Yes thanks, it is one of my preferred pirate sites!
But the problem is that all these profiles are from Hawk 75A-1, Hawk 75A-2 and Hawk 75A-3, with a 1050 hp engine. I need two Hawk 75A-4, that had a different and far more powerful Cyclone engine with 1200 hp (more troublesome too - but that's another story). Besides, the A-4 was also lighter - 2608 kg instead than 2726. So if you look at the hp/kg ratio, that's a good hint on the meneuvrability of the plane, you get 0,46 for the A-4 and only 0,385 for the A-1/A-3. To be short, I don't think it would be accurate to share the maneuvre decks. So I am only featuring 1200 hp machines from Holland, Finland (an ex-French one it seems), China, USA, England, South Africa and... France, I hope.
I know it's just a game and I could put an A-3 with the same maneuvres and be happy of it but... There is some kind of serious foolishness in the way we make this game that prevent me to do so.
Great link, thanks! Very useful for the Vichy machine. I still have some diubt about the Fre France one, since Tuslane "borrowed" it from South African Air Force. I have a profile of a South African Mohawk, but the camouflage is pretty different - dark brown and sand. Was his painted in the same way?
An account of the fight between Vichy Curtiss and USA Wildcats:
AERIAL BATTLE OVER MOROCCO :
The USN air fleet wanted to destroy the French planes based in Morocco. As indicated in the previous post, the French air force is small compared to the 172 US planes (not counting all the UK planes) and except the Dewoitine D-520 only composed of Curtiss H-75 fighters. The 108 USN Wildcats will have to face 86 French fighters but only 40 were rather modern. Despite the surprise and the fact that most of the aircrafts were at ground when then air raids were launched, the French air force reacted.
Over Casablanca the Wildcats of the VF-41 encountered the old Curtiss H-75 of the GC II/5. 4x Wildcats, 3x Dauntless and 7x H-75 were shot down. 5x bombers of the GB I/32 and the whole GB I/33 were destroyed on the ground.
In Port Lyautey about 10 D-520s and 6 bombers are destroyed on the ground. At least 2 Wildcats are destroyed by a D-520 but it was also hit and the pilot had to crash its plane and to evacuate it.
During 8th November morning French fighters strafed the landing beaches at Fedhala and several landing boats were destroyed. At 12h30 a few French bombers attacked the beachheads without losses.
On 9th November, 5x H-75s from GC II/5 strafed again the beaches. Later a bigger attack involving 10x bombers from GB II/23, 3x bombers from GB I/32 escorted by 15x H-75 from GC I/5 was launched. Several transport and landing boats were destroyed but no really important ship is hit. The Wildcats from VF-9 intercepted the French aircraft, the bombers went back safely but 4x H-75 were destroyed, as well as 1x Wildcat.
At 14h00 an important US raid surprised on ground 4x DB-7s, 5x H-75s and 6x D-520s. The small French air force in Morocco was then finally neutralized.
At Safi, the US planes were provided by the ACV-29 Santee whose crews were very green. From 31 aircrafts, 21 lost themselves and were forced to emergency landings on the ground.
Finally, on 11th November, the US had lost 44 planes from 172 available at the beginning :
25x Wildcats
9x Dauntless
10x Avenger
The "Jean-Bart" battleship is damaged but will be repaired and will have a long post WW2 career.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=97956.
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Ven 16 Jan 2009 - 8:38
J'ai cru que tu avais fait un malaise après l'envoi de ma "commande" spéciale de Décalques 