<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Drex <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>i still have to say that pilot ability should have the most importance over the plane. A skilled pilot can take an inferior plane and outwit/outfight a less well-trained or skilled pilot in a better ...

<t>I'm playing the AI as Japan. Threw 3 fresh CV's at 1 U.S. CV. Sure I sank it but 2 of those fresh new CV's are going back to Japan with lots of damage. Just as said above, carrier battles are a crap shoot. I don't think there was anything wrong with my tactics, all fighter squadrons set to 50 ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Micah Goodman <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>I have just read a great biography of Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, called Black Sheep One by Bruce Gamble. Ballantine published the book. I have to admit that after reading the book I think that ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by cap_and_gown <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>Tanaka had two things going for him at the battle of Tassafaronga:<br/>
-skill<br/>
-tenacity<br/>
-and the possession of excellent torpedos.<br/>
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Wait, Tanaka had <B><s>[B]</s>three<e>[/B ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Hard Sarge <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>Hi Mr Frag<br/>
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during this time frame of the war, the JP pilots flew a vic, and only the leader was a hunter, was a shooter, the other two were there to protect him, <br/>
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HARD ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Cap Mandrake <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>In short order, technological innovation improved upon the range restrictions of hand-launched spuds. <e>[/B]</e></B><e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE> <br/>
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ROTHFLMAO!<br/>
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Ok, a cheesey post ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Yamamoto <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>They should make it so that if a Japanese ship with radar is in a base hex the base should get the same radar benefit as if the base itself had radar.<br/>
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Are there any Japanese land-based ...

enough said.

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by crsutton <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>Pretty much any 1st generation fighter in the Pacific suffered poor performance at higher altitudes. I don't think any had superchargers. P 40, Zero, Wildcat all really suffered at higher altitudes ...

<r>I think I have seen some discussion on this earlier, so if this is a repeat.............tough.........<E>;)</E> <br/>
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After getting Dobodura built up and moving in air groups, I found the base lacking in a/c support so I moved an extra base force unit there. For protection I had 3 squadrons ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Feinder <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>I don't really have an opinion on the whole "fire damage debate". But from a factual standpoint...<br/>
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"As to speed, even a burning ship can still make flank speed."<br/>
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Actually, didn't ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Snigbert <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>That night fighter looks like it has a giant grenade pin on the underbelly of the fuselage. What happens when you pull the pin? <e>[/B]</e></B><e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE> <br/>
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Thats the rubberband ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Oleg Mastruko <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>Here:<br/>
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<URL url="http://home.austin.rr.com/normkoger/RJW.html"><s>[url]</s>http://home.austin.rr.com/normkoger/RJW.html<e>[/url]</e></URL><br/>
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Oleg <e>[/B]</e></B><e>[/QUOTE]</e ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Oleg Mastruko <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>Oh boy... my favorite topic... let's see:<br/>
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-- Norm Koger's Tsushima, ie. Russo-Jap war naval game. Knowing Koger, if this is anything short of mind-numbingly excellent, I'd be eating ...

<r>[QUOTE]<I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by pasternakski <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>Yep - these boys are doing the Leon Klinghoffer - he didn't shower on board ship because he washed up on shore. <br/>
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That is sooooooooo wrong. Is it getting hot under your chair? Are thunder ...

Depends on how much I've had to drink.

Von Frag

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Admiral DadMan <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>It was shot #1, a 20mm Oerlikon that hit the DD, belt armor pentration, severe damage, two more 20mm hits with belt armor penetration, then shot #4, another 20mm to the Bridge.<br/>
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Didn ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by U2 <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>Hi<br/>
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I have never seen that. Though I read a book about the Japanese sub force during WW2 and several were sunk by USN subs. So it should be possible but it might not be in the UV engine. I'll ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by XPav <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s><e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
<URL url="http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/battleships/us_wwii.htm#iow-cl"><s>[url]</s><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/battles ... htm#iow-cl">http://www.hazegray.org ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by m0ngoose <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>Well when I served on the USS New Jersey BB-62 (Iowa class) we did a speed trial and hit 39.8 knots at max speed.<br/>
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You shoulda seen the rooster tail on that baby...! <br/>
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Granted it ...