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June 12th, 2006 08:09 AM #242
Originally Posted by flagg
i think you're right about sir badkuk's inquiry, mali nga ata pagkaintindi ko. anyway, the main reason why mas accurate ang bolt-action, kasi walang recoil, mas stable as you said. as for gas-operated sniper rifles, i think the M25 is one of them.
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June 12th, 2006 03:15 PM #244
As far as I know, they're in transition to the new cammies. The Marines have already done it with their own design. The AF will probably go with whatever the Army decides on.
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June 12th, 2006 05:09 PM #245
Have you guys played Heroes of the Pacific in PS2?
Very nice game if you guys love the stories of WWII
I love using the P38 on bombing runs
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June 12th, 2006 10:37 PM #246
It's a P-38 Lightning although I'm not sure which model. But, the red trim around the roundels would indicate a paint scheme of circa 1943 (P-38H or P-38J model). Speaking of games, my favorite pc games are my WW2 flight sims:
Last edited by Jun aka Pekto; June 12th, 2006 at 10:51 PM.
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June 12th, 2006 11:05 PM #247
One good reason why I still play MS Combat Flight Simulator 2 is the sheer customization. The F6F Hellcat above is customized with the sharkmouth from VF-27 of USS Princeton (CVL-23 which was sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944).
With CFS2, I can change my plane in mid-flight (on quick missions). Here, I substituted an F4U Corsair (VF-17 "Jolly Rogers") for the Hellcat.
Another customization is the N1K2 Kawanishi Shiden-Kai. It's in the markings of the 343rd Kokutai which composed of many of Japan's remaining naval aces late in WW2:
Last edited by Jun aka Pekto; June 12th, 2006 at 11:20 PM.
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June 13th, 2006 01:01 AM #248
I knew I saw the paint scheme of that P-38 somewhere. Yup. I collect model kit box art too. This one's an old Otaki 1/48 scale Ki-61 Hien. 1943 would also be the year the Ki-61 started tangling with P-38's in large numbers:
Last edited by Jun aka Pekto; June 13th, 2006 at 01:04 AM.
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June 13th, 2006 06:11 AM #249
I remember reading somewhere that the P38 did very well in the Pacific cuz it was lots faster than the Japanese planes (though these were more maneouvrable).
In the European theater, it was pulled out cuz the German planes, especially the FW190s, were just as fast and more maneouvrable pa.
My fave WW2 plane:
Focke-Wulf 190 This is marked according to my fave unit JG-26 Jagdgeschwader 26. JG26 planes are identified by their yellow cowlings. This particular plane # 13 belonged to "Pips" Priller - 101 kills.
Another feature I like: BMW-801 model radial engine.Last edited by Flagg; June 13th, 2006 at 06:14 AM.
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June 13th, 2006 07:10 AM #250
Originally Posted by flagg
Anyway some accounts and little known info about P-38's and quite good reading:
P38 Accounts
The P-38 is a favorite because my dad actually witnessed a dogfight between Zeros and P-38's over Manila Bay (while he was catching fish) where the P-38 ace Macdonald may have been present.
Also some of the most savage air battles between P-38's and Japanese aircraft took place in the Philippines starting with the Leyte landings.....Last edited by Jun aka Pekto; June 13th, 2006 at 07:17 AM.
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