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Title: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: rogerdee on August 31, 2008, 06:41:43 AM
Id love to have this and own some of the late war planes  :rofl with it

(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/rogerdee_2006/wmplayer2008-08-3112-28-48-15.jpg)

(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/rogerdee_2006/wmplayer2008-08-3112-28-19-23.jpg)
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: Spikes on August 31, 2008, 12:25:09 PM
oh noes!!!11!
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: 007Rusty on August 31, 2008, 01:19:06 PM
 :aok       :D
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Post by: 1pLUs44 on August 31, 2008, 01:23:05 PM
 :rock :rock :rock :rock :rock :rock :rock :rock :D
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: B3YT on September 01, 2008, 02:31:10 AM
in the early days of BoB  two glosyer gladiators did shoot down 2 BF109E.  the 109E bounced them at 2000ft . due to the low speed and agility of the gladiators the 109's didn't get a chance to get a shot in . as the over shot the gladiators nosed up and strafed the under side of the 109's.

same technique was used by laysander pilots in North africa
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: P1Tiger on September 01, 2008, 03:44:52 PM
cool, was that really used in WWII or were you just messin around, if it was then +<><>
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: bigrich on September 01, 2008, 03:49:20 PM
this is just off my memory but i think it took part in the defense of Malta early in the war.
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Post by: Enker on September 09, 2008, 08:42:15 PM
Yes, they were in the very early war, and I *think* the Boeing P-19 was the last of the bi/war planes
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: Motherland on September 09, 2008, 08:52:27 PM
The Italians also used the FIAT CR.32 and CR.42 biplanes in the Battle of France, Battle of Britain, and in the North African theater. I want one really bad :D . I'd like the Gladiator as well.
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: rogerdee on September 10, 2008, 05:15:03 PM
The Gladiator fought in Norway ,Finland, England ,Malta and north Africa.

In Norway it flew from a frozen lake and did put up a good account for it self against the
109s it was fighting.
In malta They took on the Italian air force and in africa too.

Id love to see some biplanes in the game,you got russian and italian ones too that
could be added.
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: glock89 on September 10, 2008, 05:47:19 PM
The Italians also used the FIAT CR.32 and CR.42 biplanes in the Battle of France, Battle of Britain, and in the North African theater. I want one really bad :D . I'd like the Gladiator as well.
Same biplane fight to the death. :rock :rock
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: Denholm on September 10, 2008, 06:48:57 PM
YES!

Especially since my squad defended Malta for the better half of the war. :cool:
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Post by: bigrich on September 10, 2008, 06:57:56 PM
didn't it also have 4 303's because i'm not so sure about the two 303's on it
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Post by: 230G on September 10, 2008, 08:45:03 PM
didn't it also have 4 303's because i'm not so sure about the two 303's on it

  It did have 4 .303's; one under each wing and two in the cowl.
  230G
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: glock89 on September 10, 2008, 08:53:48 PM
Hs.123 (http://d94132.u23.simplenet.com/images/Henschell_Hs-123/henschel_hs-123.JPG) 
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: Enker on September 11, 2008, 06:01:17 PM
Hs.123  
The hs stands for...headshot?
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: Motherland on September 11, 2008, 06:02:33 PM
Henschel & Sohn.
Would be a cool aircraft to have :)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Henschel_HS123.jpg)
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: glock89 on September 11, 2008, 06:04:16 PM
Henschel & Sohn.
:aok
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: Krusty on September 12, 2008, 09:25:37 AM
I believe only 6 of them made it off the carrier transport and onto solid ground* in Norway. They harrassed German bombers and fighters but were basically bombed into rubble repeatedly until none of the planes were servicable. At the end they were flying only 2 planes and left those due to lack of parts, oil, fuel, etc.



*= solid ground in this case was actually a frozen lake, which was used as the airfield for these craft.

Not too many saw action in the BoB, and I would be surprised if many saw any action against the LW in Afrika. I assume they were used in reduced capacity at this time, perhaps recon, ground attack, other roles?

It was being phased out by the Hurricane Mk.I before the war officially began. It was only used in combat because they couldn't make hurricanes fast enough to convert all the squadrons.
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Post by: SectorNine50 on September 13, 2008, 03:47:18 PM
It would still be REALLY REALLY fun...  Hahaha I can just imagine a Bi-Plane mission...  Oh how deadly the ack would be...  :lol
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: glock89 on September 13, 2008, 04:49:54 PM
It would still be REALLY REALLY fun...  Hahaha I can just imagine a Bi-Plane mission...  Oh how deadly the ack would be...  :lol
:lol :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: Selino631 on September 13, 2008, 05:02:38 PM
(http://www.wrench1smog.com/pictures2/fiat42_loading.jpg) CR.42!!!
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: Dantoo on September 13, 2008, 09:23:17 PM
Whether you should "believe" biplanes were widely used or not in WW2 can be surely resolved even with a modicum of effort.  Start here:

http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/ (http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/)

and then go to a library.
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: glock89 on September 14, 2008, 12:01:33 AM
Whether you should "believe" biplanes were widely used or not in WW2 can be surely resolved even with a modicum of effort.  Start here:

http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/ (http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/)

and then go to a library.
We need them.
Title: Re: see this at your 6 oclock
Post by: B3YT on September 14, 2008, 12:53:10 PM
I believe only 6 of them made it off the carrier transport and onto solid ground* in Norway. They harrassed German bombers and fighters but were basically bombed into rubble repeatedly until none of the planes were servicable. At the end they were flying only 2 planes and left those due to lack of parts, oil, fuel, etc.



*= solid ground in this case was actually a frozen lake, which was used as the airfield for these craft.

Not too many saw action in the BoB, and I would be surprised if many saw any action against the LW in Afrika. I assume they were used in reduced capacity at this time, perhaps recon, ground attack, other roles?

It was being phased out by the Hurricane Mk.I before the war officially began. It was only used in combat because they couldn't make hurricanes fast enough to convert all the squadrons.


they were used through WWII as trainers in ACM before the pilots moved on to spits or hurricanes . I lived 3 miles away from stormy down aerodrome in S. Wales where there were hawker fury's flying until 1944 . laysander were used until  1950's as spotters for the RAF