Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: Maverick on January 08, 2001, 02:13:00 PM
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Any chance of upgunning the Seafire. Those .303's are pretty weak. Heck the 50's are weak compared to canon but .303's are a joke.
Mav
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Er, that is what it was armed with.
How could "up-gunning" it be rationalized?
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We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother
Sisu
-Karnak
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S! all
If you want a British Carrier aircraft with big guns, then the Sea Hurricane MK IIC is you best bet. It is basically a Hurricane Mk IIC with a few minor changes. It has 4 Hispano Suiza 20mm cannon with 100 RPG. (Same weapons as Typhoon except for the Ammo load) Of course, it is a lot slower than the Seafire at Sea level although faster at higher altitudes. (342mph at 22,000ft) It weighed 7300lbs on a wing area of 257.5 Sq. Ft. for a wing loading of 28.35 lbs/sq ft. The wing loading by the way compares favourably with the Seafire but the climb and power would be inferior.
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The Fairey Firefly would also be an option. It was armed with 4 Hispano cannon and powered by a Griffon engine.
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We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother
Sisu
-Karnak
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Seafire F Mk XV
2 20s
2 50 cal