 | Sneak Peek of my B-17 themed Hot Rod Truck| Aviation Discuss Sneak Peek of my B-17 themed Hot Rod Truck in the World War II - Aviation forums; JCS said, " What does the Hs123 have to do with what CC said? "
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05-30-2005, 07:51 PM
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| JCS said, " What does the Hs123 have to do with what CC said?"
I believe there was a nightfighter variant of the Hs 123. It was a joke regarding the Lancaster's ability to out manuever night fighters. (apparently it didn't go over very well  )
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| But doesn't the biker/hotrodder thing have its origins in the German Iron Cross thing? 
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It was a joke regarding the Lancaster's ability to out manuever night fighters. (apparently it didn't go over very well )
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I didnt let the page fully load before I replied so I didnt see the emoticon after it, If I did I would've got it.....
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Originally Posted by Chocks away! Although I just remembered: One big weakness of the Lanc is the vulnerability of it's underneath-no proper turret... | Yeah ok, this would have helped, but the downside would have been a smaller bomb bay, resulting in less payload, more air resistance and more weight meaning less range and less manouverability. Lancasters were highly manouverable and could evade many German Nightfighters. | hey, you sound like me, stop learning from me!!
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Ok, well the German twin engined Nachtjagers... 
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Oh yeah, and of course Me-262s...
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