How do I interpret these numbers?

[MuguNiner]

The A6M5 Zero looks a little intimidating...

[Malagant]

I think the maneuverability is countered by the armor and max speed of the allied planes.

[John B.]

Yeah, if you take a look at the Chinese Soviet supplied fighters like the I-15 you'll see that they have very high maneuverability but poor speed and armament mean that they don't do so well against IJA fighters. Those 6 50 cal. on the F6F and the cannon on the P-38 plus the durability count for a lot.

[dr.hal]

Another factor to look at is the accuracy of the weapons, in a center-line weapon the accuracy is very high thus the P-38 can be quite deadly. Of course this all says nothing about the pilot, who is a BIG factor.

[RogerJNeilson]

Easier way to see the plane characteristics - thanks to the great Tracker team.......

Roger

[GreyJoy]

Those "discrepancies" are well solved in DBB, where the A6M5 mnvr is reduced above 20K feet, while the Hellcat becomes more and more superior the higher it gets

[MuguNiner]

Thanks,
I had some p38's take on the zero's and zero's won 4 - zip. The p38 pilots average experience is 77. My carriers went through the area and also took on the zeros, but I don't recall the hellcats taking a beating like the p38's did.

[jeffk3510]

ORIGINAL: MuguNiner

Thanks,
I had some p38's take on the zero's and zero's won 4 - zip. The p38 pilots average experience is 77. My carriers went through the area and also took on the zeros, but I don't recall the hellcats taking a beating like the p38's did.

I tend to have very favorable results when I sweep with P38s. There are many other factors that go into this, but I have very good results when they're sweeping.

[GreyJoy]

The leader's stats are horrible Mugu!
That's a factor for sure. Also it depends on the distance travelled, the fatigue, the altitude settings and, obviously, Gary's dice&roll

However, p38s should do pretty well against the A6M5

[rustysi]

Also numbers. If the numbers are stacked against the P-38's they'll have a hard time.

[wdolson]

That leader is decent for a training unit, but he's too passive for a combat fighter unit.

Bill

[MuguNiner]

Sounds like I need to review my CO's. I haven't done that except for my carrier TFs.
Thanks all!

[MuguNiner]

Hmmm... The last time a corporal reorganized an officer corps bad things happened... [X(]

[wneumann]

Also look at skill and experience levels of individual pilots assigned to the squadron. Your four weakest P-38 pilots may have been weeded out in combat, unfortunately along with their planes.

[leehunt27@bloomberg.net]

The A6M5 Zero armor is terrible. These fighters are like paper mache in my 1944 game. I use them to escort bombers and don't expect many to come back. They can't really take on the Hellcats. N1K1 George is the fighter that can survive. And I have been using veteran 50 exp 70 air skill pilots on both squadrons.