AviationDiscuss Best anti-shipping aircraft? in the World War II - Aviation forums; a question was raised about the Fw 200's service record..... KG 40. any one of our English friends have ...
a question was raised about the Fw 200's service record..... KG 40. any one of our English friends have access to the records at PRO~KEW ? therein may lie some interesting materials. I'll try to hunt down some info from Freiburg soon
Hangs head in shame and hits himself for being immensely unobservant doh!
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Sm79. I think my records are close to your second posting.
The first claimed that he sank two cruisers, the second that two cruisers were damaged which matches. I don't think any cruiser was sunk only by Italian aircraft torpedo attack.
I don't think the RN lost five merchant carriers in the entire war. As for the Orion I don't believe that she was hit by a torpedo. If she had benn she would have had to have been sent to drydock for repairs. That sor tof damage is impossible to hide.
Sorry but we have to agree to disagree on this
One other qualification falling under "anti-shipping" was the performance for hunting and sinking the small luggers and motorized barges that hug the coast.
In the SW pacific, the B25, the P39 and the Beaufighter performed well doing this.
One of the reasons the Japanese collapsed in this area was they simply could not keep their garrisons supplied. Just imagine having a freighter offshore loaded with supplies, and no barges available to take off the cargo.
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