A5M and Ki-27

[Nefarious]

It seems the I-16 is out of place amongst the current competition in the overall plane set.

The A5M and Ki-27 would make for some good competition. The A5M also saw some service at the Battle of Coral Sea. Two great additions to the VERY early war plane set.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_A5M

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_Ki-27

[Coalcat1]

+1

[Saxman]

It seems the I-16 is out of place amongst the current competition in the overall plane set.

The A5M and Ki-27 would make for some good competition. The A5M also saw some service at the Battle of Coral Sea. Two great additions to the VERY early war plane set.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_A5M

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_Ki-27

Also, the Flying Tigers never fought a Zero (at least not until AFTER they were brought back into the USAAF, and even if then). Their opposition was the A5M, Ki-27, and small numbers of Ki-43s. No AVG scenario should involve Zeros.

[Nefarious]

Also, the Flying Tigers never fought a Zero (at least not until AFTER they were brought back into the USAAF, and even if then). Their opposition was the A5M, Ki-27, and small numbers of Ki-43s. No AVG scenario should involve Zeros.

True. These two aircraft were very important Early war fighters.

[HighTone]

Also, the Flying Tigers never fought a Zero (at least not until AFTER they were brought back into the USAAF, and even if then). Their opposition was the A5M, Ki-27, and small numbers of Ki-43s. No AVG scenario should involve Zeros.

Nor should they involve the Brewster we have.

[Saxman]

Nor should they involve the Brewster we have.

Zeros in place of A5Ms and Ki-27s is a MUCH more glaring substitution than the B-239 is for the British B-339s. The Brewster is ultimately just a different variant of the same airframe (and before anyone gets snippy, the Dutch 339s weren't too far off the 239). The Zero is a completely different aircraft.

It's akin to giving the Americans the F4U or F6F in place of the Wildcat in a Guadalcanal campaign.

[Devil 505]

It's akin to giving the Americans the F4U or F6F in place of the Wildcat in a Guadalcanal campaign.

Or the TBM in place of the TBD. Oh wait, we do that as well. 

[Saxman]

Or the TBM in place of the TBD. Oh wait, we do that as well. 

And I've been asking for the TBD for years so that doesn't happen, too.

[Karnak]

Or the TBM in place of the TBD. Oh wait, we do that as well. 

And the 1943 SBD-5 against the 1937 D3A1 rather than the 1942 SBD-3 against the 1942 D3A2.  And the B239 standing in for the F2A-3.

And I do recall a 1942 setup that pitted the A6M2 against the F4U-1.  That was a hoot.  The CMs had to mercy disable the F4U-1 because it was such a slaughter, though I did enjoy getting one of the only 10 kills on the F4U by an A6M2 in that setup.

[Motherland]

How about a C.200 or Cr.42?
Heinkel Hs 123?