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Originally Posted by Crumpp
Yes it is only the stocks. The fuel distributed to the supply system for use was only 10,000 tons for Jun-Aug 1940.
Considering that the RAF planned for 2770 tons for 4 squadrons of Hurricanes per week. Now that includes all the feeder/emergency fields to be stocked with a supply, 3 weeks of operational stores in case the trains gets bombed, and all the flying required.
Using their math, 10,000 tons is enough for 15 squadrons or adding 5 squadrons per month.
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2770 tons = 6204800lb or 861778 gals. If we allow 75 gallons per sortie, this is sufficient fuel for 11490 sorties...
if we assume 3 sorties a day (an impossibly high number per day!), for 80 aircraft, this gives us enough fuel for 48 days at 240 sorties/day...
Crumpp, you seem to have no problems producing pages of complex formulas regarding flight data but then fall flat on your face with these simple calculations...
