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Old December 2nd, 2007, 01:51 PM
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Default Re: Fairey swordfish


Chuck:
It would be unfair to ask you to prove a negative. However since the Swordfish was a production aircraft that could carry a production 1500lb mine and dropping mines on land targets was a generally know tactic (regardless of the nation doing it), it is possible that in some operation somewhere during the war that a Swordfish dropped a mine as a ground attack weapon. In fact far more likely than the Maus seeing combat service. So yes I would call it a valid piece of kit, far more valid than some partial prototype super-tank.

Everyone else:
Sorry for feeding the troll.
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