Placing the Bell P39 Aircobra.

[tcolvin]

Originally Posted by Juha

"A Bombphoon couldn't deliver from the vertical because it lacked a cradle to swing the bomb outside the propeller arc."

Tony
please, check even the basic facts. Typhoon carried its bombs under wings! So no need for a cradle. You theories are full of that kind basic mistakes, so please, check the basics before trying to figure out all-embracing theories.

Juha

You're absolutely right and I was wrong. Because their bombs were carried underwing away from the propeller arc, Bombphoons could bomb from the vertical.

And they DID bomb from the vertical. Did you even know that? I've just found many examples.

So both rockets and bombs were delivered from the vertical by 2TAF Typhoons. The only difference was the rockets were delivered from lower down.

The 'all-embracing theory' is that vertical dive-bombing was practised by RAF, Soviet Air Force and LW. The RAF differed only in that they lacked suitable aircraft equipped with dive brakes and armour.

Thanks. Now we are getting somewhere.