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[Bruv119]

I hope your ready for a glorious honourable death at the hands of a thousand Zero's    

this IS SPARTA!!

[Debrody]

GL with the hurries... couse 110s rule the skies 
das ist SPARTA   

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[AceHavok]

Registered today. Can't wait!

[TOMCAT21]

Signed up, P40B

[Karnak]

Karnak, it is a substitution for the F2B. The heavier American variant. These specific F2Bs were property of the RAF.

It is a much better and more accurate substitution than the F4F that was used last time the scenario was run.

I know what it is a substitution for and it is completely inappropriate.

It is similar to running a 1942 scenario and using the Spitfire Mk XVI as a stand in for the Spitfire F.Mk IX (if we didn't have the F.Mk IX).  It forces the Japanese side, which should have a massive advantage in turn rate and radius to fight a fighter that almost matches the A6M2's turn rate and radius while also fighting a fighter that is significantly faster than the A6M2.  It puts the Japanese at an inappropriate disadvantage,

HTC should really add a B.339 or F2B to fix this problem.

[Brooke]

The Brewster is slower than the a6m2 except below about 4k.  I think that the a6m2 outturns it, but that's just based on my feeling flying the a6m2 and Hurricane vs. the Brewster.  Anyway, the only other plane available would be the F4F or FM-2, both of which are faster than the Brewster.  Also, the a6m2 is better than most of the IJ planes that were really there.  Still, the IJ gets the a6m5 to help offset that the Brewster we have is a bit better than the Brewster that was there.

Given that the first two runnings of Rangoon worked out OK, and given that the Brewster is a better fit than what we used before, I think it will be OK.

[gathoo]

I will, i will....but:


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[HighTone]

I will, i will....but:


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Check your email and click on the activation link. Keep trying gathoo...you can do it 

[Westy]

I'm with Karnak although the Brewster variant is the least of the mismatch issues
imnsho. First though I *know* you folks have to work with what you have and it
will still be fun, but cripes. P40E's, A6M5's and the most overused substitute in
scenarios history the ME-110.  I's been 12 years and still can't have a proper
early/mid war scenario.

FYI order of combat for Burma  (thanks to scoobyrunnels). Put me down for a
KI-27... someday...

South Burma Order of Battle - 3 Feb 1942

      RAF 221st Group (Air Vice Marshall D. Stevenson)
1st AVG Sqdr (Sq Ldr R. Sandell)   - 12 Tomahawks
2nd AVG Sqdr (Sq Ldr J. Newkirk)   -  8 Tomahawks
RAF 17 Sqdr (Sq Ldr C. Stone)      - 7 Hurricanes
RAF 67 Sqdr (Sq Ldr. R. Milward)   - 4 Buffaloes
RAF 135 Sqdr (Sq Ldr F. Carey)     - 4 Hurricanes
IAF 1st Sqdr (Wng Cmdr K. Majumdar)- 6 Lysanders
RAF 113 Sqdr (Wng Cmdr R. Stidolph)- 10 Blenheims
51 a/c in service

      JAAF 5th Hikoshidan (Lt. Gen. E. Obata)
50th Sentai (Maj. Y. Makino)      - 20 Ki-27
77th Sentai (Maj. H. Yoshioka)    - 23 Ki-27
70th Ind. Chutai (Capt. T. Ohira) - 7 recce aircraft (type unknown)
8th Sentai (Maj. M. Honda)        - 10 Ki-48, 10 Ki-30
31st Sentai (Lt. Col. J. Hayashi) - 22 Ki-30
14th Sentai (Col. M. Hironaka)    - 12 Ki-21
62nd Sentai (Lt. Col. H. Onishi)  -  8 Ki-21
112 a/c in service

pg.223 - "Flying Tigers" by D. Ford




Central Burma Order of Battle - 20 Mar 1942

RAF Burwing (Grp Capt S. Broughall)
3rd AVG Sqdr (Sq Ldr A. Olson)   -  8 Tomahawks
RAF 17 Sqdr (Sq Ldr C. Stone)    - 15 Hurricanes
RAF 28 Sqdr (Sq Ldr. P. Jennings)- 6 Lysanders
RAF 45 Sqdr                      - 9 Blenheims
38 a/c in service

JAAF 5th Hikoshidan (Lt. Gen. E. Obata)
1st Sentai (Maj. K. Takeda)      - 15 Ki-27
11th Sentai (Maj. T. Okabe)      - 14 Ki-27
50th Sentai (Maj. Y. Makino)     - 13 Ki-27
77th Sentai (Maj. H. Yoshioka)   - 15 Ki-27
64th Sentai (Lt. Col. T. Kato)   - 18 Ki-43

Other units - 6 Ki-44s, 3 Ki-27, 17 Ki-15/Ki-46,
              6 Ki-21
8th Sentai (Maj. M. Honda)       - 22 Ki-48, 6 Ki-30
12th Sentai (Col. K. Kitajima)   - 35 Ki-21
98th Sentai (Lt. Col. J. Osaka)  - 37 Ki-21
31st Sentai (Lt. Col. J. Hayashi)- 16 Ki-30
223 a/c in service



pg. 263 - "Flying Tigers" by D. Ford

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[HighTone]

Still could use some A6M2 pilots. Less than a week till the test frame.