Friday Update, April 13, 2012

[VO101_Tom]

Originally Posted by Al Schlageter

Is that like 190s were for shooting down Allied heavy bombers and the 109 was for shooting down Allied fighters?

iirc the Hurri responsible to shot down bombers, because it was slower than any other fighter in the BOB. I think this is a completely legitimate reason...
I dont know what was the RLM standards, in the Royal Hunagarian Air Force, the 190 was used as Jabo planes.

[zapatista]

Originally Posted by VO101_Tom

iirc the Hurri responsible to shot down bombers, because it was slower than any other fighter in the BOB. I think this is a completely legitimate reason....

the hurricanes were initially mainly tasked with engaging enemy bombers because there were only 2 fighter planes available that were fast enough to catch up to the bombers and engage them. of the 2 available planes, the hurricane was the weapon of choice because:
- it was a more stable gun platform
- it had heavier gun armaments at the start of BoB compared to the spitfire
- it could stand (slightly) heavier damage then the spitfire from german bomber defensive guns
- it was less fast and less agile then the spitfire, so significantly less competitive with the 109's, so by default it was relegated to the bomber interception role (out of the 2 choices the RAF had)

[klem]

Originally Posted by zapatista

the hurricanes were initially mainly tasked with engaging enemy bombers because there were only 2 fighter planes available that were fast enough to catch up to the bombers and engage them. of the 2 available planes, the hurricane was the weapon of choice because:
- it was a more stable gun platform
- it had heavier gun armaments at the start of BoB compared to the spitfire
- it could stand (slightly) heavier damage then the spitfire from german bomber defensive guns
- it was less fast and less agile then the spitfire, so significantly less competitive with the 109's, so by default it was relegated to the bomber interception role (out of the 2 choices the RAF had)

- it had heavier gun armaments at the start of BoB compared to the spitfire

just one point zapatista, both aircraft had the same eight Browning 0.303" machine guns from the start. The Hurricane was a more stable gun platform because it reacted less to the recoil. It had the guns grouped close together in the more solidly constructed wings, four in each wing about 1/4 the wing length from the fuselage. The Spitfire was a less stable platform due to its guns being spread along the wings and its outer wing reaction to recoil or aileron forces. This mean that any flexing or twisting of the wings would slightly move/twist the aim point of the outer guns.

[r0bc]

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