Author Topic: Why no P40E? (Read 477 times)

Grits · « **on:** February 13, 2004, 11:36:10 AM »

I know the fighting was predominantly F4F vs A6M, but 25 P40E's of the 68th Lightning Lancers were at Guadalcanal starting in Nov '42. If we dont add the F4U-1 (IMO the F6F should not be added, it came too late) later in the week, I think we should add the P40E after a couple of days to represent this factual event in the 'Canal campaign. Comments?

artik · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2004, 01:19:19 PM »

Yeah would be nice to have another alternative to F4F.
Because sometimes I'd prefere to fly not only F4F as fighter

LtMagee · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2004, 03:20:04 PM »

maybe we shouldnt add anything

Grits · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2004, 03:39:24 PM »

I'm not really crazy about adding the Hog as it was not involved in the actual Guadalcanal campaign only later in the push to Rabaul. By the time the Hog got there the battle was 6 months over, but the P40's got there in Nov '42 at which point the issue was still very much in doubt. Maybe have the F4F at all fields and the P40 only at Guadalcanal and bases farther SE from there since they were in such small numbers?

There is no doubt the F4F was the primary fighter, and the P40 while there, was much less important.