Submarine hunters

[cheddar cheese]

Ohhh, thanks for that one Redcoat !!... Hear that guys, Mossies did something P-38's didn't do.....

Gemhorse

Oh yes, and how many torpedoes coul Mossies carry? 1 if I remember correctly. And how insane would it be if a fighter could carry more torpedoes than a light bomber with a bomb bay...oh wait a sec...the P-38 COULD carry 2

Yes LG this argument is ridiculous. No-one is ever gonna give in to the other so there isnt any point arguing about it. Now lets get back to the topic in question before this turns into yet ANOTHER P-38/Mossie thread...

 

[plan_D]

Thanks for the info, redcoat.

 

[cheddar cheese]

That list of U-Boat kills was interesting. Im surprised the Swordfish scored so many, it was a remarkable plane.

 

[mosquitoman]

Swordfish worked off the British escort carriers out in the Atlantic Gap, where the U-Boats congregated, that's why they got so many kills

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

along with their wide range of armourments...........

 

[mosquitoman]

They mostly used rockets or depth charges, the rockets were designed to curve up and hit the sub under the waterline.

 

[Lightning Guy]

And the fact that the British didn't have that many options to fly off their jeep carriers.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but you don't need options when you have the stringbag............

 

[Adolf Galland]

lighting guy said:

And the fact that the British didn't have that many options to fly off their jeep carriers.

thaqt is not true because the british can borrow planes from the US(wildcats, etc...) or they can use the sea hurricanes, and lot more including seaplanes

 

[Lightning Guy]

I was specifically refering to hope-grown designs.

 

[plan_D]

Home-grown. And why use anything different, if the Swordfish is doing the job?

 

[Lightning Guy]

My point was what else was the RN going to use?

 

[plan_D]

I know that was your point. And nothing, really. I suppose Sea Hurricanes could be used, equipped with rockets.

 

[mosquitoman]

Fulmars, Fireflies, Seafires or Albacores could have been used, failing those the RN could have brought the Skua and Roc back into use

 

[Lightning Guy]

Fulmars would have been a poor choice. You would have needed something able to carry rockets or decent sized guns. The Fulmar had neither.

 

[mosquitoman]

I'm not sure but I think the Fulmar could carry a light bombload

 

[cheddar cheese]

Hey hey, why havent we mentioned the Barracuda!?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

because it wasn't as good as the stringbag..............

 

[mosquitoman]

I'd forgotten about the Barracuda. I don't think it fitted on the escort carriers though as it's wings were quite long

 

[Lightning Guy]

If you are wanting to talk about the Barracuda, go over to the 'butt-ugly aircraft' thread in the photo section.