Comments on: Score Zero http://airminded.org/2006/04/24/score-zero/ Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:05:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: George Shaner http://airminded.org/2006/04/24/score-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-503 George Shaner Thu, 04 May 2006 13:32:53 +0000 http://airminded.org/2006/04/24/score-zero/#comment-503 Mostly some comments in "Kogun" by Hayashi & Coox and another source that I can't remember for the life of me. The JAAF has been very badly served analytically, though maybe the Imperial Army was just better at destroying their records than the navy! Mostly some comments in “Kogun” by Hayashi & Coox and another source that I can’t remember for the life of me.

The JAAF has been very badly served analytically, though maybe the Imperial Army was just better at destroying their records than the navy!

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2006/04/24/score-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Brett Holman Wed, 03 May 2006 08:07:05 +0000 http://airminded.org/2006/04/24/score-zero/#comment-495 That's an interesting question, George, and I'm sure I don't know! (But if you haven't already seen them, a couple of <a href="http://airminded.org/2006/02/11/japanese-arp-posters/" rel="nofollow">earlier</a> <a href="http://airminded.org/2006/02/15/nearly-a-century-of-circles/" rel="nofollow">posts</a> might interest you.) What sort of hints have you come across? That’s an interesting question, George, and I’m sure I don’t know! (But if you haven’t already seen them, a couple of earlier posts might interest you.) What sort of hints have you come across?

]]> By: George Shaner http://airminded.org/2006/04/24/score-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-490 George Shaner Tue, 02 May 2006 14:08:14 +0000 http://airminded.org/2006/04/24/score-zero/#comment-490 This brings to mind a question near and dear to my heart and for which no one seems to have the answer: the origins of JAAF bomber doctrine. I've seen some tantalizing hints that they had a counter-force strategy by the mid-thirties, possibly in answer to the build-up of the Soviet and American aerial capabilities, but no one seems to have really researched the question in English. This brings to mind a question near and dear to my heart and for which no one seems to have the answer: the origins of JAAF bomber doctrine. I’ve seen some tantalizing hints that they had a counter-force strategy by the mid-thirties, possibly in answer to the build-up of the Soviet and American aerial capabilities, but no one seems to have really researched the question in English.

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2006/04/24/score-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Brett Holman Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:17:19 +0000 http://airminded.org/2006/04/24/score-zero/#comment-461 True, it's easy to be smug in hindsight. I find it interesting though, that Pulford explicitly warned against underestimating the Japanese, and then went on to do exactly that himself! The "many people" he mentions must have had very low opinions of the Japanese indeed. True, it’s easy to be smug in hindsight. I find it interesting though, that Pulford explicitly warned against underestimating the Japanese, and then went on to do exactly that himself! The “many people” he mentions must have had very low opinions of the Japanese indeed.

]]> By: Paul Gilster http://airminded.org/2006/04/24/score-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Paul Gilster Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:46:36 +0000 http://airminded.org/2006/04/24/score-zero/#comment-452 That comment about the Buffaloes sure is hard to swallow, but they did have success with the Finnish forces against Russia, so the design wasn't a total disaster. And the Zero's tight turning radius and effectiveness in close combat was more than offset by its lack of self-sealing tanks and cockpit protection for the pilot. So I can understand Pulford's comparison with the Italians even though subsequent history proved, for a time, a nightmare for Allied forces in the Far East. Great post -- keep digging this wonderful stuff up! That comment about the Buffaloes sure is hard to swallow, but they did have success with the Finnish forces against Russia, so the design wasn’t a total disaster. And the Zero’s tight turning radius and effectiveness in close combat was more than offset by its lack of self-sealing tanks and cockpit protection for the pilot. So I can understand Pulford’s comparison with the Italians even though subsequent history proved, for a time, a nightmare for Allied forces in the Far East. Great post — keep digging this wonderful stuff up!

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