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If well used and available in greater numbers, could the Bréguet 693 have shattered Panzer advances in the Battle of France? Its forward firing, single 20mm cannon should cut through any tank of the time.
That was a strange move. Why not tune them for below 1500 meters (5,000 feet)? That's where you're operating.Yes and no : aside from arriving too late, the 693 engines were tuned to give their max power at 3000 meters...
The chapter 1 of Clostermann's '' Feu du Ciel '' gives a vivid description of a may 12, 1940 attack by Bréguet 693s at Maastricht. I don't know if an english translation exists.That was a strange move. Why not tune them for below 1500 meters (5,000 feet)? That's where you're operating.
Presumably they just pulled whatever engine they had, no matter the tune.
The Blenheim with its four .303 mg belly pack must have been effective when not facing interception. But I believe it had to omit its bombs to carry it.A-20s, B-25 strafers, B-26C-6, A-26 were all envisioned as CAS platforms.
The AA threat environment in MTO, ETO dissuaded their use in that role, but vs Japanese forces, twins were very effective.
Depends on how good the French intelligence was.If well used and available in greater numbers, could the Bréguet 693 have shattered Panzer advances in the Battle of France? Its forward firing, single 20mm cannon should cut through any tank of the time.
I also don't expect French 20mm cannons were AP, but more HE? That can't help.The 20mm gun would bounce of most the newer (built after 1932?) French tanks. Unless the French got to measure the German tanks armor thickness it gets a little iffy for planning.
The Pz I & II would probably not fair well. ? 14.5 mm armor.
The 35 (t) and 38 (t) had 15 armor on the back/sides.
The Pz III & IV had 20-30 mm armor on the later versions used in France, The left overs from Poland were thinner. Upgrading was only done on the fronts and occasionally the hull sides.
A-20s, B-25 strafers, B-26C-6, A-26 were all envisioned as CAS platforms.
The AA threat environment in MTO, ETO dissuaded their use in that role, but vs Japanese forces, twins were very effective.
Which of these two 14M-powered aircraft had the potential to be the better CAS aircraft? While better protected, the Hs 129 was significantly heavier and carried a lighter bombload.The Bréguet 693 used a pair of 700 hp Gnôme et Rhône 14M 06/07engines.
The Hs 129 had a pair of of 690 HP Gnôme et Rhône 14M 04/05, a model with a with a tapered gearbox.
Which of these two 14M-powered aircraft had the potential to be the better CAS aircraft? While better protected, the Hs 129 was significantly heavier and carried a lighter bombload.
Unfortunately for it The B-29 had priority for the R-3350.
Yes but I see it more as a light bomber than an attacker.