I thought it would be nice to do something different last night so we matched a Douglas A-24B Banshee (Ruet) against the Yokosuka D4Y3 Susei (Kokatai 601). I flew the Japanese plane and it used A guns front and rear. Doug (aka Windy Jack) naturally flew the Douglas which uses A guns at the rear and B guns forward. I thought the planes were evenly matched. The Douglas had heavier armament, but the Susei is a lot faster.
In a fast-paced game the Japanese plane suffered 8 damage points from frontal encounters with the Douglas which was not good for the sons of Nippon. Most other firing saw an even number of A counters dished out to both sides. The Japanese plane failed to gain any advantage from his speed, but the Douglas did use superior maneuverability and tactics to get a couple of unanswered hits on his opponent.
At the end of the game the honorable Japanese went down.
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