Fairey Swordfish

[MOG Bailey]

In Storm of war are there also the Fairey Swordfish?

[Igo kyu]

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]

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

[*Buzzsaw*]

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)

[BG-09]

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!

[WTE_Galway]

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.

Originally Posted by Igo kyu

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]

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]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

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.

[ElAurens]

That would be interesting.

Most US torpedo bombers spent the majority of their service dropping bombs though.

Aerial torpedo attack reached it's zenith with the attack on Pearl Harbor, I would think.

Perhaps Google is our friend here....

[K_Freddie]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

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

Not entirely true.. In doing the crucial damage to the Bismark, under a defensive AAA, more than any American plane has ever faced - they were mostly downed by Zero's (cannot say the same for the Kate's though, but..), The Swordfish hit it's mark due to one important fact.... It was made not of metal, but fabric.. ...Work this one out for yourselves.


Not to mention.. put 8 rockets on the wings, and every UBoat commander dreaded the Swordfish more than a Devastator, TBF, or F4(6)F