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Originally posted by Vermillion:
Like what? As far as I know ther only fighter the Italians ever deployed which was in any way semi-modern and of quality was the Mc205, deployed in 1943 near the end of the war for Italy.
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Originally posted by General der Infanterie Friedrich H:
Macchi 202 'Folgore' and even Fiat 50 were quite modern aeroplanes in 1940, if not very impressive.
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According to my sources, the Mc202 indeed was an excellent fighter, modern, very fast and agile, even though weakly armed. But it did not see action before the end of '41. And still, it needed a German DB601 engine, as the Italians had no suitable motor.
The improved Mc205 was basically an updated Mc202 with the advanced DB605 engine.
[ 06. December 2003, 04:53 AM: Message edited by: KnightMove ]