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Doesn't he get sick of Hurricanes? er...NO!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_4J67v2Z04
Unsure about the MkII being better than a Bf109F, but hey, this is a propaganda film. :)

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I'm with you Mike


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With Team Fusion doing version 5 for CLOD hope that the cannons are included, can't imagine the fun to be had by shooting up enemy convoys and tanks!! :lol:

As it is with the Hurricane Bomber been having much fun hitting targets over France then getting shot up/down by the flak!! :rant:

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I think the comparison was probably correctly assessed . The Hurricane in this form was a formidable weapon with 4 X 20mm cannon . Not something you'd wish to meet in any circumstances . The Bf109 was by then getting long in the tooth and being overtaken by the Fw 190 as the Luftwaffe's frontline fighter

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Hi Chris,
Agree that you would not want to be on the receiving end of a MkII with those 20mm cannon, but I thought that by that stage, the MkII was being used primarily as a surface attack platform; yes, also as a night fighter, but whether it could dogfight a 109F I'm more doubtful.
I haven't comparatively researched the relative performances of each, so I'd better do some homework.

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Homework: thankfully the dog didn't eat it!
Bf 109G Hurricane MkIIC
General characteristics
Length: 29 ft 7 in : 32 ft 3 in
Wingspan: 32 ft 6 in : 40 ft 0 in
Height: 8 ft 2 in : 13 ft 1½ in
Wing area: 173.3 ft² : 257.5 ft²
Empty weight: 5,893 lb : 5,745 lb
Loaded weight: 6,940 lb : 7,670 lb
Max. takeoff weight: 7,495 lb : 8,710 lb
Power: 1,455 hp : 1,185 hp

Performance
Maximum speed: 398 mph at 20,669 ft : 340 mph at 21,000 ft
Range: 528 mi 621 mi with droptank : 600 mi
Service ceiling: 39,370 ft : 36,000 ft
Rate of climb: 3,345 ft/min : 2,780 ft/min
Wing loading: 40 lb/ft² : 29.8 lb/ft²
Power/mass: 0.21 hp/lb : 0.15 hp/lb
Above extracted from a couple of web places, assume they are reasonably accurate. Couldn't get 109F, but found data for the G

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