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10-20-2004, 12:22 PM
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#31 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | i'm still going for the -262......................
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10-20-2004, 02:01 PM
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#32 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | Yeah me too, for the Germans to utilise such a great piece of engineering like that in the time they had and under the pressure they had was pretty great.
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10-20-2004, 02:17 PM
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#33 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country:  | While I will agree that the aircraft you mentioned, Les, was definitely a terror on the bombers, I have also heard it said that if the -262 was out earlier, it would have made it alot tougher on the bomber crews. It would probably not have changed the outcome, but could very well have prolonged it.
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10-20-2004, 02:39 PM
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#34 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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10-20-2004, 03:02 PM
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#35 | | Senior Member
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| what about the germen redio guided anti bomber missle ?
the japanis proberly had a maned version,  | |
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10-20-2004, 03:13 PM
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Country:  | Yes, they were called Kamikazees... | |
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10-20-2004, 03:16 PM
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10-20-2004, 06:35 PM
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10-20-2004, 06:46 PM
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#39 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Sorry to disagree with u guys, but the -262 was not a better bomber killer than the Fw-190.... It had less firepower, less armored protection, and alot less time on station... I dont reall ever reading about bomber crews being scared of the -262 on attack...
Not to say that it wasnt a devastating attack... 4x 30mm will put the fear of god in ya no doubt....
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10-20-2004, 08:27 PM
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#40 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country: | Yes, but with 4 x 30mm cannons, it doesn't take but a good burst to do some serious damage. I am sure you have seen what a 30mm does to metal, and bodies. BIG holes and pink mist.
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10-21-2004, 12:20 AM
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#41 | | Senior Member
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| near the end of the war the germens had a radio controled rocket. thet they would luanch from bombers. | |
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10-21-2004, 02:35 AM
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#42 | | Junior Member
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| You guys are thinking rockets and jets...umm...sounds like a F16. Truth of the matter is that the FW190 was the bomber killer of the skies during wwii. The 262 was never produced in enough numbers or early enough to make a difference, also it's engines could not withstand the kind of abuse the a B17 crew would give them...50 cals hurt turbines pretty bad. The FW190 could knock a bomber out of the sky and even if it took hits while doing so, it would simply laugh and fly away.
If you want rockets and jets, then try an ME163 it was a rocket powered bomber killer, but it didn't work very well.
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10-21-2004, 07:25 AM
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#43 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Evan, while it is true that 4 x 30mm will ruin ur day or anyone elses, the concentrated firepower of the 190-A8/R2 was more destructive....
2 x 13mm, 2 x 20mm, 2 x 30mm would cause more damage in a quicker amount of time than 4 x 30mm....
Either way, bomber crews had a rough time of it up there....
But the Fw-190A8/R2 was definatly a better platform for knocking down bombers.... Id rather be surrounded by armor plating and be slower than fast and easy to shoot down....
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10-21-2004, 08:27 AM
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#44 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country: | Good point Les. Either one would cause some substantial damage. Quick, short bursts do damage when using hit and run tactics. But I do see your point. Different methods of doing the same job. Either one head on could take out the cockpit and nose crew, which would effectively result in the loss of the bomber. Kind of hard to say which was "better" than the other as they were both effective.
By the way, nice sig!
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10-21-2004, 05:15 PM
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#45 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Ty very much.... One of the best actual combat pics i have ever seen....
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