the end of the war, the Japanese were coming out with serious fighters, having adopted the American "hit hard and move" philosophy, rather than the pure dogfighting/aerobatic philosophy, as tipified by the Oscar, Zero, etc.

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For the US, the P47 or the 'sair. not the mustang - I don't like most aircraft with liquid cooled engines (poor durablilty).

Personal preferences aside, I admit it is hard to choose ONE from between the major American types. All three (four, if you include the F6F Hellcat) lasted in US service into the '50s (Reserve and National Guard service).

But, to stand fast with OTTOL - da 'jug, baby!

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Reply #19 - Jun 26^th, 2004 at 11:53am

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"I don't like most aircraft with liquid cooled engines (poor durablilty)."-wwatkins
No crud! On CFS2, i was in a corsair with it's big radial, attacking the Akagi, got hit directly with a flak shell, blew off six (yes, SIX) cylinders, and i still made it back to base. (Apart from the fact that my port wing got shredded from the flying shrapnel). In a mustang, however, one of the destroyers shot three (yes THREE) 7.62mm rounds into my engine and radiator, and the engine siezed. no, it more than siezed! when i got down to 100 feet, it blew up and sent me spiralling into the waves! plus, that heavy radiator sunk as soon as it hit the drink, nosing me over and trapping me in the plane! Nah, liquid-cooled engines suck big-time. a radial P-38 would have been better than the original.
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Reply #20 - Jun 26^th, 2004 at 4:45pm