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Offline Wasp

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Ordinance on the tempest
« on: May 25, 2006, 11:09:53 AM »
Why cant the tempest have rocket rails like the typhoon because im sure it did have that option in WW2 ?????
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Offline Midnight

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« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2006, 01:32:56 PM »
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Why cant the tempest have rocket rails like the typhoon because im sure it did have that option in WW2 ?????


Because HTC instituted an ordinance that the Tempest shall not get ordnance
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Offline JTs

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« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2006, 02:21:15 PM »
maybe we could get a zoning change
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Offline Wasp

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« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2006, 04:42:53 PM »
alright midnight chill out :O
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Offline But

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« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2006, 05:03:16 PM »
i Like aircraft with rockets
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Offline mentalguy

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« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2006, 05:58:28 PM »
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i Like aircraft with rockets



Who cares?
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Offline Treize69

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« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2006, 06:25:19 PM »
They probably decided the Typhoon would be the attacker and the Tempest would be the fighter.

Or they were afraid we'd all just lawndart it into a tank every time :)
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Offline Saxman

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« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2006, 11:18:36 AM »
How'd that be different from what's ALREADY happening?
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Offline Guppy35

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« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2006, 12:58:49 PM »
I don't know that I've ever seen any photo evidence that the Temp carried rockets during WW2.

I've seen photos of Post-War Temps with them, but I think it came down to the Tiffe being the ground pounder and the Temp chased the V-1s, 262s, D9s etc.

Kinda like the Spit XIV during wartime.  The IX/XVI became the ground attack bird while the XIV was the interceptor/fighter
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« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2006, 02:49:36 PM »
found a decient site, haven't explored it all yet, but I did find this
http://www.hawkertempest.se/bombs.htm


Tempest Mk. V was tested and cleared to carry 8 zero length 60 lb ground attack rockets. But it was never used operationally during the war. After the war, when used on Mk. IIs, the rockets were often mounted on zero length hooks. The rails spoiled the aerodynamics of the wing.
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