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gap · 11-25-20, 11:48 AM

In my previous reports I overlooked an example of a fighter used in the anti-shipping role.

After having played a mostly defensive role in the first part of the conflict, from June '43 to June '44 No. 3 Squadron switched to the offensive, carrying out intruder missions over France and the Netherlands and anti-shipping attacks in the Channel area.
Sources:

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/3_wwII.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._3_Squadron_RAF

At the time of its new appointment, the squadron was flying Hawker Typhoons and, from February '44, Hawker Tempest fighter-bombers. Both aircraft were fitted with four 20 mm cannons and they could carry two 500 lb or two 1,000 lb bombs. Moreover, according to Wikipedia, starting from September '43 Typhoons could be armed with eight RP-3 rockets, attaining a devastating firepower against any ground or surface target.

11-25-20, 11:48 AM	#20
gap Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CJ8937 Posts: 8,214 Downloads: 793 Uploads: 10	In my previous reports I overlooked an example of a fighter used in the anti-shipping role. After having played a mostly defensive role in the first part of the conflict, from June '43 to June '44 No. 3 Squadron switched to the offensive, carrying out intruder missions over France and the Netherlands and anti-shipping attacks in the Channel area. Sources: http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/3_wwII.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._3_Squadron_RAF At the time of its new appointment, the squadron was flying Hawker Typhoons and, from February '44, Hawker Tempest fighter-bombers. Both aircraft were fitted with four 20 mm cannons and they could carry two 500 lb or two 1,000 lb bombs. Moreover, according to Wikipedia, starting from September '43 Typhoons could be armed with eight RP-3 rockets, attaining a devastating firepower against any ground or surface target. __________________ _____________________ \|May the Force be with you!\| ...\/ Last edited by gap; 11-25-20 at 01:31 PM.