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Offline Dan216TH

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« on: October 22, 2006, 05:36:23 PM »
This plane would seem as a good additon to the game it has 4 20mm cannons a top speed of 355mph the climb rate is 2300ft per minute plus a bomb or torpedo load of 1850lbs.

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« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2006, 05:53:01 PM »
Didn't see action in WWII. Fairey Firefly would be a better choise.
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Offline frank3

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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2006, 06:47:32 AM »
It's one pretty plane indeed!

It entered service after the war IIRC



Offline nickf620

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« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2006, 03:07:13 AM »
about the never saw combat the spit 16 only saw 6 sorties
so i think that even if a plane saw little or no combat it could work as an edition
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« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2006, 03:58:28 AM »
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... the spit 16 only saw 6 sorties ...
There were over 1.000 SpitXVI's produced (MkIX with a Packard built Merlin 266), 6 sorties for that amount of planes doesn't seem feasible. I suggest you check your source.
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« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2006, 10:56:07 AM »
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about the never saw combat the spit 16 only saw 6 sorties
so i think that even if a plane saw little or no combat it could work as an edition

Spit XVI's had thousands of sorties.

I have no idea where you got the idea they had only six, but you are flat wrong.
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Offline nickf620

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« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2006, 09:45:52 AM »
i forget where i found that
leave it to the internet to screw me over on info
« Last Edit: October 26, 2006, 09:48:46 AM by nickf620 »
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