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Compared the planes number of guns of each of the spitfire hurricane and focke wulf?
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spitfire:
8 fixed wing mounted 0.303 Browning
Machine guns
hurricane:
8*mg 7.7 mm
Focke-Wulf:
two fuselage-mounted 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17s, two wingroot-mounted 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17s and two outboard wing-mounted 20 mm MG FF /MS.
MG= machine gun.
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They are two very similar fighter planes used by the RAF during World War 2 but designed and built by different firms. Hawker's "Hurricane" had good maneuverability, and was armed with 4 20mm cannons. It's top speed was 340 MPH. The Spitfire had superbmaneuverability, was armed with 4 .303 machine guns and 2 20mm cannons, and had a top speed of 378 MPH. Both were excellent fighter planes. The Spitfire got "better press", but in truth 60% of the German planes shot down in the Battle of Britain were shot down by Hurricanes.
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What famous great british planes was there in World War 2?
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The only way to be safe in a Spitfire was to avoid the Luftwaffe planes or to be one hotshot pilot.
