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| Which US World War II Fighter had the highest kill ratio during the war? |
| F4F Wildcat |
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5% |
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| F6F Hellcat |
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42% |
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| F4U Corsair |
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12% |
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| P-38 Lightning |
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10% |
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| P-47 Thunderbolt |
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7% |
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| P-51 Mustang |
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22% |
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no harm no foul
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No, just funny that the king of the typos didnt recognize a typo!! 
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| Mon Jun 20 12:05:59 2005 |
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LOL yeah I forgot about that, its automatic for you
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| Mon Jun 20 13:03:29 2005 |
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I chose the P38 because of reliability, low losses should have a good effect on the kill ratio, given a moderate number of kills.
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| Mon Jun 20 17:07:28 2005 |
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I voted Mustang cause I'm not aware of ANYTHING shooting it down much at all.
The Hellcat must have had a crushingly high ratio too once thay got them to the Pacific. I think Corsairs may have spent too much time in Marine suppport service rather than air to air to get a high ratio, they took a while to get comfortable with carrier landings as I recall.
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| Mon Jun 20 19:26:41 2005 |
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The P-38 does make sense, due to its twin engines...
Only time will tell on this poll whether you are correct or not! 
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| Mon Jun 20 20:33:46 2005 |
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The P-51 is the obvious choice, due to its use as an escort fighter and long range strike...
However, many were indeed lost in combat, but she received many (MANY) kills to her credit as well...
A logical choice... By the time the poll ends we shall see whether logic entered into it or not! 
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| Mon Jun 20 20:35:59 2005 |
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Ok I have not seen any new votes or new comments in a while now...
So let me answer this one for you guys...
The answer is the F6F Hellcat! The F6F has 5121 aerial kills and only 251 losses while in combat...
That is a 20 to 1 kill ratio...
Best of any aircraft in World War II!
One person voted for her, though I dont know who it was...
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| Sat Jun 25 16:56:04 2005 |
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that would be me lol ( kidding, I voted Stang )
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| Sat Jun 25 17:31:04 2005 |
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I knew it was a Navy plane!
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| Sun Jun 26 5:31:13 2005 |
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Yes...
The Navy enjoyed a very high kill to loss ratio the entire war.
The F6F Hellcat decimated the Zero in the Pacific...
In the Marianas 'Turkey Shoot' Task Force 58 Hellcat pilots destroyed over 400 Japanese aircraft with the loss of only 19 Hellcats...
This type of ratio played itself out the entire war...
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