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Old 12-11-2004, 06:38 AM   #76
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Old 12-11-2004, 07:35 AM   #77
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The 190 was one tough bird to shoot down, ask any allied fighter pilot that faced them. The cool thing about the raised tail wheel on that 190 would make visibility over the nose a heck of a lot easier when taxiing. Cool pic!
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Old 12-11-2004, 09:00 AM   #78
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Great pic....

That torpedo is a LTF-5b and the plane is a Fw-190A-5/U14......
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Old 12-12-2004, 05:56 AM   #79
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I would hate to try and fly that thing

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Me neither, looks a bitch...
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Old 12-12-2004, 09:06 AM   #80
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it's the A, it looks amazing............
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Old 12-12-2004, 09:17 AM   #81
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I mean it looks a bitch to fly, and you know, you just couldnt think of anything constructive to post.
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Old 12-12-2004, 09:19 AM   #82
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well i reckon they'd have given it fighter escort so you wouldn't have to worry about fighting in it..............
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Yep, perhaps a couple of other 190's. Once the torp is dropped itd be fine though.
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Old 12-12-2004, 09:22 AM   #84
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my money's on 190s as well and i'm not just saying this because it's my favourite, but i think they'd be As...................
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Old 12-12-2004, 09:34 AM   #85
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Depends on the time of war. They could have been D's in 44/45
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the A was prefered for low level work like that.............
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Actually, I don't think fighters would be a problem, since little fighters had the same low-alt performance of the Anton...


I think I'd prefer flying the G.55S when it comes to torpedo-fighters, though!


The only downfall would be the inline engine, weak to flak and ground fire...
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Old 12-13-2004, 10:29 PM   #88
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The P-38.

Successful as a long-range fighter, ground attack aircraft, dive bomber, level bomber, interceptor, recon aircraft, fast ambulance. It was also successfully tested towing gliders, dropping torps (2), and adapted into a very successful night fighter. It could pretty much do it all.
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Oh, must be REAL comfy to ride in this ambulance while wounded...

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No worse than a chopper. When you are wounded, you don't care how you get to the medical care you need. You just want to get there fast. After a syrette of Morphine, you don't care anyway.
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