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Long Range Spitfires???
I don't know much about Spits other than how they perform as fighter cover. But
I am curious about the concept of " Long Range" as applied to Spits. I had never heard that phrase during the war.Is it a phrase only used on this NG or is it a commonly used term about a special class of Spits?. And are we talking long range as in Mustangs? Or to put it anohrer way, how long is long range as applied to Spits? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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ArtKramr wrote:
I don't know much about Spits other than how they perform as fighter cover. But I am curious about the concept of " Long Range" as applied to Spits. I had never heard that phrase during the war.Is it a phrase only used on this NG or is it a commonly used term about a special class of Spits?. It's a term we're using on the NG, to define what mods would have been needed to improve the Spit's range for bomber escort in the late-'43-early '44 period. Late in 1944 -early '45 there were versions of the Spit with much increased internal tankage, but they were never (to my knowledge) referred to as long range. And are we talking long range as in Mustangs? More like long range roughly equal to ETO P-47s. Getting a fighter Spit to carry combat fuel equal to a Mustang is probably impossible, and would definitely take too long for the time frame of interest. Or to put it anohrer way, how long is long range as applied to Spits? For what's likely to be doable in the limited time frame, 300-400 mile escort radius, vs. 150-175 miles typical of Mk. V/IXs. We'll take 250 miles for a start, which should definitely be achievable right out of the box by substituting Mk. VIIIs for Mk. IXs. 250 miles encompasses Emden and the Ruhr, Paris and maybe out to St Nazaire, from the nearest bases. 350 miles gets us to Bremen, Hannover, Kassel, Frankfurt, and probably Kiel/Hamburg. 400 miles should take in Brunswick, and maybe Oschersleben, Halberstadt, and Schweinfurt. Guy |
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ArtKramr wrote:
Subject: Long Range Spitfires??? From: Guy Alcala Date: 9/9/03 1:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: ArtKramr wrote: I don't know much about Spits other than how they perform as fighter cover. But I am curious about the concept of " Long Range" as applied to Spits. I had never heard that phrase during the war.Is it a phrase only used on this NG or is it a commonly used term about a special class of Spits?. It's a term we're using on the NG, to define what mods would have been needed to improve the Spit's range for bomber escort in the late-'43-early '44 period. Late in 1944 -early '45 there were versions of the Spit with much increased internal tankage, but they were never (to my knowledge) referred to as long range. snip Thanks for the clarification. But remember that in 1944 there were Spit bases in Northern Belgium. We got fighter cover from those guys from time to time. Which is why the period of interest was specified as late '43 - early '44, before continental bases were available. Besides, post invasion in addition to having fighters on the continent, the RAF would also have their own P-51s available for long-range escort. Guy |
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