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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: Dan216TH on October 22, 2006, 05:36:23 PM

Title: Blackburn Firebrand
Post by: Dan216TH on October 22, 2006, 05:36:23 PM

This plane would seem as a good additon to the game it has 4 20mm cannons a top speed of 355mph the climb rate is 2300ft per minute plus a bomb or torpedo load of 1850lbs.

Title: Blackburn Firebrand
Post by: Wmaker on October 22, 2006, 05:53:01 PM

Didn't see action in WWII. Fairey Firefly would be a better choise.

Title: Blackburn Firebrand
Post by: frank3 on October 23, 2006, 06:47:32 AM

It's one pretty plane indeed!

It entered service after the war IIRC

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/68_1161604022_blackburn20b3720firebrand.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/68_1161604014_2901l.jpg)

Title: Blackburn Firebrand
Post by: nickf620 on October 24, 2006, 03:07:13 AM

about the never saw combat the spit 16 only saw 6 sorties
so i think that even if a plane saw little or no combat it could work as an edition

Title: Blackburn Firebrand
Post by: Panzzer on October 24, 2006, 03:58:28 AM

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Originally posted by nickf620
... the spit 16 only saw 6 sorties ...

There were over 1.000 SpitXVI's produced (MkIX with a Packard built Merlin 266), 6 sorties for that amount of planes doesn't seem feasible. I suggest you check your source.

Title: Blackburn Firebrand
Post by: Karnak on October 24, 2006, 10:56:07 AM

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Originally posted by nickf620
about the never saw combat the spit 16 only saw 6 sorties
so i think that even if a plane saw little or no combat it could work as an edition

Spit XVI's had thousands of sorties.

I have no idea where you got the idea they had only six, but you are flat wrong.

Title: Blackburn Firebrand
Post by: nickf620 on October 26, 2006, 09:45:52 AM

i forget where i found that
leave it to the internet to screw me over on info