A6M

[NEARY]

not many people know that the a6m2 turns better than the a6m5b     
but both of thier "armor" makes paper look like steel

[BnZs]

Lusche:
I did a "priority" sort five different ways and the 109 G-14 and 109 K-4 made the top ten every time. I also did several variations on a weighted sort. Those two made top ten there also. It is hard to make an "honest" search that doesn't put the K-4 and G-14 in the top ten. Even doing your weighted search with every single value set to "1" puts them up there.

[Lusche]

Lusche:
I did a "priority" sort five different ways and the 109 G-14 and 109 K-4 made the top ten every time. I also did several variations on a weighted sort. Those two made top ten there also.

So that would indicate they both should have ENY 5 ? (assuming we would take that Matrix numerics as a base, just kinda thought experiment right now)

[SmokinLoon]

Alright Lusche, start a new thread on the matter and we'll get to work.  I dont have a purse to bring, so you leave yours are home.   

I believe we CAN apply a "foundation" score to the aircraft and I believe that the current system of fighter-fighter/attack ENY can be proven to be less than stellar and definately not accurate across the board.

I have a whole table full of data already collected (both personal and borrowed and credit will be given where credit is due) and ready to be applied to the puzzle.
   

[BnZs]

Lusche: I'd say more like 8-10. Planes which occupy a comparable niche in the AHII foodchain include the P-47N, P-51, and Fw-190D9. 5-15 in ENY.

[dirt911]

a6m suks against the f4 what plane do think it was that killed the jap with 80 kills on his plane F4F

[Karnak]

a6m suks against the f4 what plane do think it was that killed the jap with 80 kills on his plane F4F

I think you need to further your education.  I suggest you start with English.

[humble]

 

a6m suks against the f4 what plane do think it was that killed the jap with 80 kills on his plane F4F

pass the bong please

[Saxman]

If he's saying it sucks against the F4U I definitely agree. Any halfway-competent F4U stick should own the Zero assuming equal pilots.

[Ack-Ack]

a6m suks against the f4 what plane do think it was that killed the jap with 80 kills on his plane F4F

In pure performance, the Zeke outclassed the Wildcat.


ack-ack

[Saxman]

Defensively the only options the Wildcat has is to dive out, get help from a friend, or keep jinking to prevent the Zero from getting a good shot and make him waste his cannon shells. Once you get him down to his 7.7mm it's going to take either a whopping ton of BBs or a few really lucky hits for him to do much more than scratch your paint (in historical match-ups I've flown home with as many as 50-60 holes in my F4F after tangling with a Zero).

[Oldman731]

In pure performance, the Zeke outclassed the Wildcat.

Q:  What is the best way for two Wildcats to fight one A6M2?

A:  Fly in opposite directions.  That way the Zeke can only get one of you.

- oldman

[Karnak]

Defensively the only options the Wildcat has is to dive out, get help from a friend, or keep jinking to prevent the Zero from getting a good shot and make him waste his cannon shells. Once you get him down to his 7.7mm it's going to take either a whopping ton of BBs or a few really lucky hits for him to do much more than scratch your paint (in historical match-ups I've flown home with as many as 50-60 holes in my F4F after tangling with a Zero).

I've shot F4F-4s down in AH using the 7.7mms on the A6M2.  It takes a lot of work and if there is another F4F there makes you an easy target.  One on one it is just a matter of time though.

[FLOTSOM]

I've shot F4F-4s down in AH using the 7.7mms on the A6M2.  It takes a lot of work and if there is another F4F there makes you an easy target.  One on one it is just a matter of time though.

it is one hell of a way to practice canopy shots!

[Saxman]

I've shot F4F-4s down in AH using the 7.7mms on the A6M2.  It takes a lot of work and if there is another F4F there makes you an easy target.  One on one it is just a matter of time though.

Unless that F4F is either A) lucky enough to have his armor soak it up or B) able to keep moving enough to prevent the sort of concentrated fire the BBs need to do their job (I've been on the receiving end more than a few times in FSO and Snapshots...)