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and i'm afraid most Rocs finished their days as permanant airfield defences, baisically they only used them for ... |
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and i'm afraid most Rocs finished their days as permanant airfield defences, baisically they only used them for their turret..................
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06-04-2004, 02:18 PM
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06-04-2004, 02:28 PM
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06-05-2004, 07:03 AM
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06-08-2004, 01:34 PM
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06-09-2004, 04:13 AM
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Country: | I'm sure quite a lot of people in percentage terms made it back. I mean, as a Wing-Commander why would you throw Rocs into a situation which is impossible to win.
That situation for the Roc being any situation with an enemy aircraft.
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06-09-2004, 11:53 AM
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| I don't think the Roc was used that often. In fact I haven't seen anything about the Roc entering combat. I know that the Skua saw some.
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