Duel suggestions
BobG
Having noted the ominous disappearance of Hurricane vs. ME 110 from the upcoming titles section, I thought a few other suggestions for the series mightn't go amiss-
Gladiator vs. CR 42 (Malta 1940)
Hurricane vs. MC 200 (Malta 1941)
Hurricane vs. KI 43 Oscar (Burma 1943)
Spitfire V vs. ME 109F (Malta 1942)
Spitfire IX vs FW 190 (Channel front 1942)
Tempest vs. FW190D (Germany 1945)
Kittyhawk vs. MC 202 (North Africa 1942)
Corsair vs. Zero (Pacific 1943)
Mustang vs. Raiden (Japan 1945)
Sabre vs. MiG 15 (Korea 1951)
Beaufighter vs. JU 88 (Biscay 1943)
Lancaster vs. ME 110 (Berlin 1944)
British destroyer vs. German destroyer (Narvik 1940)
Sherman vs. Panzer IV (El Alamein 1942)
Crusader vs. Panzer III (Operation Crusader 1941)
King Tiger vs. Josef Stalin II (Germany 1945)
While we're at it, how about a few more British WW2 titles for Combat Aircraft?
Wellington squadrons
Stirling squadrons
Hurricane ground attack squadrons
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| Mike @ Osprey |
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Don't worry, Hurricane vs Me 110 is still coming out, just a little later than planned - hopefully it will be available in December!
Great list though, I will pass this on to our editors.
Posted: 31-Aug-2010 15:36
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| CWyatt |
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Good calls, most would ineterest me. More British titles please. Heading to the modern age, I would add Sea Harrier vs Dagger
Posted: 01-Sep-2010 11:21
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| BobG |
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Thanks for the update on Hurri-110, I look forward to reading it. I've been enjoying the Duel series immensely, most recently Mirage vs. MiG-21. And yes, I'd certainly read Harrier vs. Dagger.
Posted: 01-Sep-2010 16:11
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| fatdaddy |
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I would like to see the King Tiger vs JS 2 one, although they had different roles,
I'd also like a t34/85 vs Panther or Panzer IVH title and I'd kill for anything comparing the late war Russian fighters to their German peers. (Yak3/9U, La5FN/7 vs FW 190D, Me 109G/K)
Posted: 02-Sep-2010 10:54
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| laurent14 |
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I strongly support all the suggestions above, especially the latest: war late soviet fighters vs german peers. May I add these ones:
P51 Mustang vs Me 262
US destroyer vs japanese kamikaze
US submarine vs IJN destroyer
Posted: 04-Sep-2010 20:23
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| BobG |
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Yaks and Lavochkins against 109s and 190s would indeed be most welcome. To those I'd add 109E/F vs. MiG 3, certainly the niftiest (looking) Soviet fighter of the war.
Posted: 11-Sep-2010 14:14
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| AncientWargamer |
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.. and lets not forget -
Boulton Paul Defiant Vs Bf 109 Emil - Dunkirk 1940 -
A totally new ball game was needed on both sides to deal with the defiants strengths and weaknesses.
Posted: 17-Sep-2010 01:29
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| BobG |
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Defiants and 109s would be very interesting. I spoke to Osprey editor Tony Holmes at the recent Duxford Battle of Britain airshow, and he mentioned the possibility of an eventual Aces title on Defiant, Havod and Blenheim crews, which I suppose would deal largely with the various nightfighter aces not covered in other volumes.
There might also be a Combat Aircraft entry on Beaufighter squadrons, another one I'd love to read. What it comes down to, Tony explained, was how the other aviation titles covering British subjects sell- with Osprey's main market quite understandably being America, the deck is somewhat stacked in favour of American and German titles. So fingers crossed...
Posted: 17-Sep-2010 15:25
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| Nathunt |
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How about these title suggestions for the Duel series
F6F Hellcat vs A6M Zeke (Phillipine Sea 1944)
F-15 Eagle vs Mig 23 (Lebanon 1982)
F-15 Eagle vs Mig 29 (Desert Storm 1991)
Tiger I vs T-34 (Battle of Kursk 1943)
Japanese Battleship vs American Battleship (Savo Island 1942)
F4F Wildcat vs A6M2 Zero (Midway 1942)
B-24 Liberator vs Flak 88mm (Ploesti 1943)
I hope these can help
Nathan.
Posted: 30-Sep-2010 12:11
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| BobG |
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Those sound great, particularly the Hellcat, Wildcat and Tiger titles. Incidentally, I note that Amazon are offering E-Boat vs MTB (Duel) and Legion Condor Aces (Aircraft of the Aces) for mid next year; I've pre-ordered both.
Posted: 30-Sep-2010 19:19
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