Author Topic: G.55 Centauro Lobbying Thread (Read 11141 times)

Bodhi · « **Reply #195 on:** March 28, 2007, 06:22:35 PM »

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Originally posted by Gianlupo
It was 1 month, about, Bodhi. Krusty misreported what I wrote somewhere in these thread... during the 1940-1943, the italian aircraft industries built about 10000 planes, which is roughly what the US could produce in about 1 month.

Shamus, thanks for the support. I believe more people than I thought voted for the 55... maybe we can make it to next week!

1 day.... 1 month it doesn't matter to Krusty. He knows everything.

Krusty · « **Reply #196 on:** March 28, 2007, 06:25:59 PM »

tedrbr · « **Reply #197 on:** March 28, 2007, 07:48:19 PM »

Somewhere up above was discussion on ammo load:

In the G.55 Serie I (WWII production series):

3x20 mm MG 151/20 cannons, one engine-mounted (250 rounds) and two wing-mounted (200 rounds each)
2x12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns in the engine cowling (300 rounds each)
Provision for two 160 kg (353 lb) bombs on underwing racks

Very nice loadout. Not quite what was listed by some above, but still very nice gun package.

Gianlupo · « **Reply #198 on:** March 28, 2007, 07:57:04 PM »

Lol, I know, I wrote that, Tedrbr!

I edited the Wiki entry, it was mostly lacking and in some data incorrect. As for the ammo load, those are the most probable figures, even though it could have carried 380 rounds in the hub cannon.... but I'm not sure about this. Maybe Gatt will help me with this.

Krusty · « **Reply #199 on:** March 28, 2007, 08:06:11 PM »

Wing cannons had 250 rounds each, I believe.

Gianlupo · « **Reply #200 on:** March 29, 2007, 05:01:24 AM »

Ah, no, Krusty, unfortunately it seems 200 is the correct number.

Ball · « **Reply #201 on:** March 29, 2007, 11:11:32 AM »

Krusty on the CR42: -

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Originally posted by Krusty
Surely an interesting aircraft. NOT a front line aircraft. A second-rate light-attack aircraft. No more important, than (for example) the Fw189 was.

http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=169628

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Originally posted by Krusty
Cr42s and C200s and G.50s were all the mainstay fighters during the war.

Bodhi · « **Reply #202 on:** March 29, 2007, 11:23:27 AM »

LOL,

See what I mean. The guy is so used to talking out his arse that he can not even support his own statements.

Pathetic.

Bodhi · « **Reply #203 on:** March 29, 2007, 12:20:42 PM »

Krusty on the G.55

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Originally posted by Krusty
"While the G.55 was probabily the Standard fighter of the IAF during WW2"

Hardly!! Way more c.205s were made than were made with the G55, and the c.205 was a rare bird itself!

No, if you're looking for standard Italian planes during the second world war, you need to look for the G50, the CR 200 or maybe (maybe) the Re2000 radial series.

Only reason people want the G55 is the same reason people wanted the P38G. They think it will out fly and out shoot any other plane in the game. We have enough uber planes by my counting.

I hope we never get it. But that's just me.

You can see it here @

http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=145428

Gianlupo · « **Reply #204 on:** March 29, 2007, 12:28:42 PM »

Could you please talk about the plane? And if you've already said all you have to about it, could you please avoid posting just for your personal wars? Thank you.

Bodhi · « **Reply #205 on:** March 29, 2007, 12:33:21 PM »

Gianlupo, I am here to ensure that Krusty's misconceptions and completely wrong facts are corrected.

As for you, I sincerely hope they come up with more Italian Fighters in the future. As there are plenty of examples that made a significant contribution to the war effort.

JB11 · « **Reply #206 on:** March 29, 2007, 12:59:17 PM »

who is Bodhi?

storch · « **Reply #207 on:** March 29, 2007, 02:09:41 PM »

bohdisaatvah...won't you take me by the hand. he's a character in a song and also in a 1991 movie called point break, I think he swaps spit with that metrosexual keanu reeve.

Krusty · « **Reply #208 on:** March 29, 2007, 02:28:02 PM »

I refuse to reply to a griefer.

Ball: That post was a while ago, before I did much reading about the Cr42. I have since discovered it had a minimal role (at best) during the war. It was built in large numbers, but then so were T-6 Texans.

P.S. if you look at the date on that post, it's 2005. Also if you look right under my post there's a reply from Gatt

"Check better your books Krusty (if you have any): the G.55 was definitely not an uber fighter. It mounted the DB605A-1 engine and weighted more then a C.205. Its max speed at 22-23K was 385mph TAS. More or less like an early 109G-6. But it was stable and its punch was deadly. Hardly an uber ride. But above all it was a beauty:"

I did read up more on it, later. At the time I was uninformed, and new little about the G.55 and other Italian rides. I'd only read a couple of short descriptions in books, nothing in-depth.

Bodhi · « **Reply #209 on:** March 29, 2007, 02:30:35 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
I refuse to reply to a griefer.

I may be a griefer to you, but I am not a liar like you.

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