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Like all Swiss oufits they were happy to play both sides(until the German hard cash ran out), with the notable exception of Rolex.For IWC shouldn't it be a Messerschmitt? :PI'd actually far, far, far prefer a Messerschmitt!!!! :P
I wouldn't. Feckin flight safety hazard with wings. :eek:
Good question T. Before the war the US Hampden had sold their machinery to the Soviets and had sent over American watchmakers to set up the factory which IIRC became the Kirov factory. Just after the war the Soviets captured the Hanhart facility and shipped a load of unfinished movements and machinery back to the motherland, mostly chronographs and then started internal production.Wibbs might know - what did the soviet pilots use for "fliegers"?
During the war I have no idea TBH and never found a satisfactory answer. They did import a load of US watches, Gruen, Hamilton etc as part of the lend lease deals. No doubt some of them ended up on pilot's wrists.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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I wouldn't. Feckin flight safety hazard with wings. :eek:
Absolute bastard on the ground.
But a late F series with the clean wing and the Galland hood would be my high altitude fighter of choice.
The argument is always made that some Germans racked up ridiculous scores in the east flying against poor opponents.
IMO, it doesn't hold true after 1943, the Russians cottoned on quickly to their strengths and stayed below 5000mtrs for a reason.
Even in the west though, against the best of the western pilots and planes the 109 did sterling service.
Yes other fighters were better, especially late war but German Experten still scored heavily in the 109 in all theatres it flew.
Now that said, if I had to fight in a WW2 fighter and couldn't have altitude?
It'd be the Goodyear version of the Corsair with all the naval equipment stripped out and lightened as possible, or if I could lay hands on a Grumman F8!
But for sheer destructive effectiveness?
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FW190 myself. Harmonised controls, easy to build transport and repair, more forgiving of damage and rookie and average pilots*. IMHO the best all rounder piston fighter(with a sideorder of bomber) in the war. Not nearly as scalable as the Spit mind you. For the experts the ME262. I remember reading the memoirs of a French ace who said by the end of the war the Germans had either complete newbies, or complete experts, If you engaged a group, most would leg it, but if one stuck around and engaged, start praying.
*a rellie who flew a few British types in the war reckoned one big reason(other than propaganda) the Spit was so liked and so good was it was very forgiving at the limit, especially for rookies. The stall was the most gentle of any piston fighter of the time(the Mustang was a right wagon) and it gave plenty of warning before you stalled in a turn. The 109 in the hands of an expert yeah, but push it too hard the leading edge slats would deploy, inevitably asymmetrically and you'd spin out. He reckoned it was less that it could turn better, but more that you could push her harder than an average German pilot would dare. Though he did say the rudder pedals were more for show...Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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FW190 myself. Harmonised controls, easy to build transport and repair, more forgiving of damage and rookie and average pilots*. IMHO the best all rounder piston fighter(with a sideorder of bomber) in the war. Not nearly as scalable as the Spit mind you. For the experts the ME262. I remember reading the memoirs of a French ace who said by the end of the war the Germans had either complete newbies, or complete experts, If you engaged a group, most would leg it, but if one stuck around and engaged, start praying.
*a rellie who flew a few British types in the war reckoned one big reason(other than propaganda) the Spit was so liked and so good was it was very forgiving at the limit, especially for rookies. The stall was the most gentle of any piston fighter of the time(the Mustang was a right wagon) and it gave plenty of warning before you stalled in a turn. The 109 in the hands of an expert yeah, but push it too hard the leading edge slats would deploy, inevitably asymmetrically and you'd spin out. He reckoned it was less that it could turn better, but more that you could push her harder than an average German pilot would dare. Though he did say the rudder pedals were more for show...
I would in my earlier years have always gone for FW
Very well thought out weapons system, even the trimming and auto engine controls were a precursor to HOTAS.
Its just a bit too common now tho :P I'm trying to be hipsterish with my choices :pac:
The Spit AFAIK had a gentle wing drop pre stall, with plenty of onset buffet to warn you it was coming. The 109, well you hoped you were high enough to recover because it would flip out on a whim.
Some other choices that spring to mind for me would be the Fiat G55 or the Yak-9.
And if you could pick and mix equipment, I'd be sticking the mk2 gyro gunsight on whatever I was flying.
I actually have a book with some really lovely interviews with pilots of the great planes, "in the cockpit" I must get around to digitizing at some stage.0 -
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Very sadly not D. I did have a German one button Hanhart for a short time in the mid 90's, sold it to buy two other watches(and car partsIs the Kirova one of yours, Wibbs? If so very very jealous!!). I remember it was a choice to either find a watchmaker to fix it(the chrono part wasn't working correctly) or sell it on. Hard to find a watchmaker back then so selling it on was the better bet. Plus TBH it actually felt quite flimsy, even "cheap". Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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I am now off to load up IL2 and play a campaign or 2
I haven't played a flight sim in years!
I have DCS but hadn't played it in years and it's more jet orientated anyway.
So I took a trip over to Steam, and picked up lL2:1946 with a load of add one for the grand total of €9.99!
I think my college output may take a hit this semester
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Picked this one up for dirt cheap on a Japanese auction site and it had been badly abused. The rechargeable battery was as good as dead, and some one had not only managed to snap the crown and stem, but had then wedged the broken bits between the date wheel and the dial.
I've been messing around with it the last few weeks and have got almost everything back on track. But theres a plastic gasket which sits between the bezel and the casing to secure it, and it needs to be exactly right before putting pressure on, otherwise you'll mash the gasket. I've had prior success with these, but I've already done in one and the bits can be hard to come by...
Which brings me to my next question...anyone know a decent watchmaker in the South East or Dublin with a press to sort this bad boy out and finally get it back in action??
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Which brings me to my next question...anyone know a decent watchmaker in the South East or Dublin with a press to sort this bad boy out and finally get it back in action??
The only place I would trust to do more than change a battery or adjust a bracelet is Dawson Jewellers but they're closed due to lockdown. There may be others I don't know of .0 -
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Until even they said to hell with that!! 0 -
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Meanwhile, my quest to track down some of the rarer models of the Citizen Promaster Tough 'Ray Mears' series continues. This time its the companion piece to the Yellowstone, the Aoraki/Mount Cook, model number 7878-H30351TA/PMU56-2487.
It's very small (34mm approx) and I believe was marketed as the "womens" version. A larger 39/40mm model also exists. That said I dont have the biggest wrists and it wears well on a nice canvas NATO without looking circus freak small....
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My Longines Conquest Heritage Automatic Chronograph. Love this watch.
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