How about more early war a/c?

[gatt]

Well Torque,

the C.205V (first Series) was operational in early-spring 1943. Actually, few were delivered to squadrons and often there were C.202s and C.205s togheter in flight.
I understand that we should have the C.202 from the end of 1941 till the beginning of 1943. But so it was in those years.

Anyway, the first C.205V were assigned to squadron commanding officers, eheh  

 

[Torque]

What I'm actually saying is that no Italian AC will be available after Sept 43 that would leave last quarter of a RPS void of your fav rides. It will be interesting to see how it will be implemented, not that I'm on any crusade just wondering. Sigs keep getting better.

[juzz]

???

Italian pilots were flying for their country right to the last day of the war in Europe, methinks.

Eg: the black G.55 pictured above is in ANR colours, not the RA as the Macchis in Aces High are marked. ANR even got some Me 109G-10 and K-4 at the end.

[LLv34_Camouflage]

Brewster Model 239 Buffalo, thank you.  

Camo

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where they might be required to demonstrate their superior skill."

[gatt]

Torque,
the RPS system should let you fly every a/c theoretically operational till that year, not only those of that year. Sorry for my bad english.

Anyway, ANR had C.205V, G.55 and Re.2005 operational till the very end of the war. Moreover, as Juzz said, italians flew Bf109G-6, G-10 and K-4. So we'll not be short of aircraft  

[Torque]

Hmm I find that odd since this Doc says there was immediate cessation of all hostile activity by the Italian armed forces. BTW sorry for my ignorance but what does RA and ANR stand for? Heh gatt your english is better than mine and I am Anglo.
 http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/war.term/093_01.html

[Vermillion]

Torque, after the official end to the war with Italy, some Italians continued to fight on the Axis side with the Germans.

Others joined the Allied side and fought against them.

I believe there were actually several encounters where Italians fought Italians later in the war.

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[RAM]

RA= Regia Aeronautica, more or less Royal Air Forces in Italian  


ANR= Aeronautica Nazionale Republicana or something like that (cant recall,my italian is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay undermodelled  ).That means Republican National Air Force.

[gatt]

Negative Verm  

Italian co-belligerant air force had mainly JABO duties against axis forces in Balkans. Many pilots died strafing ground targets.

In the meanwhile ANR fought togheter with Luftwaffe in the defence of Italy against B-17, B-24, Spitfires, P-47, P-51 and P-38. You can imagine how many died trying to intercept escorted bombers without good radars and training.

Italians pilots refused to fight each other.
Dont try to understand us, we are strange people  

[Torque]

Ok I understand now thx fer clearing that up.BTW Gatt all my inlaws are Italian. That's reason for me posting all this because we started talking about a bunch of WWII stuff lastnite and I was getting confused.

[Sancho]

I'd settle for a P-47D-23.  Last razorback jug built, slightly faster than the D-25.  That would at least be competitive in the MA.  And once they have the razorback graphics done, P-47C and early D variants are easily done.