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Old 09-23-10, 09:50 AM   #1353
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Originally Posted by Laughing Swordfish View Post
And we waved at the pilot as he briefly circled, and then he waggled his wings and sped away back home.
An enemy with a sense of whimsy. Always nice to meet.

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun
Thanks, but it doesn't help. I don't know from planes.
Fighters are small, one engine, one man, and guns. Bombers are large, two or more engines, two or more men, and bombs (and guns).

Fighter-bombers are fighters that can carry bombs, and usually fly low and aim their bombs at specific targets, like cars on roads. When a Hurricane drops a bomb on your u-boat, that's a 'Jabo'.

Fortunately for our heroes, photo-recon (or "recce" if your British) aircraft are usually unarmed.
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