 | Best Fighter| Old Threads Discuss Best Fighter in the Old Stuff forums; That wasn't English humour, that was Lanc humour, there's a distinct difference.... |
|
05-24-2004, 01:46 PM
|
#76 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 12,057
Country:  | That wasn't English humour, that was Lanc humour, there's a distinct difference.
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004  To those in that club. | 
| | |
05-25-2004, 06:05 AM
|
#77 | | Master of Ewes
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 19,959
Country: | 
but i am seriuos about this, the mossie was better than the P-38...............
__________________ 
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." | |
| | |
05-25-2004, 06:05 AM
|
#78 | | Master of Ewes
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 19,959
Country: |
but i am seriuos about this, the mossie was better than the P-38...............
__________________
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." | |
| | |
05-25-2004, 06:25 AM
|
#79 | | Konfused with a 'K'
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Turin, Italy
Posts: 20,412
Country:  | NO
IT
WASNT 
__________________  with my one last gaping breath id apologise for bleeding on your shirt... | |
| | |
05-25-2004, 08:32 AM
|
#80 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 12,057
Country: | That argument met a dead end long ago, if you want to carry it on take it to the P-38 Vs. Mosquito thread. The P-38 was the better fighter of the two, and the Mosquito was the better bomber. The Spitfire Mk.XIV was the best dogfighter though. 
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. | |
| | |
05-25-2004, 12:18 PM
|
#81 | | Master of Ewes
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 19,959
Country: | ok, here's one, which would win in a fight between a Roc and Defiant.....................
__________________
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." | |
| | |
05-25-2004, 02:15 PM
|
#82 | | Konfused with a 'K'
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Turin, Italy
Posts: 20,412
Country: | the defiant it did have some minimal success 
__________________ with my one last gaping breath id apologise for bleeding on your shirt... | |
| | |
05-25-2004, 09:52 PM
|
#83 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,512
| I'd like to hear Plan_D's take on which fighter would win between the Spit XIV and the Shiden.
The Defiant would have killed the Roc.
__________________  | |
| | |
05-26-2004, 10:54 AM
|
#84 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 12,057
Country: | You won't be able to hear it, but you can read it; The Spitfire Mk. XIV was the best dogfighter of the war, this means better than the Shiden.
The Defiant would have destroyed the Roc, no questions asked.
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. | |
| | |
05-26-2004, 10:57 AM
|
#85 | | Konfused with a 'K'
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Turin, Italy
Posts: 20,412
Country: | what was the MC.205 like at dogfighting?
__________________ with my one last gaping breath id apologise for bleeding on your shirt... | |
| | |
05-26-2004, 12:06 PM
|
#86 | | Master of Ewes
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 19,959
Country: | well the fact it's italain means it's doomed to fail anyway..............
__________________
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." | |
| | |
05-26-2004, 12:47 PM
|
#87 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,512
| I'm not sure that enough Mc.205s got into service to really form an informed opinion. The 202 was supposed to be pretty good and the 205 added power and firepower so I imagine it could handle itself very well.
__________________ | |
| | |
05-26-2004, 01:41 PM
|
#88 | | Master of Ewes
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 19,959
Country: | but the italians never really got the hang of fighters, i think they were always outdated................
__________________
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." | |
| | |
05-26-2004, 02:06 PM
|
#89 | | Konfused with a 'K'
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Turin, Italy
Posts: 20,412
Country: | thats true with panes like the Fiat G.50 and Breda 65, but i reckon the 202 and 205 were highly successful
__________________ with my one last gaping breath id apologise for bleeding on your shirt... | |
| | |
05-26-2004, 10:00 PM
|
#90 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,512
| The 202 did relatively well. I don't think more than a handful of 205s got into service but I could easily be wrong about that.
__________________ | |
| | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:05 AM. | | |
