New P-40 FM

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Alpha, that is the one major engagement that was quite successful for the 325th, to be sure, but their overall record with the P40 vs. the 109 was indeed better than their Commwealth counterparts. They simply had more seat time in the aircraft. The 325th. were also the first unit to use 1000lb. bombs on the P 40.

JtD, as you probably know from the often circulated Allison document, there were many units, both in the Pacific and North Africa running up to 72 inches of manifold in their modified P40s. They didn't all blow up doing this either. Of course those were desperate times early in the war when the Allies were searching for any advantage to survive.

The Allison V 1710 is a more robust engine than the Merlin, this is a fact. To this day you will find Merlins in unlimited class air racing using Allison connecting rods because they are stronger than the Rolls Royce units.

Looking forward to the N model.