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Title: Ordinance on the tempest
Post by: Wasp on May 25, 2006, 11:09:53 AM: Why cant the tempest have rocket rails like the typhoon because im sure it did have that option in WW2 ?????
Title: Re: Ordinance on the tempest
Post by: Midnight on May 25, 2006, 01:32:56 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Wasp
Why cant the tempest have rocket rails like the typhoon because im sure it did have that option in WW2 ?????

Because HTC instituted an ordinance that the Tempest shall not get ordnance
Title: Ordinance on the tempest
Post by: JTs on May 25, 2006, 02:21:15 PM: maybe we could get a zoning change
Title: Ordinance on the tempest
Post by: Wasp on May 25, 2006, 04:42:53 PM: alright midnight chill out :O
Title: Ordinance on the tempest
Post by: But on May 25, 2006, 05:03:16 PM: i Like aircraft with rockets
Title: Ordinance on the tempest
Post by: mentalguy on May 25, 2006, 05:58:28 PM: Quote
Originally posted by But
i Like aircraft with rockets

Who cares?
Title: Ordinance on the tempest
Post by: Treize69 on May 25, 2006, 06:25:19 PM: They probably decided the Typhoon would be the attacker and the Tempest would be the fighter.

Or they were afraid we'd all just lawndart it into a tank every time :)
Title: Ordinance on the tempest
Post by: Saxman on May 26, 2006, 11:18:36 AM: How'd that be different from what's ALREADY happening?
Title: Ordinance on the tempest
Post by: Guppy35 on May 26, 2006, 12:58:49 PM: I don't know that I've ever seen any photo evidence that the Temp carried rockets during WW2.

I've seen photos of Post-War Temps with them, but I think it came down to the Tiffe being the ground pounder and the Temp chased the V-1s, 262s, D9s etc.

Kinda like the Spit XIV during wartime. The IX/XVI became the ground attack bird while the XIV was the interceptor/fighter
Title: Ordinance on the tempest
Post by: Airscrew on May 26, 2006, 02:49:36 PM: found a decient site, haven't explored it all yet, but I did find this
http://www.hawkertempest.se/bombs.htm

Tempest Mk. V was tested and cleared to carry 8 zero length 60 lb ground attack rockets. But it was never used operationally during the war. After the war, when used on Mk. IIs, the rockets were often mounted on zero length hooks. The rails spoiled the aerodynamics of the wing.