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Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski
Battle was a descendant of an old concept of light bomber/scout aircraft which were eg. predominant in French air force - see Potez XV/XXV and Breguet XIX. This was an aircraft outdated from the beginning.
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The specification that was fulfilled by the Battle was P27/32 calling for a Medium Bomber Hart/Hind replacement.
Others call it a light bomber specification, but P apparently meant medium bomber, and B meant heavy bomber. There was apparently no specific designation for a light bomber.
By the way, has anyone published these complete specifications either on-line and/or in a book? I think they are important to any understanding of RAF intentions.
I would also like to see the complete Specification P4/34 for a medium bomber and close support aircraft that was fulfilled by the Hawker Henley of lamented memory.