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Title: This week in the AVA--Guadalcanal
Post by: captain1ma on August 18, 2020, 12:47:06 PM

This Week in the AVA-- Guadalcanal

(https://r11.fodey.com/2641/d6ddb76f02f644ad95890c64ef05ac22.0.jpg)

Axis:
A6M5
Ki-61   
Ki-67
KI-84   
G4M1 model 11

Allies:
P38     
P47D-25
A20     
B25C
B25H

Title: Re: This week in the AVA--Guadalcanal
Post by: SIK1 on August 18, 2020, 06:09:15 PM

What no blue planes at Guadalcanal?

 :salute
Sik

Title: Re: This week in the AVA--Guadalcanal
Post by: captain1ma on August 18, 2020, 06:16:36 PM

I'll toss in the fm2, how's that?!

Title: Re: This week in the AVA--Guadalcanal
Post by: dieter on August 20, 2020, 04:39:17 PM

This was a pretty pitched fight in the Pacific marked by the extreme heroism of the Cactus airforce, which flew Wildcats (F4F), and P-400's (P-39 Airacobra export variant).  The P-38F showed up at the tail end, but I know little of it except for a small excerpt.  The japanese used A6M2's as the A6M3 was limited in range, and the Ki-43.  The A6M5 didn't make the fight, and the Ki-61 debuted in New Guinea in the final month of Guadalcanal, (February 1943).  The Ki-84 didn't debut operationally until 1944.  The most mentioned fighter in the books I've read, (and the only one I remembered) is the Zero.  Anyway, if you want to call it a Guadalcanal fight, you should at least include the F4F and the P-39.  But of course I am not organizing or running this event, likely won't remember it in time to fly it, and remain a peanut gallery participant.  As such my input should be regarded lightly only.

ULDieter

Title: Re: This week in the AVA--Guadalcanal
Post by: captain1ma on August 25, 2020, 02:13:11 PM

thank you for your input. i probably did THAT set up years ago because people wanted bigger better planes. ill bear all your information in mind next time!!!