Seriously, though, my take on the battle is this.
The resounding defeat of the British had very little to do with the aircraft chosen. Rather, it was with how those aircraft were used.
I was asked at (literally) the last minute to CO the allied side, and fully admit to being unprepared for the job. Ideally, the British pilots should have been broken into at least three flights of about four each, with a CO for each flight.
Also lacking was any discussion of tactics before the fight. We all know that the Spit V has advantages in terms of durability, weapons, and energy fighting versus the Zeke. These advantages were nullified because we British pilots chose to engage the Zekes in a turnfighting battle, at which the Zeke is clearly superior.
As CO, I should have devoted more thought and attention to a pre-engagment discussion of our relative advantages and weaknesses, as shown by Chennault in China.
Provided I emerge from the leech infested jungle alive, I would happily CO another event, given some more notice so that I could better prepare.
Thanks again Sabre for a job well done!
