Improved Skua for FAA?

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If you're counting strafing victories for the Skua, ain't it fair to count bombing victories for an SBD? 'Cause I'm pretty sure that's a decent number.

Asking for a friend.
Ok, cut the number to 16 instead if 40, confirmed kill by enemy records, not claims.

Times 30 to account for the different production and.........................SPD needs 480 air to air kills, not claims.

And the Skua saw action off Dunkirk, may have gotten 1 kill?
And the Skua saw action in the Med and got several kills. as many as (9) but these are claims and not confirmed by Italian records.

All Italian claims are against Floatplanes/ spotters and a few SM bombers.
4 or more of the claims are against these.


Some of the 190 built were completed as target tugs at the factory.
The Skua seems to have been a lot better than many people give it credit for.
 
Don't forget the raid against French forces at Mers-el-Kebir in July 1940.

Six Swordfish, escorted by 3 Skuas, were intercepted by 5 French H-75s, resulting in the loss of 1 Skua with both crew killed, the only British fatalities in the entire raid.

Another outnumbered formation of Skuas fought off attacks by 4 Morane 406s, and 12 other French fighters including at least 4 H-75s. One each H-75 and 406 were damaged for no Skua losses.

Not a bad showing by the Skuas.
 

You know, it was just a joke. I certainly wasn't looking for a "if a train left Chicago doing 76 mph" equation.

It was, to repeat, just a joke.
 
You know, it was just a joke. I certainly wasn't looking for a "if a train left Chicago doing 76 mph" equation.

It was, to repeat, just a joke.
Ok, I was replying for a friend

Besides, I was waiting for somebody to make comment about air to air "victories".

A lot of people (not you ) make a lot out of some airplane's "record" without ever taking into account may many planes were built or saw combat service or a number of other things that affected the record. It is like the often repeated "fact" that 109 shot down more planes than any other fighter. It may very well be true, problem is that they built close to 50% more of them than any other fighter so if it didn't shot down more planes it was actually a bad bargain .
 

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