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Originally Posted by Slipdigit
Why settle for a 2:1, 3:1 or whatever the kill ratio was, when you could reasonably expect to do better with superior aircraft?
I don't think that it would be a good idea to sit on your laurels and wait on the enemy to come out with a better aircraft. Always plan and stay ahead.  |
I understand this, Slip. I was trying to stick with the original post. <Was the A6M Zero really the killer fighter it has often been made out to be in the early Pacific War? >
If Japan wanted to "sit on it's laurels", they would'nt have developed the Ki-84 Frank or the Ki-100 Tony.
Was the Zero the best killer fighter in the early Pacific war? Maybe not. But I certainly don't think it was 'the wrong plane right from the start.' It needed development just like
any other new weapon.