What did the BoB Hurricanes have on the BoB Spitfires?
1. More of them.
2. More rugged.
3. More groundcrew trained in the rigging of the older construction.
4. Better cone of fire and more stable gun platform.
5. Better roll rate.
6. Better turn rate.
7. Better view over the wing.
What did they have inferior?
1. Speed
2. ROC if anything.
3. Compressibility.
4. Dive acceleration.
5. Departure characteristics.
Tuck felt the Hurricane to be like an old pulling horse compared to the Spit.
T.E. Jonsson noted that the Hurricane had a very good rate of roll and similar stick forces for roll and pitch, but alas, slower and would compress.
By the time the Hurry IIC comes out, it's a mean one, but no match in speed and climb for the 109F which comes a tad later (?).
But ponder on it a minute. Compare the Hurry IIC to the Rata, the 109E, the C200, the P40, the KI27 (?), even the Yak-1, LaGG-3, and some others from the spring-summer of 1941 serving within the same timeframe, and it's not bad at all performancewise while packing 4x20 mm's!
Like furbie said, don't screw up if you fight a hurry
