FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
The export Hawks had 4 .50 cals. Not overwhelming but enough to do the job if flown by a well trained pilot.
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You can't dispute that the prewar American armament for it was an unfunny joke though. A .30 and a .50? What? no .22?
4 .50s is just fine. Wasn't it Thach that said that a pilot who can't hit with 4 guns will miss with 8?The export Hawks had 4 .50 cals. Not overwhelming but enough to do the job if flown by a well trained pilot.
a .50 and a .30 is not enough when some of the fighters had 20mm cannon.4 7.5 mm not 4 0.50', but 4 7.5 was enough for fighter vs fighter in '39 as was enough 1 .5' nd .30'.
a .50 and a .30 is not enough when some of the fighters had 20mm cannon.
Hitting and killing are two different things unless you are shooting at unarmored Japanese aircraft.
Wikipedia at least says the E-3 saw action in the Spanish Civil War which ended in April 1939If we are going for the 1st September 1939 deadline then my personal top 5 would be
1) Me109E
2) Spitfire
3) Hawk 75
4) Me110
5) Hurricane
A couple of comments I didn't think that the 109E 3 was in service in September 1939. It doesn't change my choice just an observation.
I rated the 110 above the Hurricane as it was so much faster than the Hurricane and as long as he wasn't tempted to dogfight the Hurricane the 110 had a very good chance.
Like a number of people I think the Hawk was a good all round fighter and with a bit more speed could have been a real threat.
If we are going for the 1st September 1939 deadline then my personal top 5 would be
1) Me109E
2) Spitfire
3) Hawk 75
4) Me110
5) Hurricane
A couple of comments I didn't think that the 109E 3 was in service in September 1939. It doesn't change my choice just an observation.
I rated the 110 above the Hurricane as it was so much faster than the Hurricane and as long as he wasn't tempted to dogfight the Hurricane the 110 had a very good chance.
Like a number of people I think the Hawk was a good all round fighter and with a bit more speed could have been a real threat.
the export model E-3a was delivered from spring '39 so i think there are E-3 in luftwaffe for august
Introduced a couple months too late I think.Yes, wouldn't the Macchi C.200 place above the Fiat G50?
In contravention to my dislike of Wikipedia as source data:
Operational History
In August 1939 about 30 Macchis, by which time it had been given the name Saetta ("Lightning"), were delivered to 10° Gruppo of 4° Stormo, stationed in North Africa.
Macchi C.200 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia at least says the E-3 saw action in the Spanish Civil War which ended in April 1939