Thread: What if the Japanese strike at Hickham and Pearl Harbor succeded but the one at Clark failed?
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Old February 10th, 2008, 02:13 AM
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Default Re: What if the Japanese strike at Hickham and Pearl Harbor succeded but the one at Clark failed?
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Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
Of course it doesn't help that the US 3" AA gun can't effectively engage aircraft at roughly 20,000 feet either meaning the Japanese are flying above virtually all of the AA fire too.
There is that too. They needed more modern and up to date AA.

Here is some info on the Philippine Army Air Corps victories against the Japanese with the P-26.

PAAC P-26
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