Sunderland Vs Catalina

[Lightning Guy]

The only real areas that I see the Sunderland being superior in are speed (not extremely important in a patrol plane) and bomb load (and only by 1,000lbs are so). The Cat had more range (meaning more time to loiter over a convoy or shadow a Japanese fleet), sank more U-boats, and was more versatile. Cat wins.

 

[cheddar cheese]

but the sunderland was far more effective at defending itself

 

[Lightning Guy]

That could be debated. Late war Cats carried three .50 cals (1 in each waist blister and 1 in the belly) plus two flexible .30 cals in the nose and an optional four fixed .50 cals. And those waist blisters allowed a wonderful field of fire.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yes but it never proved it'self like the sunderland, there are many stories of sunderlands fighting off many fights without getting shot down..............

 

[Lightning Guy]

So the Cat is to be considered less effective because it wasn't attacked? Maybe the Japanese were too frightened to attack it? Shouldn't that count as being effective and defending yourself?

 

[plan_D]

The Cat did more damage to the enemy, therefore more effective.

 

[Lightning Guy]

I think that has to do with the Cat being more versatile. I've never heard of a Sunderland attacking anything but U-boats but the Cats went after Japanese shipping and bombed Japanese bases.

 

[plan_D]

Therefore, better.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it apears we have a two way spilt, me and C.C. are in favour of the sunderland, Plan_D and lighnening guy are for the cat, we need someone else to give an opinion............

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

yes but it never proved it'self like the sunderland, there are many stories of sunderlands fighting off many fights without getting shot down..............

A Bv222 Wiking once shot down a Lancaster over the North Atlantic

 

[Lightning Guy]

That may be but this is a conversation discussing the Cat and the Sunderland.

 

[plan_D]

And how the Cat was better AND better looking than the Sunderland.

 

[cheddar cheese]

its not about that, its about how the sunderland was better than the cat

 

[Lightning Guy]

The Sunderland was a great plane, but the Cat was more versatile and (more importantly) more effective.

 

[cheddar cheese]

unfortunately i dont have the knowledge to think otherwise, but i think the sunderland was the better plane 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the fact you've said that obviously means you have a huge knowledge, becasue you're right...............

 

[cheddar cheese]

so it does took a while for me to interpret that old bean but i got there in the end

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

even though i'm cornish, i resent being called a bean.................

 

[cheddar cheese]

and whys that old bean?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

because i'm not a bean.............

back on topic, the sunderland was better...............