Late-War Match-ups (warning: inflammatory material!)

[Nath-BDP]

I just ordered that book a couple days ago.  

[Kieren]

Yup, Karnak, you may be right. I did start this thread to get it "out of our system" so to speak. FWIW, I would rather be the Spit XIV in Hristo's example.   (assuming fm's similar to WB's)

[Vermillion]

Nath, you will love it   Its definitely in the same class as America's Hundred Thousand.

I just wish this same guy would do a similar book on the entire 109 and 190 series.

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Vermillion
**MOL**, Men of Leisure
"Real Men fly Radials, Nancy Boys fly Spitfires"

[SnakeEyes]

Yes... it is a fantastic book... lots of very well documented data.

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SnakeEyes
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=4th Fighter Group=

[Gorf]

I say you can have the Ta152, just give me my F7F.. will blast it out of the sky!

HEHEHE  boy I bet this post gets some people worked up.

Gorf

[Spritle]

Karnak,

Are you high?  Saki said that the N1K2 was crap not the Hayate.  You should really check your source.  I got mine from an interview with Saki himself.
 http://www.danford.net/sakai.htm  

Look down in the interview.  The subtitle of "On IJN leadership".  

The Ki-84 is without a doubt the finest fighter produced by Japan during the war.  Excellent maneuverability, excellent power to weight ratio, good guns, good speed (for a Japanese fighter anyway) good visability, good armor, self sealing tanks, etc......

Spritle

[Karnak]

Spritle, my bad.

That is the source I had as well, but I lost the link and memory apparently betrayed me.  I stand corrected.

Sisu