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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2010, 03:26:02 AM »
I think it has nice lines for a 1930's plane design.



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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #16 on: August 20, 2010, 03:43:26 AM »
... D.520 would even be well suited for the MW arena and will probably see just as much use as the Brewster in the LW arenas. 

Somehow I highly doubt it will use that's anywhere near the use of the Brewster because of the armament alone. Only very very few can make a single 20mm cannon with only 60 round drum work well enough for them.
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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #17 on: August 20, 2010, 04:27:29 AM »
Info on the D520 shouldn't be a problem, there is at least one still flying in Europe. I can't really see it being a priority for HTC though. There is a fairly limited scenario potential for it, mostly just the Battle of France and Operation Torch. What the EW set ups really need though is a representative (i.e. slow) bomber of some sort.

For an EW MA ride that Hispano would be useful if it were not for the Hurri IIc. If they brought the EW cut off date back a bit, say to Dec 1940, I could see more of a point to the D.520 in there.

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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #18 on: August 20, 2010, 09:08:46 AM »
The D.520 looks like a bit like a LaGG3.  :headscratch:


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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #19 on: August 20, 2010, 11:51:46 AM »
The D.520 looks like a bit like a LaGG3.  :headscratch:

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obvious difference in the tail shape though

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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #20 on: August 20, 2010, 12:10:58 PM »
It reminds me of half Yak and half F4U. Pretty cool looking.
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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #21 on: August 20, 2010, 02:08:33 PM »
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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #22 on: August 20, 2010, 02:15:07 PM »
The secret weapon of the French

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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #23 on: August 20, 2010, 02:26:20 PM »
The White flags are no longer funny.   You guys have long played it out.   

A D.520 would be a good plane addition.   I'd just like to see a few others introduced.   
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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #24 on: August 20, 2010, 02:32:37 PM »
The secret weapon of the French

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Without the Frenchies, we would still be the subjects of the Crown.  Just sayin'.


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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #25 on: August 20, 2010, 03:00:59 PM »
You can find a list of French WWII Aces and some of their aircraft here.

http://www.acesofww2.com/france/France.htm

I've always wondered why the French get mocked but not The Poles, Dutch, Belgins, or Norwegians.

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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #26 on: August 20, 2010, 03:02:38 PM »
I've always wondered why the French get mocked but not The Poles, Dutch, Belgins, or Norwegians.

Oh Norwegians... I remember a certain thread on this BBS...  :uhoh
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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #27 on: August 20, 2010, 04:19:33 PM »
We have aircraft from every major combatant except the French.
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And the Aussies

It would be great to have the French planes
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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #28 on: August 20, 2010, 04:53:52 PM »
Without the Frenchies, we would still be the subjects of the Crown.  Just sayin'.


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Re: French Aircraft
« Reply #29 on: August 20, 2010, 05:01:05 PM »
I dunno why it posted the first one.. I scrapped it.

Alright no more fun at anyone's expense cause we can find a fact in history that proves them allies of the US.. Like Saudi Arabia, who helps fund Al-(I am not even trying) and Bin Laden, well they helped us during the Gulf war. so no more being angry at them. And England, our strongest Allie, yeah, they twice tried to snuff us out of existence, then helped the North win that nasty little insurrection we call the Civil War by doing nothing. China, heck, they own us, so don't say anything bad about them, or the fact we were strong allies during WWII and then very quickly, that changed to this short event called the cold war with the USSR and then tried to run us over in Korea, producing Kim Jun Il (sure I slaughter that spelling). The point is, if you look hard enough you can prove where everyone helped everyone somehow.

Do not look through today's eyes at yesterday's events because hind sight is always 20/20 when it comes to history. We're doing WWII, so I thought I'd have fun with the French as this is a french forum.


I've always wondered why the French get mocked but not The Poles, Dutch, Belgins, or Norwegians.

Alot of the French I met outside the tourist areas this themselves made out of Holy clay baked in a Holy oven when compare to Americans, except around Normandy. They are unique amongst those I have met. But the Danes, Dutch, Belgins and Swedes are nice, and it's amazing how the country remembers Americans, if not the individual.

History, as I said, is fun like that.

And Italy changes sides when they start to lose. (give the pot one last shake  :lol )
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