Soviet Hurricanes - where, when, ...?

[kalender1973]

Originally Posted by yogybär

Interesting discussion, Gents.

Once more, it is not the easy B/W-thing but more complex. So, the Hurri didn't fit well into the circumstances on the Eastern Front (low fights, low-octance fuel).

Maybe we should not forget one thing: Even the RAF used Hurricanes as fighterbombers in 1944 (against V1-bases i.e.). They suffered horrible losses.

Jörg, that Hurri was used in attack roles, didn't show nothing. It was the under this circumstances forced measure. The VVS used as night bomber the Po-2 during the whole war. And I can not say, it was adequate plane for the WW2. Each plane you can use somehow. But in his primary role as fighter, the Hurri was dead in Europe in late 41. The fights against Bf109F show that in Africa even better as in the east front.