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Originally Posted by Pursuivant
A flyable Re.2000/MAGAV Heja would make for a more interesting career as a Hungarian fighter pilot (you start off with the Cr.42 - which sucks on the Eastern Front after 1941, then later transition to the Bf-109G).
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If I’m not mistaken, the Italian built Re2000 was the Hèja I, and could already be employed in a Hungarian pilot career. For the Hèja II, a different engine and cowling is almost all is needed, performances being similar.
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Originally Posted by Pursuivant
A flyable Fiat G.55 would just be fun. We don't exactly need it since we have a flyable MC.205 and the G.55 wasn't built in any great numbers, but if you're a fighter geek, then not having it flyable is like being a kid with his nose pressed up against the candy store window. Same for the Re.2000 and Re.2002.
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That’s a typo for the 2001, I suppose… In that case, the Re2001 was built in small numbers (Wiki says 237) and had rather unspectacular performances. The Re2002 was a ground attack variant, reverting to radial engine. It was a sort of “Mini-Sky raider” with low performances and light armament. It was noteworthy mainly for being in operational service on both sides at the same time, being flown by both Luftwaffe and Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force.
The one really outstanding Reggiane was the 2005, but only 32 were built, briefly used against allied bombers. Two B24 shot down is all what they obtained, but they revealed very good high altitude performances. An aesthetically pleasing machine, the Sagittario had – at last – a powerful armament, with two 12,7 mm SAFAT and three 20 mm MG151.