Sea Cane IIC

[Butcher]

After doing some research the IIB hurricane scored a few victories from carriers, its going to be very hard to sell the cannon Hurri over the 12x 303 version.

I would say the Fulmar seen more combat then the Cannon Hurris, and it was an outdated P.O.S.

[nrshida]

Yes 12 .303s! 

[LCADolby]

Yes 12 .303s! 

   



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[EagleDNY]

thats pretty active for a squad of 6 planes.

thats 835 NAS^

It is kind of funny, but 2 other naval air squadrons that used the Sea Hurri IIc also got them in batches of 6 planes -

http://www.hmstheseus.co.uk/804squadron.htm  - 804 Squadron used 6 Sea Hurri IIcs to support the North African landings

http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/ESCORT/S824.htm - 824 Squadron used them for convoy escort on the Gibraltar and North Atlantic.

Is it something about the disposition of British naval air squadrons that they allocated aircraft this way?  I see a lot of squadron histories where they talk about getting 3 of this, or 6 or 9 of that. 

[nrshida]

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[Fish42]

   



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Its quite fun to kill an enemy slowly in a TnB plane. You latch onto their six and start a torrent of pings that just does not stop. even after they have been killed the sound still plays out for a bit 

[LCADolby]

12 guns chaps... 12 guns 

[Fish42]

12 guns chaps... 12 guns 

Sorry whats your point? 

[LCADolby]

Sorry whats your point? 

There's 12 points young Padawan..

[Karnak]

Sorry whats your point? 

What is your obsession with cannons, Fish42?

[Fish42]

What is your obsession with cannons, Fish42?

No obsession. I would like the hurries to be remodeled soon, but when it happens the Sea hurries deserve to be added. Personally I would fly the 303 armed birds as I like them better. But why not add a verson of the plane that flew in combat, at NAS squadron strength and shot down many cons in its service life?

I only added all this other info as I stumbled apon it after someone said that the sea hurri IIc's never saw combat and I wanted to see if that was true.

[Butcher]

No obsession. I would like the hurries to be remodeled soon, but when it happens the Sea hurries deserve to be added. Personally I would fly the 303 armed birds as I like them better. But why not add a verson of the plane that flew in combat, at NAS squadron strength and shot down many cons in its service life?

I only added all this other info as I stumbled apon it after someone said that the sea hurri IIc's never saw combat and I wanted to see if that was true.

A good book to read is Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #57 - Hurricane Aces 1941-1945

[Guppy35]

No obsession. I would like the hurries to be remodeled soon, but when it happens the Sea hurries deserve to be added. Personally I would fly the 303 armed birds as I like them better. But why not add a verson of the plane that flew in combat, at NAS squadron strength and shot down many cons in its service life?

I only added all this other info as I stumbled apon it after someone said that the sea hurri IIc's never saw combat and I wanted to see if that was true.

Shot down many cons?  And it was flying off escort carriers on sub patrols and convoy escort, not the big carriers.  It's still the cannons that in game have the biggest impact.  If it's about adding a Sea Hurricane, then the IB makes the most sense.

BTW its a typo on the Hurri IIcs off carriers for Operation Torch.  There were a few IC and they did have 6 kills.  But that was an even slower bird then a normal Hurri I topping out at 295MPH

[Fish42]

Shot down many cons?

I have already shown that one squad of six planes shot down 7 enemy birds and attacked 2 U-boat between May and August 1944. Not bad for a 1 squad that was always on the move.

And it was flying off escort carriers on sub patrols and convoy escort, not the big carriers.

How does this discredit what the planes managed to do with the combat they had seen?

It's still the cannons that in game have the biggest impact.  If it's about adding a Sea Hurricane, then the IB makes the most sense.

Yes, the Ib was the most produced and used, but if they are going to remodel the hurris the Hurri 2c is bugger all of a step away to adding a Sea Hurri 2c.

If the cannons are the big problem, why? its not like the hurri 2c is an Uber bird. the Seafire we have will out fly it and the ammo loadout is quite low.  So it's not the next F4U-C.


Oh and I dont want the rockets, but I posted about them to show they were used operationally by Sea Hurries of HMS Vindex.

[Bruv119]

how many land based Hurricanes used rockets?