Author Topic: Hawker Tempest Mk V - Armament Loadout (Read 705 times)

lucull · « **on:** December 15, 2002, 01:30:23 PM »

There was a riddle about an AAR of an RAF pilot who shot down a FW190 in his Tempest in WWII in german WB BB.

Someone posted this link to a very interesting site about the Hawker Tempest. After reading it, I have a question now. On the site about armarmament you can find that Tempest Mk V was equipped with Hispanos Mk V with 200 RPG, but in AH we have 150 RPG. I found a thread about Tempest in AH BB (link) and there are links to the same page, but nothing about the 200 RPG.

Has this been discussed elsewere before?

Tony Williams · « **Reply #1 on:** December 15, 2002, 11:40:32 PM »

The Tempest V and VI of 1944 had 200 rpg. The Mk II of 1945 had 162 for the inner pair, 152 for the outer pair.

Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and Discussion forum

funkedup · « **Reply #2 on:** December 16, 2002, 01:19:50 AM »

MadBirdCZ · « **Reply #3 on:** December 16, 2002, 03:49:10 AM »

But we dont have Tempest II, do we?

Edit:
Hmm Hispanos were undermodeled those days for sure... He hit the 190s elevator and the 190 still kept flying! hmm.... No laser hizookas?

ramzey · « **Reply #4 on:** December 16, 2002, 04:35:25 AM »

lucull · « **Reply #5 on:** December 16, 2002, 07:55:55 AM »

According to HTC webpage we have the Hawker Tempest Mk V equipped with Hispanos Mk V.
Built in in wing (less drag), lighter, higher rate of fire, but same rate of effectivness.

funkedup · « **Reply #6 on:** December 16, 2002, 12:30:13 PM »

And therefore Tempest pilots in AH are getting screwed out of 200 rounds.

Conspiracy!!!!!!!

MadBirdCZ · « **Reply #7 on:** December 16, 2002, 12:57:43 PM »

But right now I checked my book

and it says:

Tempest V:
Four 20-mm Hispano Mk. V cannon with 150 r.p.g., and two 1000-lb. bombs or eight 60-lb rocket projectiles

My question is: Where is the rocket loadout option?