(December 6, 2018 at 2:55 pm)Deesse23 Wrote:(December 6, 2018 at 2:31 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: And the Zero wasn't better than the Tomahawk, just more famous.
The A6M climbed better and had a better sustained turn rate at any given speed than the P40B
The P40B was slightly faster.
The Zeke didn't have self-sealing fuel tanks or any appreciable armor.
BUT: During the Korean War the US offered a bounty for the MiG-15. One pilot got rich and a free ticket to the US. Then they gave the plane to the test people. Chuck Yeager took an F-86 against the MiG and won. Then the pilots swapped planes. Yeager won again. Pilot matters more than machine.
