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Hurricane MkII -- 12 x 12.7mm MG's (M)
The Hurricane is loved by many, but most of this love is directed to the RL airplane. In-game it's not a bad plane to fly. It's pretty stable and has 12 (!) machine guns. Don't be fooled by the big number though, the Hurricane's armament is definitely not the best in-game. The speed is also less than impressive. It can't keep up with a Spit, and it doesn't overtake the I-16 very fast either. Although it turns pretty well and can outturn a late-war Spit or La on occasion, it has a hard time competing with these planes due to it's lack in speed and acceleration.
The main reason the Hurricane is this moderate, is because it's outdated. Here lies also it's greatest strength: in games with the year limit set to 1940 it's one of the best planes to fly. It can easily compete with the Spitfire MkII, and will pretty much always win against a Bf-109-E3 in a T&B fight.
In short: A decent plane, good to fly for starters, but don't expect to compete with late-war planes. Definitely a good choice in a low year-limited game
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In game from playing with it online a little. Its rate of climb is acceptable and not to bad at all, in a turn its superb and its 12 machine guns though not cannons do a very good job and also help rookie pilots due to all the tracers pretty much giving you a straight line to the target. Its best to fire in burst also thuse not wasting all your ammo.
Found from playing online also -
The hurricane CAN do well against later war models, IF your team is also using the hurricane. Due to having the same ability as yourself, the idea of having wingmen work well. If someone gets on your 6, then they will have a trouble turning with you if the hurricane is flown properly, yet your wingman who has the same ability you do will not have any issues getting onto the 6 of the pilot chasing you. They might have a more modern aircraft but this way they are playing on your terms.
Try not to take the hurricane into a high altitude fight either, though it can fly up their it struggles more than it does at a medium height. This is where it excels (does its job best).
If flown online and get a few wins/kills (only 1 or 2) you can unlock 2 bombs or 8 rockets to use on it. Its also worth noting that its guns fire at a very good rate and its a much better gun platform than many of the other planes in the game.
When playing CTA the hurricane is also an easy plane to land without "bounce" and can slow down quickly. Much easier to land than planes like then 109 series or spitfire series. Not a bad choice of plane to use on CTA if you take bombs. reason being that many players like to use the JU87. The hurricane can get to the airfield before the JU87, can land quickly and take off quickly once captured, it can also patrol with bombs to attack anythnig thats landed and can also deal with the JU87.
Also noted is the ability to take a fair bit of damage on the wings and still be able to fly. For some reason the main problem with the hurricane in BoP is the fuselage, but all in all a very nice aircraft to fly.