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Offline Denholm

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« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2008, 09:29:54 AM »
FRENCH PLANES?:rofl
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« Reply #16 on: February 07, 2008, 11:11:46 AM »
I vote for the Ki-43's..

Spitfire VIII's shot 'em down all the time :D
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« Reply #17 on: February 07, 2008, 06:19:14 PM »
Lots more great stuff here:

http://www.yarchive.net/mil/

I got the link from these boards, can't remember who...
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« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2008, 03:01:05 AM »
French Military Vic...i mean...

French Military Vic...mybad
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« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2008, 11:07:50 AM »
Two .50 caliber machine guns as the only armament will make for long, drawn out kills.  I would think this would frustrate most players.... just like with the C.202.  A welcome challenge though... only after the He-111 is added :)
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« Reply #20 on: February 16, 2008, 01:49:41 PM »
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FRENCH PLANES?:rofl


Yes Denholm, FRENCH planes .

We don't have a single one yet, and I think the Morane-Saulnier MS.406 would be a great addition to the planeset.

Either that, or the arguably more capable Dewoitine D.520
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« Reply #21 on: February 16, 2008, 09:56:55 PM »
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We need some french A/C, D.520, M.S. 406, Bloch M.B. 210, etc


Actually the best french plane wasnt even french...the hawk 75 had the best record of any french plane and 7 of the top 11 french aces flew it. It would also do double duty with the finns in the east were it had a record second only to the brewster...
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« Reply #22 on: February 16, 2008, 10:00:52 PM »
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French Military Vic...i mean...

French Military Vic...mybad

LMAO.
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Actually the best french plane wasnt even french...the hawk 75 had the best record of any french plane and 7 of the top 11 french aces flew it. It would also do double duty with the finns in the east were it had a record second only to the brewster...

Yes... but the Hawk is smurfy. The D.520 is actually quite good looking (I love French camo...)
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Offline Karnak

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« Reply #23 on: February 16, 2008, 10:01:18 PM »
The D.520 also did quite well in French service.

And I am getting quite sick of people who are ignorant of history spouting this bull**** about the French being cowards or whatnot.  Go read some books.  You are embarrassing us.
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« Reply #24 on: February 16, 2008, 10:06:57 PM »
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And I am getting quite sick of people who are ignorant of history spouting this bull**** about the French being cowards or whatnot.  Go read some books.  You are embarrassing us.

Despite the fact that what he posted was really funny, that is true. Whether or not the French of the last 100 years are cowards (which they surely are not, but whatever people may want to think), there was a man by the name of... what was it now.. Napoleon who almost conquered Europe. Not to mention without the French the US would still be a colony of Great Britain.
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« Reply #25 on: February 17, 2008, 01:18:06 AM »
Motherland,

Even just refering to WWII the French were not cowards.  In the three week Battle of France nearly 100,000 Frenchmen died defending her, and they did not die shot in the back.  Not a single French unit in WWII broke and ran.  A nation's army does not incur those kinds of losses by not fighting.

The French were undone by outdated tactics and a completely fubared political situation in their government.  The French themselve fought with valor against a foe that was far better organized and against tactics designed to overcome the outdated tactics the French were saddled with.

Contrary to what certain people in the US want you to think, the French did not surrender enmasse at the first sight of German soldiers.


To understand the French mindset going into WWII you'd have to understand the French experience in WWI.  The utter horror that happened on French soil and the staggering losses inflicted on the French people in that war.  To come out the winners in what had to be one of the most pyhric victories of all time and to be resloved never to suffer it again....and then it starts again...
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Offline Yossarian

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« Reply #26 on: February 17, 2008, 12:55:56 PM »
Finally, thank you Karnak!!
At last someone has shown some sense and knowledge around here, and NOT to do with planes!
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« Reply #27 on: April 17, 2010, 08:37:48 AM »
The French gave us the statue of liberty. The Gauls kept Rome at bay in Europe for centuries. The Normans (Das Normandie?) came out of what is now France and conquered Britain. If you have a history that long your gonna win a few and lose a few. Staying around that long is indeed a victory. We have no room to pick on the French today - Bin Laden beat the ruskies by being the catalyst that precipitated the collapse of the Russian economy. We taught him that and now he has stated that he is using the same tactic against us...and we took the bait. One trillion a year, that's what our empire costs us. You don't see the French getting sucked in to this mess, they see it for what it is. They know the cost of blood and treasure that war entails hence they refrain. There has never been a state that has benefitted from an extended war - Sun-Tzu

OK - The Ki43. It apparently was the Japanese version of the P40 in that it hung around for almost the entire war and was built in huge numbers. This AH really can't be a realistic WWII sim without the Ki43. It's also what the AVG fought, not the zero.

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« Reply #28 on: April 17, 2010, 08:54:12 AM »
Yes please! With the Yak-1/3 -family, Ki-43 is the most important fighter aircraft missing from AH.


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« Reply #29 on: April 17, 2010, 11:00:32 AM »
Ki-43 (all three gun packs would work) and the G4M  :pray
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