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Guadalcanal

Season 1, Episode 5, Aired Nov 24, 2006

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Word War II, August 1942, American F-4F Wildcats vs Japanese Zeros.

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During this campaign the American Airforce sprang a trap that helped turn the tide of the war in favor of the American forces.

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By Rik_H, Sep 01, 2008

The American intelligence service had broken the Japanese radio code, which they used to decifer a radio intercept that they made. The radio signal that they intercepted provided detailes of General Yamamoto's travel plans to visit some of the Japanese bases in the area. The mission was simple, but dangerous. Fly over open waters and a great distance to intercept the plane that Gen Yamamoto was flying in on. This type of mission in itself is very dangerous as it demands pinpoint navagation and timing to arrive at the right spot and time. The american pilots that flew this mission did a great job with both aspects (navigating and timing) and arrived at the planned intercept point. They were able to do this with relatively primative navigating devices compared to modern navigating equipment. Once the American pilots arrived at the planned intercept point they made contact with the enemy target. Hsitory shows that the American pilots shot General Yamamoto's airplane out of the sky, helping further turn the tide of the war in favor of the American forces. This air victory helped to spur the ground forces on to greater feats, and is a good example of how all arms of the military did their part in building and maintaining American military morale during the prolonged battles that were to follow.moreless
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- F4F-4 Wildcat Speed: 316 mph Range: 770 Miles Armament: 6 x .50 cal. machine guns
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- A6M3 Zero Speed: 316 mph Range: 1,165 miles Armament: 2 x 22mm cannons, 2 x 7.7mm machine guns
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- S8D Dauntless Speed 262 mph Range 1,230 miles Bomb Load: Under fuselage – up to 1,600 lbs, Under wings – up to 650 lbs
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- F1M Pete Speed 230 mph Range 276 miles Armament 2 x 7.7mm machine guns (forward), 1 x 7.7mm machine gun (flex mounted)
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- K1-43 Oscar Speed 329 mph Range 1,095 miles Armament: 2 x 12.7 machine guns
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- D3A2 Val Speed 266 mph Range 969 miles Armament: 2 x 7.7mm machine guns (forward) 1 x 7.7 machine gun (flex mounted)
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- Narrator: Outnumbered American fighter pilots battle marauding Japanese airmen to control the skies over a sweltering Pacific island called Guadalcanal. During a grueling six month slugfest, their combat in sky will help decide the course of the Pacific war. Through state of the art computer animation, you're in the cockpit as America's rugged F-4F Wildcats face off against lethal Japanese Zero and Oscar fighters. Experience the battle, dissect the tactics, relive the dogfights of Guadalcanal.
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- Commentators: Major Dirk "Yank" Cooper, USMC Top Gun Instructor Rear Admiral Paul Gillcrist, USN (ret) Author & Historian Barrett Tillman Author & Historian Richard B. Frank Pacific War Historian Col. James Swett, USMC (Ret) Wildcat Pilot Col. Jefferson DeBlanc, USMC (Ret) Wildcat Pilot
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