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I'm lovin' those Beaufighter shots! That one you just posted is fantastic.

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Off hand, can anyone tell me the bomb and/or rocket load capabilities of the Beaufighter?

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daveymac82c wrote:
Off hand, can anyone tell me the bomb and/or rocket load capabilities of the Beaufighter?

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* 4× Hispano 20 mm cannon (60 rounds per cannon, 240 rounds total) in nose
* Fighter Command only
o 4× .303 in (7.7 mm) machine gun (outer starboard wing)
o 2× .303 in machine gun (outer port wing)
o 8× RP-3 "60lb" rockets or 2× 1000 lb bombs
* Coastal Command only
o 1× manually-operated Vickers GO or .303 Browning for observer
o 1× 18 in (457 mm) torpedo

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Thanks James,

So it was more of a ground attack, ship attack airplane like a Typhoon or P-47, as opposed to something like a Mosquito with more of a bomber capability?

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BTW, thanks Ryan!

Yes, David, that would be a way of looking at it. Powerful punch with 6x .303 as well as the 4 x cannon. Unusual also in the asymmetric 2 & 4 wing gun set up.

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What must it be like to fly an a/c where the engines arrive at the airport before you do?
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