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Found a really cheesy Chinese video about aerial combat over China circa 1937-1941.  It makes a John Wayne movie seem tastefully restrained, but - for the most part - has first rate aircraft mockups and computer animations.  Lots of fun over a couple of beers.

 

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As a Chinese, we never forget the help of American pilots and Soviet pilots. 

In my hometown, a US pilot's monument, he drove a P-40 fighter to intercept Japanese bombers,after shot down a Japanese plane, he was hit, in order to prevent the plane crashed in the city, he was late parachuting. Although the people quickly found him, and try to rescue him, but he unfortunately died.

Now, every year, our local secondary schools organize students to visit the monument to commemorate his outstanding contribution and sacrifices for the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japan.

The Chinese people will never forget every foreign friend who sacrificed to support the Chinese people's anti-fascist war.
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Awesome scenes! What kind of planes are those Chinese dive bombers attacking the ships?

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Awesome scenes! What kind of planes are those Chinese dive bombers attacking the ships?

 

Those are Northrop 2EC attack bombers, one of the first variants of the revolutionary Northrop Gamma.

 

The last shot is a 2EC bought by the RAF for evaluation.

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As a Chinese, we never forget the help of American pilots and Soviet pilots. 

In my hometown, a US pilot's monument, he drove a P-40 fighter to intercept Japanese bombers,after shot down a Japanese plane, he was hit, in order to prevent the plane crashed in the city, he was late parachuting. Although the people quickly found him, and try to rescue him, but he unfortunately died.

Now, every year, our local secondary schools organize students to visit the monument to commemorate his outstanding contribution and sacrifices for the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japan.

The Chinese people will never forget every foreign friend who sacrificed to support the Chinese people's anti-fascist war.

 

 

I thank the Chinese people for honoring that pilot, and all other brave men and women, who fought to resist the spread of fascism 1937-45.

 

I am back modding after some Real World interruptions - I'm upgrading my old China war models (see below) and also thinking about making a small map for the aerial campaign over the Shanghai - Nanjing region.  Because of the language barrier, I am having trouble finding accurate 1937-38 maps of that region.  Would you be willing to assist me?

 

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Progress shots of the Northrop 2EC.

 

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i have 2 maps of the Shanghai region (east and west), dated 1954, but based on Japanese 1942 data, and some earlier surveys dating to 1917.

They're yours if you want 'em.

I can't find any of my other maps, that I used for the WW2 China terrain remod. But I'll keep searching the archives.

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i have 2 maps of the Shanghai region (east and west), dated 1954, but based on Japanese 1942 data, and some earlier surveys dating to 1917.

They're yours if you want 'em.

I can't find any of my other maps, that I used for the WW2 China terrain remod. But I'll keep searching the archives.

 

Yes!  I would very much like to "borrow" your maps.  The only detailed maps I've been able to find are modern, so they show too many roads and too much habitation.

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I found some maps of shanghai in 1937,my friends give me some help.But I do not know if they can help you.

http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2827909314

https://www.jacar.archives.go.jp/aj/meta/MetSearch.cgi?SUM_KIND=SimpleSummary&IS_KIND=detail&IS_SCH=META&IS_STYLE=eng&DB_ID=G0000101EXTERNAL&GRP_ID=G0000101&IS_START=1&IS_EXTSCH=&DEF_XSL=default-en&IS_SORT_KND=ASC&IS_SORT_FLD=&IS_TAG_S1=InfoSDU&IS_KEY_S1=Nanjin+1937+map&IS_NUMBER=1&SUM_NUMBER=20&SUM_START=1&IS_LYD_DIV=&LIST_VIEW=&_SHOW_EAD_ID=M2011112915515512308&ON_LYD=on

I'm sorry for my bad English.

My friends told me this Japanese web is helpful:https://www.jacar.go.jp/


I dont understand a word but the CG stuff is great! 

You should be glad that you do not understand the dialogue, because the dialogue is very sucker :)

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I found some maps of shanghai in 1937,my friends give me some help.But I do not know if they can help you.

I'm sorry for my bad English.

 

Thank you!  :biggrin:

 

Do not apologize for your English - I appreciate your help as I do not speak Chinese.  Below are some test models for my proposed map.

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Very beautiful birds and boats! I like them!!!

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Very beautiful birds and boats! I like them!!!

 

Thanks.  This aerial campaign was my first mod interest when I discovered First Eagles back in 2006/7.  I have always loved the subject matter - high adventure and aerial combat with sophisticated biplanes.  Chennault was involved from the very beginning of the campaign as an advisor, and eventually resulted in the American Volunteer Group, popularly known as the Flying Tigers.

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Thanks for the answer Geezer. And nice work!

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Thank you!  :biggrin:

 

Do not apologize for your English - I appreciate your help as I do not speak Chinese.  Below are some test models for my proposed map.

Wow,it's a great one!

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Thanks.  This aerial campaign was my first mod interest when I discovered First Eagles back in 2006/7.  I have always loved the subject matter - high adventure and aerial combat with sophisticated biplanes.  Chennault was involved from the very beginning of the campaign as an advisor, and eventually resulted in the American Volunteer Group, popularly known as the Flying Tigers.

The American pilot I mentioned above is the pilot of the Flying Tigers, whose name is Robert H. Moni, a lieutenant.

this is his photos:

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The picture depicts the scene of his battle over my hometown. The clock tower is still there.

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The United States Flying Tigers and the people of my hometown mourn Moni Lieutenant:

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This is a memorial to my hometown to commemorate his contribution to the Chinese people:

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Lieutenant Moni came from Kansas, north of Kansas City, where the people of his hometown built a monument after learning of his deeds:

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In 1999, Lieutenant Moni's sister, Anna L. Davis, came to my hometown:

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Now, on April 5 every year,  people will go to the monument to commemorate Moni Lieutenant:

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His P-40,ROSE MARIE is his fiancee:

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He and the people friendly exchanges:

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Wow!  I am both impressed by your research and honored that the citizens of your home town still commemorate Lt. Moni.  Thank you for this fascinating information.

 

Progress shot of Mitsubishi A5M2 and A5M2 Otsu below:

 

 

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My friends gave me a map of Nanjing 1937,maybe it's from Japanese Website:

I upload to my netdisc:http://pan.baidu.com/s/1qYPaF96

I wish it can be helpful to you

 

Thank you.  I clicked on your link, but the screen was blank.

 

Below are some test shots of buildings and river objects.

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Progress shots of the Curtiss Hawk III.  Its ready to UVW map, then make skin artwork. 

 

Been reading up on CAF aces, and discovered some technical details about the Hawk III.  They were armed with a .30 Browning and a .50 Browning, which gave them very effective firepower by the standards of the mid-1930s.  Also, the Japanese Mitsubishi A5M had superior performance to the standard Hawks, so the CAF stripped bomb racks, drop tank gear, airflow ring, and sliding canopy to improve performance.  That explains why there is so much variation in the old photographs of CAF Hawk III aircraft.

 

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Thank you.  I clicked on your link, but the screen was blank.

 

Below are some test shots of buildings and river objects.

I'm sorry,maybe this netdisc can be used only in China,F**K baidu ,but the map is very good , it's from IJA,Very accurate, if you think it can be helpful to you,Please tell me some way that I can give it to you

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I'm sorry,maybe this netdisc can be used only in China,F**K baidu ,but the map is very good , it's from IJA,Very accurate, if you think it can be helpful to you,Please tell me some way that I can give it to you

 

Click on the envelope at the top of the screen.  It opens the Private Message box.  Start a new message and send it to me.  If it works, I'll reply and you can attach the map to your reply.  And thank you again! :biggrin:

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