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Even though I like the Tempest II (Sea Fury being one of my all-time favourites), I'd like to know more about what the Centaurus was able to do reliably in 1943. The Centaurus in 1945 is not the same unit as the Centaurus in 1943. That's why the two-stage Griffon is not a contender for this thread, too.
But then, the same airframe with the R-2800 seem like a winner for me - it was available for Brits, with plenty of power and a tad 'slimmer' than Centaurus.