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Originally Posted by redtiger02
The hurricane wasn't great. It was adequate and above all it was cheap.
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The Spitfire was fast and highly-maneuverable, but it suffered from a very limited range.
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A combat radius of 410 miles (Spitfire MkV) is perfectly adequate for an interceptor, the P51D can only double that even with drop tanks.
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Point being, the Hurricane is great as an icon, but even the RAF will tell you it was severely outdated at the very start of the war. It was just available in quantity and it was cheap and easy to produce.
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Outdated at the start of the war!? So in 1939, which of the Bf109E1, P36 Hawk, Fiat G.50, A5M, Ki27, and I-16 were superior to the Hurricane?
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But, exactly how much good does it do you to be able to out-turn everyone when a single incindiary round can torch you on a regular basis? You will only be so lucky so many times.
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Only the Hurricanes rear fuselage was covered with canvas, and Hurricanes proved rather more durable than either the Spitfire or Bf109.