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Old 05-24-2004, 01:46 PM   #76
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That wasn't English humour, that was Lanc humour, there's a distinct difference.
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Old 05-25-2004, 06:05 AM   #77
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but i am seriuos about this, the mossie was better than the P-38...............
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but i am seriuos about this, the mossie was better than the P-38...............
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Old 05-25-2004, 06:25 AM   #79
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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.
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Old 05-25-2004, 12:18 PM   #81
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ok, here's one, which would win in a fight between a Roc and Defiant.....................
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the defiant it did have some minimal success
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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.
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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.
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Old 05-26-2004, 10:57 AM   #85
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what was the MC.205 like at dogfighting?
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well the fact it's italain means it's doomed to fail anyway..............
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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.
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but the italians never really got the hang of fighters, i think they were always outdated................
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thats true with panes like the Fiat G.50 and Breda 65, but i reckon the 202 and 205 were highly successful
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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.
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