109 comic.

• Apr 10, 2009

• Thread starter
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hitoshi

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8)

 

• Apr 10, 2009

• #42

Flyboy2

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Good stuff... Thumbs up!

 

• Apr 11, 2009

• #43

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beaupower32

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Yep, good stuff. Cant put them out fast enough though, lol.

 

• Apr 14, 2009

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hitoshi

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8)

 

• Apr 17, 2009

• #45

SpitfireZPC

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That is such a great comic! Love the art work.

 

• Apr 21, 2009

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• #46

hitoshi

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Feb 25, 2007

Slow but steady updates...

 

• Apr 23, 2009

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hitoshi

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• Apr 23, 2009

• #48

Thorlifter

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Awesome!

 

• Apr 23, 2009

• #49

RabidAlien

1st Lieutenant

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Apr 27, 2008

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Dem's some biiiiig cannons...always loved the look of the Stuka with the cannons slung under the wings!

 

• Apr 23, 2009

• #50

Gnomey

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Good stuff!

 

• Apr 24, 2009

• #51

Wayne Little

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• Apr 28, 2009

• #52

Lucky13

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In my castle....

Sweet! 8)

 

• Apr 29, 2009

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• #53

hitoshi

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8)

 

• Apr 30, 2009

• #54

Pong

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Impressive stuff!

 

• May 3, 2009

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hitoshi

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8)

 

• May 3, 2009

• #56

Thorlifter

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Kurt to the rescue!!!!

 

• May 3, 2009

• #57

Thorlifter

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Not to turn this into a different topic or anything, but the 37mm cannons the Stuka's carried. How many rounds did each gun carry and what was the rate of fire?

 

• May 4, 2009

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hitoshi

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As far as I know each cannon carried a six round magazine of tungsten core cannon-shells. Theres an amazing bit of war footage of these cannon-birds over the Kuban lagoons in 1943 taking out landing craft. I think its somewhere on this site...don't know where tho,. Sorry.

 

• May 4, 2009

• #59

Lucky13

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In my castle....

INCOMING!!! Ratatatatata!

 

• May 4, 2009

• #60

Demetrious

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Aug 22, 2007

imalko said:

But Bf 109 shot down by a katyusha rocket???!
As far as I know this rockets were for hitting ground targets.

By the way excellent comic.

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It would not be the first time an artillery round and an aircraft made acquaintance in mid-air. It happened more then once in the First World War, when two-seaters with early "wireless" sets were sent over the front as artillery spotters to direct counterbattery fire.

It might sound implausible, given the size of the airplane, the shell, and all that sky, but you have to remember the numbers in which artillery was employed, especially in the First World War. During artillery duels in both the First and Second World War, between two sizeable artillery units, it was not unheard of for shells to strike each other in midair and explode spectacularly. A plane in the middle of that... I shudder to think.

Also, this comic is excellent, if only because the subject matter is something I almost never see. On top of that, though, the art really is slick. Some of this would make awesome avatars. What's the name/screenname of the artist/author? Do they have a Deviantart or other personal website that is alive and well? You can consider me a fan. Pass on my compliments, if you can.