Originally posted by Widewing
I accomplished my purpose anyway. The Hurri got away, and you went kaboom 
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Nope, the Hurricane I was on died messily. Sticks was a latecomer to the fight (he was right behind you as you came in). So you failed to save the Hurricane and died doing so. That changes the complexion of the mission a little bit.
Indeed, if it weren’t for the strange damage model of the Zero, we wouldn’t even be having this discussion. But sometimes, those damn things won't die.... 
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I've seriously never had any problems bringing down A6M2s, though I find cannon-equipped planes have a far easier time of it. In your case, the best thing to have done would have been to disengage after your initial pass, because it was just a matter of time at that point. I was already critically low on fuel as was.
Call it your good luck or my bad luck, but either way; I would do it the same way next time.
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I wouldn't have changed a thing. At the time you and sticks came into the fight, I was getting low on ammo and fuel. I wanted to finish off the last plane from the high alt engagement, so I made a game out of seeing if I could get him before the latecomers got me. It's not that I didn't know you were there, but I was trying to survive long enough to finish my primary job.
I could have stayed high and engaged you and the sticks with alt, but where's the fun in that?
Of course, everyone should realize that from now on any poor guy flying an SBD anywhere near Lev is gonna get his full attention
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hehe Nah, I had my hands full enough as it was. I don't really consider SBDs a threat unless they're in a crowd... at which point I consider any plane a threat, especially one sporting .50 caliber guns.
Anyway, it seems like I will need someone to host the film after all. Do you have an e-mail address where I can send the film?
-- Todd/Leviathn
