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Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger
Boring maybe but they did actually help win the battle. And think of the Challenge of trying to defeat one of the worlds (at that time) most advanced fighter aircraft with a cartridge that was originally introduced in 1889 with a BlackPowder propellant!
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I believe the De Wilde round was in general use in the BoB. I don't know what the belting was, I thought it was 100% De Wilde? or tracer De Wilde mixed with non-tracer De Wilde? The De Wilde round was incendiary I am pretty sure.
I'm sure some exclusively Luftwaffe fliers would prefer the RAF equipped with 4.5 mm air rifles as sandblasters to polish their paint, but that's no more realistic than fitting Spitfires with 20x 20mm cannon.