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Offline Spritle

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A look @ the Ho-103 the US 50cal and 2 others
« Reply #30 on: January 16, 2001, 01:17:00 PM »
Tony,

I think you meant to say well armed bombers.  As I understand it bombers carried very little armour, but they did have lots of guns.

As a rule of thumb only things that carry liquids need armour i.e. radiators, heat exchangers, people....

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Offline Tony Williams

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A look @ the Ho-103 the US 50cal and 2 others
« Reply #31 on: January 16, 2001, 02:57:00 PM »
 
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Originally posted by Spritle:
Tony,

I think you meant to say well armed bombers.  As I understand it bombers carried very little armour, but they did have lots of guns.

As a rule of thumb only things that carry liquids need armour i.e. radiators, heat exchangers, people....

Spritle

Perhaps I should have said "very tough bombers".  The B-17 could take an appalling amount of damage and still keep flying.

Tony Williams
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