P80s Rule the skies over Osaka!

[HansBolter]

P80s are definitely in a class of their own:

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
A7M3-J Sam x 6
J7W1 Shinden x 25
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 21
Ki-94-II x 7
Ki-119 x 7
Ki-201 Karyu x 2

Allied aircraft
P-80A Shooting Star x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A7M3-J Sam: 3 destroyed
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-119: 1 destroyed
Ki-201 Karyu: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-80A Shooting Star: 1 destroyed


Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
A7M3-J Sam x 1
J7W1 Shinden x 7
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 15
Ki-94-II x 4
Ki-119 x 2
Ki-201 Karyu x 1

Allied aircraft
P-80A Shooting Star x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A7M3-J Sam: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 5 destroyed
Ki-94-II: 2 destroyed
Ki-119: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-80A Shooting Star: 1 destroyed


Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
J7W1 Shinden x 3
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2
Ki-201 Karyu x 1

Allied aircraft
P-80A Shooting Star x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

[Yaab]

Ki-43-IV Oscar? Better maneuver rating, comparable climb, inferior speed. Put a good pilot in and hope for the best.

[panzer cat]

T birds rule.

[HansBolter]

Yea, the P80s weakness is climb, which is only average.

Otherwise, its awesome, with high top and cruise speeds and very healthy maneuver ratings in all bands.

The FR-1 Fireball is also pretty cool with unreal maneuver ratings in the two lowest bands.
Kind of like a 400 mph Nate.

[Canoerebel]

Sounds good, Hans!

[Yaab]

A6M2 Zero x 7
A7M3-J Sam x 6
J7W1 Shinden x 25
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 21
Ki-94-II x 7
Ki-119 x 7
Ki-201 Karyu x 2

translation by the Shooting Star:

you are a Zero
won't play it again, Sammy
you are a S..tden
Tojo or not to Tojo
Kill-94-II
Kill-119
dont Caryu about you

[Orm]

Can the A6M2 Zero even fly on 45,000 feet?