Zekes

[SuperDud]

Originally posted by SixWhiskey
For the few who do not know:

The Zero was a wood and fabric airplane.

It's just a saying around these parts. It burns so easy, hence...just like paper:)

[SixWhiskey]

Originally posted by Widewing
Gee, someone should have told Mitsubishi sooner, those idiots were building them out of aluminum! Just think how much money they could have saved if they had made the wings from wood and fabric instead of aluminum spars, ribs and stressed aluminum skin.



My regards,

Widewing

Duralumin to be precise.  The problem was the fuel tanks, which were not self-sealing.  

Their flight decks, however, really were wood, which is why we won Midway.  Superior damage control techniques and steel ships.  (Tactics aside.)

[Oldman731]

Originally posted by SixWhiskey
Their flight decks, however, really were wood, which is why we won Midway.  Superior damage control techniques and steel ships.  (Tactics aside.)

Our flight decks were wood, too.  Only the British had armored decks on their carriers.

- oldman

[nn76240]

Yes I belived they used teek and coated them with a special paint to keep planes from slipping.

[DoctorYO]

I find that hitting a zeke almost 50% of the time it catches fire

This is why you must follow japanese philosophy and develope Zanshin awareness and not get hit...

The zeke is one of the most dangerous aircraft in the game in 1 vs 1's where its not overwhelmed by numbers..

It can dodge any attack thru geometry and awareness..  (yes including spit 5's)



DoctorYo

[Arcades057]

The Zeke has become my favorite fighter and is helping me improve my flying, as I survive a bit longer.

[BTW]

I like to fly the zeke, I just don't like the ammo.
Its really hard to kill anything with them unless they let you.

Its seems like AH mimicks real life. If it taste good, you shouldn't eat it. If its fun to fly you shouldn't fly it.  We humans...

I wanna die of high cholesterol in a spit..

[jon]

Their flight decks, however, really were wood, which is why we won Midway.  Superior damage control techniques and steel ships.  (Tactics aside.) [/B]

The US ships were steel yes but so were the Japanese ships and also the US ships were also equiped with wooden flight decks. But I do believe the Brits had armored decks.