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No Next useless question ?

There is absolutely no reason not to make them stronger (apart from obvious cost and weight reasons)

Now as Greg is found guilty of everything, what is the verdict: 1. Firing squad 2. Electric chair 3. Gas chamber 4. Hanging Or maybe he is one of the few who dares to post interesting WW2 aircraft videos, right or wrong.

Finnish squadron (LLv 34) commander Eino Luukkanen (in a Bf109G-2) was surprised by a Soviet La-5. Several hits, one by AP round from 20mm ShVAK cannons Only the last two millimeters (of 11 mm seat armor) saved him. (from his book)

The Saint aka Roger Moore liked the Volvo P1800 so much ,as he bought it himself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0uqj_oe7g

Cartridge is not so important in real world. I let Gun Jesus decide between the real semi automatic rifles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp3h3CWmi1g&t=39s

James Garner did these himself: J-turn is also now known as "Rockford turn" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X7XGmS6Pe4

And partly in P-47, although its L-shaped main fuel tank did not reach up to the cowling plane. All the Spitfires retained this stupid main fuel tank location. In the Hawker Typhoon it was removed, to be introduced back in the Tempest !

-P-51D airframe, canopy extended for rear gunner with single MG 81 - rear fuselage tank removed, 180gals=680 litres still left - 2 to 4 MG/FF wing cannons - DB 601 instead of heavier V-1650 - not heavier than actual P-51D Speed about 380 mph

Finnish 109's were not deployed against Germans. Finns had 3 captured LaGG-3's made flyable. Only victory was a Soviet LaGG-3.

Finnish Bf 109G-2 did not have. I don't know about Bf1009 version though. (Sheldon Cooper mode)

At least save Camilla. No part of your Anglo-Dutch wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Dutch_Wars#Later_wars :)

This discussion would have been great without Marshalls' connection issues, which is understandable because he is an old geezer like me. After 1'st page the discussion went south (Is that the proper term ?) What I gather these posts: With 200 gal belly tank early P-47 (pre-D25) would have...

Name those air forces for more meaningful discussion (without booze) :)