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05-10-2005, 03:26 AM
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#91 | | Junior Member
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| True, but what's the point of hitting the vital spot only to have no effect, with a weak weapon like the .303?
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05-10-2005, 03:29 AM
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Country:  | Two .50s is hardly a strong armament. The only reason the .50 is such a great air to air weapon is because it fires a lot with some force. Even then, you need at least six to really make it effective.
I don't really thing one could call the other's armament poor, as both have poor armament. None, really, any better than the other.
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05-10-2005, 10:18 AM
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#93 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | yes and the .303 isn't exactly as weak as you're making out.............
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05-10-2005, 10:34 AM
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Country:  | Much weaker than a 12.7mm though. The .303 is far from the best air to air weapon of the war.
Best Biplane bomber you say? Well counting ground attack I say Henschel Hs-123
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05-10-2005, 10:38 AM
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Country: | Of course it's not but the .50 cal in small numbers is hardly effective either.
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05-10-2005, 10:40 AM
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Country: | True, but the same amount of .50's as .303's is going to do more damage.
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05-10-2005, 10:47 AM
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Country: | Only an idiot would state otherwise but the Glad had four .303s the Cr.42 had two .50s.
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05-10-2005, 10:56 AM
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Country: | Stringbag best biplane bomber- if only for it's acheivements against the Bismarck and at Taranto
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05-10-2005, 10:56 AM
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#99 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | Yes. Like you said, theyre both underarmed.
Why has it taken me so long to draw the same conclusion? 
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05-10-2005, 10:59 AM
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Country: | Well, there's two options CC.
1) Because you're an idiot.
2) Because you're stubborn and don't like admitting that an Italian plane is under-armed.
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05-10-2005, 11:19 AM
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Country: | Ill go with option 1
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05-10-2005, 12:10 PM
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#102 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | yes the stringbag is easily the best bi-plane bomber of the war.....
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05-10-2005, 01:13 PM
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#103 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country:  | Although I could admit, the Stringbag was the best Bi-plane bomber of WW2,
Does anyone have a problem with that title "The best bi-plane bomber of WW2?" I mean, its like having a thread, "Best Tugboat of the Amercian Civil War" or "Best Barrage Balloon of the Korean war." To me it just don't sound right! 
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05-10-2005, 02:19 PM
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Country: | It does sound rather funny How about "Best biplane of the war that wasnt a fighter." That better?
Still going Hs-123... 
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05-10-2005, 02:23 PM
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#105 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese It does sound rather funny How about "Best biplane of the war that wasnt a fighter." That better?
Still going Hs-123... | I think that's a bit more politically correct
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