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06-12-2004, 12:57 PM
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#211 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | i wouldn't be suprised if a plane like the tigercat could take more than 1000lbs, perhaps that was just the normal payload??
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06-12-2004, 04:19 PM
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| Mossie Mossie Mossie Mossie!!!!!
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06-12-2004, 06:53 PM
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#213 | | the old Sage
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Country:  | why, why, why the Mossie and whcih varaint ? you are not giving reasons and it would be nice to know for all the forum members.........
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06-13-2004, 12:21 AM
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| The Tigercat could carry considerable more. I believe that is supposed to be 1000lbs bombs not 1,000 lbs of bombs.
Reasons for the Mossie would include it performance, its availabity in numbers, and its success.
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06-13-2004, 11:15 AM
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#215 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | durability, ease of manufacture...............
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06-13-2004, 12:53 PM
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#216 | | the old Sage
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Country: | ah this was suppose to be fired at Stuka gents ! Durability ? ah not in a dog fight it wasn't. when hit it splintered to pieces when hit in the tail area.
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06-13-2004, 02:00 PM
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Country: | Erich, I don't think any aircraft could withstand four 30mm being fired into their rear. The Mosquito was durable, and it's even more amazing because it was wood.
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06-14-2004, 03:11 PM
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Country: | I would agree that the German cannon and HE rounds seemed to play a big part in downing allied aircraft. If only US fighters used more cannon early 
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06-14-2004, 03:17 PM
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Country: | Ok I did not clear up the F7F question it is 2x1,000lbs bombs one under each wing. It could aternitly carry one torpeado on the centerline. 
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06-20-2004, 07:59 AM
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#220 | | Master of Ewes
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If only US fighters used more cannon early
| the only cannon they were interested in early on was the 37mm, nod great for dogfighting as we've established somewhere......................
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06-20-2004, 11:46 PM
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| 37mm was horrid for dogfighting but no one in the US had any interest in developing anything better. There is some really good info on that in Warren Boddie's P-38 book.
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06-21-2004, 04:05 PM
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#222 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | they really needed a good 20mm........................
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06-21-2004, 11:32 PM
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| Well they eventually had a good one and virtually every P-38 built used a 20mm weapon.
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06-22-2004, 01:51 PM
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#224 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | i meant to say they needed a better one earlier.........................
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06-22-2004, 07:16 PM
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Country: | LG- yes but what I was brooding over is that the good 20mm used on the P-38 was not but in to other fighters. I know some F6F's has two 20mm and 4 .50s. That sounds like a good combo. But aI have not found much on that. 
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