Think Tanker
Airman
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- Jun 12, 2017
The implications which I made above are relative, relative to the notion that the P-40 series was a "hunk of junk" and essentially target practice for its foes. My who point orbits around the point that it was still a lethal and effective contemporary in capable hands, contrary to the public notion that it was the former.I don't think anyone suggested that you argued that. You did write, for example
"In fact, P-40Ns that were flying top-cover for their bomber '40 brethren found themselves still exceptionally potent and capable against the Bf-109G series and Fw-190As, seeing as they had superior maneuverability and roll compared to the 109s, and much superior turn at all speeds compared to the 190 and comparable roll rate. When operations in the Mediterranean theater were restricted to relatively low altitudes, the sub-par service ceiling of the P-40 did not matter nearly as much."
This seems to several here a rather optimistic assessment of the P-40's capabilities, and you can hardly expect them not to offer arguments and data to the contrary.
Cheers
Steve