Recent content by koivis

Most of what you wrote might be true, but this one is not. Two of the weapons you list there (Type 99 rifle and Type 99 LMG) fired the very same, rimless, 7,7x58 Arisaka ammunition. However, the Type 92 HMG (and the Army's Type 89 aircraft MG) fired the semi-rimmed version. AFAIK, no fully...

Ju 88 S-3 was basicly an cleaned up version with Jumo 213. Only a few were produced, and I think they were used mainly as pathfinders. According to ww2.dk, in late 1944 I. II./LG1 operated 50 to 60 of these aircraft in total. Some were also used by KG30 and KG66. But here you can indeed apply...

Could you please educate me, what WWII aircraft had counter rotating engines besides P-38 and Hs 129? I thought that feature was still quite unique back then.

I'm 99% sure that no 15 mm MG 151 was used in synchronised wing position in the Fw 190, only MG 151/20E. But still, I'm unsure about the Do 335, and then the only reason for such variant (it needed different ammo because of the synchronisation) would have been the matching ballistics of the...

Excellent stuff, as usual. There has been recently discussion about incorrect weapons modelling in a certain WW2 air war simulation game. The game has flyable Do 335 A-0 and V13 in it, and they both feature MG 151/20 as cowl guns. Is this correct? Some sources say that these were 15 mm MG...

Every single aircraft engine producing over 1000 hp had a supercharger in WW2. Every one of them. What you are probably meaning is a turbosupercharger. What the DB 605 did not need was a two stage supercharger. It already had a variable-speed supercharger, driven through a barometrically...

Indeed, I have a nice cross section pictures of Do 17Z in a book called "Finnish Air Force History 2: Dornier Do 17Z Junkers Ju 88A-4". There seems to be 40 of these 75 round magazines for the 6 MG 15s in the cockpit, 6 on the guns and 34 in reserve. That makes a total of 3000 rounds, 500 per...

The He 177 actually was used as long range naval recce bomber, in I, II IV/KG40. From late 1943 it was the main equipment of these units, replacing both Fw 200 and Do 217. Source: Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Kampfverbnde

I sometimes check this thread just because someone always mentions the Brewster Buffalo in it. Come on people, how can you say that the Brewster Buffalo was THE worst aircraft of WW2? In the Finnish Eastern front, in Summer 1941, it was simply the best fighter available on either side...

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Dornier Do 17 family. Some variants: Do 17E-1 (first production variant, two 750 PS BMW VI 7.3): 379 km/h at sea level, probably not much more at altitude Do 215B-1 (still the same basic airframe, two 1175 PS DB 601 Ba): 506 km/h at 4500 m Do 217M-1...

Civettone, are you implying that the B-29 cruised at it top speed with full fuel and bomb load? Ever heard of the term "cruising speed", which for B-29 was ~350 km/h, making it easier to catch for fighters. Anyway, in my opinion the order would be like this: J2M5, 3-speed supercharger...

LOL! The original comparison is just pointless. As far as I know, Pratt Whitney did not have ANY jet engine development during the war. Instead, after the war they built Rolls-Royce Nene and Tay with lisence, and only then started their own jet development. The real figures would...

I'm out of words... Really. You gotta check the official site, also I found this one, seems like they hate... I mean god hates Finland too. And every other country also. Why not? :lol: God Hates The World Now, what if they all got suddenly "hated by god" i.e. killed, would that mean, well...

Dewoitine D 520 - 20 P-36 - 16 Avro Lancaster - 30 P-61 Black Widow - 32 B-17 G Flying Fortress - 18 KILL De Havilland Mosquito - 26 Martin PBM Mariner - 16 SAVE Hall of Fame: BF-109G C-47 Skytrain P-40 Warhawk A6M Zero Hawker Hurricane IIC FW-190D-9 Supermarine Spitfire MKI...

I have a book about Hans "Hasse" Wind signed by him. 8)