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MOG Bailey 12-05-2008 09:34 AM

Fairey Swordfish
 
In Storm of war are there also the Fairey Swordfish?

Igo kyu 12-05-2008 11:15 AM

I'd want to see that, probably not to fly it, but to escort it would be good.

One of the most effective torpedo bombers in the war.

fireflyerz 12-05-2008 01:21 PM

:arrow:The guys who flew thoes stringbags must have had HUGE balls , mucho respecto to them.....:cool:

*Buzzsaw* 12-13-2008 03:59 AM

Salute

Well, when I asked Oleg if he was interested in some pictures I took of a Swordfish cockpit, he said yes. So I sent them to him.

I doubt the Swordfish will be in BoB, since it didn't play a big role there, but later... who knows what he will do with them... ;)

One of the 40 I sent: (click three times on image)

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5...e012oz0.th.jpg

BG-09 12-13-2008 11:29 AM

Good job *Buzzsaw*, please upload all of picture You have taken, in order, all of us to enjoy them. Thanks.

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~S!

Feathered_IV 12-14-2008 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOG Bailey (Post 60959)
In Storm of war are there also the Fairey Swordfish?


Are there ever be an SOW?

ElAurens 12-14-2008 03:30 PM

Oh ye of little faith.

WTE_Galway 12-14-2008 10:50 PM

I would love to fly the swordfish, the string bag is an aircraft with incredible character. it would be awesoem to do skins for as well.



Quote:

Originally Posted by Igo kyu (Post 60969)

One of the most effective torpedo bombers in the war.

One of the most effective ??? I do not think I would go that far.

ElAurens 12-14-2008 11:34 PM

I would say the Kate, SM 79, and TBF/TBM were far better. Actually the Devastator was better.

The Swordfish just happened to be all the Brits had for that role, so it got used in a couple of famous ops.

Igo kyu 12-14-2008 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElAurens (Post 61929)
I would say the Kate, SM 79, and TBF/TBM were far better. Actually the Devastator was better.

The Swordfish just happened to be all the Brits had for that role, so it got used in a couple of famous ops.

It was the best Britain had for the role, in the early war, there were others. I suspect one factor may have been it's low speed, which meant that a torpedo entered the water at about the speed it was going to run at. Apparently they were still in production in 1943.

If anyone has figures for torpedoes launched against tonnage sunk, for any torpedo bombers, I'd be interested to hear them.


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