just something ive read :)

[hazed-]

Just thought id show you something id read in a book:

The Luftwaffe fighter force:View from the cockpit.
Adolf Galland,et al
Edited by david C.Isby
ISBN 1-85367-327-7
small peice about ammo:
'as ammunition; regular MG ammunition and special types, including incendries,armour-piercing, HE, and Hexogen armour destroying ammunition are used.'
so what is this hexogen then? is it the mine ammo everyone keep talking about?
and have we got it?
 
and some stuff about the engines:
'for the engines of fighter aircraft fuel with tetra-ethyl lead, either 87 octane(B-4) or 100 octane (C-3), according to construction of the engine is used.Tetra-ethyl lead raises the anti-knock qualities of the fuel.Arbitrary interchanging of B-4 or C-3 is not possible.
 To prevent loss of power at high altitudes the special GM 1 fluid can be used as additional fuel.Nitrous Oxide is fed into the engine by the GM 1 apparatus.Use is possible in the bf.109 and fw.190 over 25,000 feet for about 17 minutes, up to 50 minutes with the ME.410.An increase in speed of about 40-70 Km/hour is obtained at about 28,000.
 Another method of raising engine performance is by water-methanol injection.This helps to cool the engine and brings about an increased performance by a greater manifold pressure.Methanol has a favourable influence on anti-knock properties.The increase in power is greatest at low altitudes.It has an increase of about 30km/hour at all altitudes up to full boost altitudes(where engine had its best performance). Used in periods of 2-20 minutes.'

interesting eh? do the 109's and 190's in AH get this long? would be nice to test it.

heres an interesting quote:
'the US .50 calibre would have much trouble againt the russian Il-2.It would have been better for the allies to have airfield defence units equipped with 20mm guns and other units equipped with 12.7mm.The best solution would be found in interchangable guns in the same aircraft.The 12.7mm guns were sufficient for defence of large bomber formations.'

hmm doesnt sound a though .50cals were that impressive does it?  
and just to really rub in some salt.....
'As P/Ws the English pilot never talked.He was always cold and had the feeling of his native superiority.The American pilot was very strong a a P/W, as long as the situation was favourable for the American forces.If Unfavourable, as in Africa, he used to be quite talkative.'

were they really?  there a shock hehehe

hazed  
3./JG2
(puts on helmet and ducks into bunker)

[This message has been edited by hazed- (edited 03-19-2001).]

[juzz]

1. Hexogen is a type of explosive
2. Me 109G-10, Fw 190D-9, Ta 152H-1 get 10 minutes of MW 50 at a time. Fw 190A-8, Me 109F-4 also have 10 minute WEP. Dunno about the other LW planes in AH.

[miko2d]

 

Originally posted by hazed-:
heres an interesting quote:
'the US .50 calibre would have much trouble againt the russian Il-2.It would have been better for the allies to have airfield defence units equipped with 20mm guns...
 hmm doesnt sound a though .50cals were that impressive does it?

 Not surprising in the least. Il2 is the worst plane to use as an example of 0.5cal effectiveness, especially AA.
 Il2 was the best (if not only) plane in the WW2 specifically designed as a ground attack plane. And not a dive bomber at that (like Ju87) but a pure strafe plane. It did carry bombs but it's main weapons were supposed to be heavy cannon and rockets.
 It was designed fly right into the thick of it and to take on a lot of pounding from AA weapons. It did just that admirably.
 It was really armored all over, especially below and upfront and due to some fancy design, like load-bearing skin (which saved lots of weight), it's armor was much thicker then normal for an airborne thingy. The shape of the armor was also very good for deflecting shots.

 I read some german pilot's memoirs and they were very selective where they tried to shoot when they dealt with Il2. I do not remember exactly but since it was much lighter armored from above, hitting the fuel tank behind the pilot from above was the quickest way to destroy it.

miko

[Sturm]

Having touched a Sturm and seen what it looks like up close it is impressive to say the least.  Best way to kill a Strum wre from below and behind, and the wings.  Pilot kills were not very frequent, yet the rear gunner was exposed.  20mm and 30mm were the oly true way to bring down a sturm.  Reports show 7.9 just bounced off the armor.  50 cals and such maybe in vital areas.