Admiral Beez
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Well said, lol. Okay, okay.... here's one that could have been modified to a fighter role. Blohm & Voss P 170
1930s/40s: no 2-engined fighters as-designed
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swampyankee
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The Fokker looks like it has four.
I think the OP meant no fighters with two or more engines. No bacon for you.
Admiral Beez
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Shortround6
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My inner child says that while the concept called for bf 109 tow planes all the testing was done with bf 110 tow planes. Does that make a twin engine or single engine, two engines=two planes?
swampyankee
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Sorry to be less than politically correct, but I think the correct term is "dumb idea."
no twin enigines means the usaf would adopt the corsair so it could replace the firepower lost but not having the p-38
SaparotRob
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How did I miss this post?
GrauGeist
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While Hap Arnold was impressed with the F4U, the Army did end up with the P-47, which had the same engine as the Corsair.
And technically speaking, the P-47 (eight .50MGs) had more firepower than the F4U (six .50MGs). And yes, some Corsairs were fitted with four 20mm cannon, but they were problematic until heaters were introduced later in the war.
im throwing my two cents thats all
Admiral Beez
Major
Doesn't the P-47 fill that gap?
in my version the p-47 was never bulit because the corsair was adopted
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Colonel Gabreski in an F4U. Have to think about that.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The P-47 went into service before the F4U, though.
but in histroy take 2 as i call it the p-47 wouldnt have been which means the corsair would designed earlier and used earlier
GrauGeist
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Or...suppose the Navy liked the F6F better and the F4U was never built?
whould never happen
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
But we're talking "what-ifs" now...so what it the Navy decided the F6F was good enough?
Seriously, I love the Heinkel He280 and no matter how hard I could argue, I can't change actual history.
So in the end, yes Hap Arnold liked the XF4U, but the Army already had the XP-47 in the works, which was nearly identical in performance to the Corsair.
if the navy says the dont need the corsair then my storyline would end because i cant compete with thw hellcat
Admiral Beez
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How about we do an early F-4 Phantom II where a navy fighter does all jobs, and the USAAF also takes the F6F?
why not speed up buliding the corsair and use it
