Which airplanes weren't given a fighting chance

• Oct 19, 2005

• #41

Aggie08

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I love the p40, it's too bad it never got the teardrop canopy. If it had ever gotten the armament it deserved from the beginning such as 6 .50's or 4 20ml cannons, or maybe the engine it deserved from the beginning... And you are right Curtiss just gypped the hell outta the hawk, they generally they got rid of whatever wasn't requested for no matter how useful it may have been.

 

• Oct 21, 2005

• #42

P38 Pilot

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You have a point. The P-40 was in dire need of the 6 .50 and 20mm guns. It would have been very worthy in combat.

I still think the Junkers 390 deserved a figthing chance because at the time it was the largest bomber made. Hilter in the beggining of the war had a chance to produce 4-engined bombers including the elusive 6-engined bomber.

They would have been useful at the Battle of Britain.

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #43

jrk

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the westland welkin high performance fighter.too few and not enough patience with it.

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #44

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

it wasn't needed though..............

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #45

cheddar cheese

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Jan 9, 2004

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Re-2007

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #46

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Dec 20, 2003

the Avro York Gunship..........

ok there's no such plane but it's a nice thought

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #47

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Jan 9, 2004

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Did you not see the one with 75mm cannon, and 2x 20mm cannons, as well as 4 Hellfires under the port wing?

 

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• Oct 23, 2005

• #48

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

quite what the hell that black box is supposed to be i'm not sure..........

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #49

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Jan 9, 2004

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Hellfires, numbnuts

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #50

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

it's a bloody black box!

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #51

cheddar cheese

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Its a dark blue box with black circles actually

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #52

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

no- it's a black box!

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #53

cheddar cheese

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Dark Blue with black circles and grey outlining...can you not see it ?

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #54

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

no- it's a black box with grey/blue outlines!

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #55

cheddar cheese

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Whatever you say

Heres an AS.14

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #56

P38 Pilot

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Awesome! Oh and nice sig and avatar CC.

 

• Oct 23, 2005

• #57

cheddar cheese

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Thanks, Heres another...Caproni Ca-405

 

• Oct 24, 2005

• #58

Aggie08

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Mmm, hellfires...

 

• Oct 24, 2005

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• #59

MacArther

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The Bell P-63 King Cobra. Sure, it saw Russain use, but why did we only use it as a target tug?

 

• Oct 24, 2005

• #60

P38 Pilot

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Thats a good question. We gave alot of them for the Russians to use during the Lend-Lease act and the US that built them never really used them that much!