I do now have a suspect line-up, if you can Larrywb57, look these suspects over. Remember, they are in a brightly lit room, and you are behind a one way mirror. The suspects cannot see you, and will not be able to take retaliation against your boat and crew... Shall we proceed?...
"Subject number one, please step forward!" OK Larrywb57, we feel this critter here is supplying the area its airplanes. There are only 3 small squadrons on duty early in the war, and it takes about a 40 journey over the mountains for them to get to your location. We are not certain as to their skill at negotiating the height of the mountains, and may well pile themselves on the peaks:
"Subject number one, you may step back. Subject number two, please step forward!" OK Larrywb57. This is our primary suspect. Is this the one you saw 'stuck' the other day?... The G4M_Betty! Two engines of un-muffled terror! aka: Admiral Yamamoto's favorite airplane...
"Subject two please step back! Subject number three, step forward please!" This one is a possible suspect also, due to a small squadron being associated with the Nagasaki Air Base. Equipped with 4 engines, and able to carry bombs or depth charges, they are lethal, even if they are one of the slowest planes out there. They are also capable of hanging around a while. The H6K2:
"Subject three, you may step back, and subject four, step forward please." This plane, like Betty above, is in just about every line-up like this. Equipped with non-sealing fuel tanks, this plane is worth nothing when it lights up and sends its pilot to a fiery grave, we give you the A6M2 Zero:
Note that this subject is often dressed in white. "Thank you subjects for your co-operation. There are donuts and coffee in the break room! You better be fast though!"
Do you recognize any of them Larrywb57?...
