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11-22-2005, 11:31 AM
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#376 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | the lanc could carry the grand slam without modification (apart from removing the bomb bay doors) it was simply modified to increase range...........
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11-22-2005, 02:46 PM
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#377 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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11-23-2005, 04:21 PM
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| Well the USAAF did send B-29s with only thier tailguns to do fire raids over Japan.
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Thats cause the Japanese had no nightfighter force to really worry about.[/quote]
Yes and no. Also one of the reasons was to lighten the load as the Superforts firebombed Japan at low lovel.
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11-23-2005, 05:29 PM
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#379 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass adler you know as much as anyone that the lanc carried not only more on average per sortie than the B-17 but the lanc also had a greater maximum payload.......... | A B-17 gave up some of its bomb payload so that it could have a greater range and carry greater defensive armament. That is the only reason why.
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12-08-2005, 12:27 AM
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| The aircobra sucked, and it was ugly.
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12-08-2005, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by The Nerd The aircobra sucked, and it was ugly. | Read the thread on the -39, there's a lot more too what you say.....
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12-09-2005, 03:27 PM
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#382 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Yes while I happen to not like the P-39 either, what are you reasons. It is hard to say something sucks and not explain why you feel so.
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12-20-2005, 09:05 AM
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i think u should look at d other side of europe | |
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12-20-2005, 10:48 AM
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#384 | | Master of Ewes
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12-20-2005, 09:55 PM
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| I would have to say the worst airplane of World War 2 would have to be the Fairey Battle. It was a concept that was a left over from World War 1. A single engine bomber??? How could that survive against at
Bf-109!?!?!?! It's bomb load was around 1,000 pounds and they even tried to turn it into a carrier fighter... What an even worse idea.
Also I don't know were that other guy gets off saying the P-39 was the worst. As shown above there are far more bad airplanes.
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12-21-2005, 03:43 AM
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#386 | | Master of Ewes
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12-21-2005, 09:38 AM
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Country: | the battle was more or less vulnerable than a stuka but didnt even do as well as d stuka. merlin engines dont scare ppl as much as stukas with dove horns and also the engines roaring as they execute a dive.
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12-21-2005, 02:42 PM
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#388 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by loomaluftwaffe worse enough to kill bf109s and get good aces?
i think u should look at d other side of europe | I dont quite understand what you are saying with this. While I am not saying that P-39 was the worst aircraft. I hardly think it was remotly close to the worst aircraft, it was certainly outclassed by the Bf-109. As Lanc has said the Buffalo had aces, does that make it a good plane?
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12-24-2005, 04:19 AM
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12-24-2005, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by book1182 I would have to say the worst airplane of World War 2 would have to be the Fairey Battle. It was a concept that was a left over from World War 1. A single engine bomber??? How could that survive against at
Bf-109!?!?!?! It's bomb load was around 1,000 pounds and they even tried to turn it into a carrier fighter... What an even worse idea. | At least it could fly, unlike a certain Italian GA plane I can think about 
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