(Jack) wrote in message . com...
(Tony Williams) wrote in message om...

I think the RAF missed a trick. They should have replaced that 37mm M4
cannon with the 40mm S gun, fitted more armour and used it for ground
attack instead of the Hurricane IID and IV. It was a tough plane, good
at low level as the Russians found, and certainly better than the
Hurri.

the P-400 version found its niche in the ground attack role during the
Guadalcanal campaign.

Indeed - for most purposes the 20mm cannon was the best choice; it was
a reasonable ballistic match for the .50s and the RoF was much higher.
For punching holes in tanks, though, or sinking river craft (the
Hurris did both in Burma) the 40mm would have been better.

Tony Williams
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