Stall angle of attack in flight configuration: 17.6 ° Indicated stall speed in landing configuration: 123.144 km/h Technical detailsIndicated stall speed in flight configuration: 132.155 km/h The Flight's Hurricanes did not carry any ammo for its four 20mm cannons to save weight. Hurricane Mk.IIc, No 1697 (Air Despatch Letter Service) Flight formed with the specific purpose to deliver secure communications and correspondence in to the beachhead during the D-Day invasion period, Northolt, June-July 1944.
The squadron enjoyed much success during the Battle of El Alamein, having destroyed sixteen tanks on October 24th. Hurricane Mk.IId, 6 Sqn, Egyptian desert, 1942.Kuttelwascher shot down three He 111s over France during one mission. The wing flew against the Luftwaffe and the Suomen Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force) from Vaenga (now Severomorsk) in the northern USSR and trained Soviet pilots and ground crews to operate the Hurricanes, when their British pilots and ground crews returned to Britain. Operation Benedict, Hurricane Mk.IIb Trop, 81st Sqn 151st Wing, Force Benedict, Vaenga-2 airfield, September 1941.Beletsky, 609th IAP, shot down near Tikshoozero (Tiiksjärvi) airfield on April 6th, 1942. "For Motherland, For Stalin" inscription.Efimov, 3rd GIAP, Sinyavino, Autumn 1942. Lt Amosov, 78th IAP, Northern Fleet Air Force, Winter 1941-42. RAF A-pattern Desert Scheme, post-May 1942.RAF A-pattern Day Fighter Scheme, post-May 1942.RAF A-pattern Temperate Land Scheme, pre-May 1942.RAF A-pattern Day Fighter Scheme with Soviet markings painted on top of the British ones.Winter camo, 14th ORAE (Independent Reconnaissance Squadron), Moscow Front, Winter 1942-43.Rearview mirror (1 kg weight increase, 2 km/h speed loss).Air cleaner for dusty conditions (13 kg weight increase, 5 km/h speed loss).Merlin XX engine with +14 lb boost (estimated speed increase at sea level: 11 km/h).Two ShVAK 20mm wing-mounted guns with 120 rounds per each and two BS 12.7 mm wing-mounted machine guns with 100 rounds per each (59 kg weight increase, 4 km/h speed loss).303" 7.7mm machine guns with 650 rounds per each and additional armor plates (390 kg weight increase, 16 km/h speed loss). Two Vickers Class S 40mm gun pods with 15 rounds per each, two wing-mounted "Browning.303" 7.7mm machine guns with 650 rounds per each (242 kg weight increase, 14 km/h speed loss). Two Vickers Class S 40mm gun pods with 15 rounds per each and two wing-mounted "Browning.Four "Hispano Mk.II" 20mm wing-mounted guns with 90 rounds per each (195 kg weight increase, 12 km/h speed loss).303" 7.7mm machine guns with 328 rounds per gun (100 kg weight increase, 3 km/h speed loss). Four additional wing-mounted "Browning.In addition to Quick Mission Builder and Multiplayer modes, you can fly it in Career mode during Battle of Moscow and Battle of Stalingrad timeframes. Either of the modifications listed above can be equipped with a Merlin engine with an additional boost and/or air cleaner for dusty conditions and a rear-view mirror.Hurricane Mk.II Soviet - modification armed with two 20mm ShVAK cannons, two 12.7mm BS MGs and Soviet bombs and unguided rockets.303 MGs, with or without additional armor plates. Hurricane Mk.IId - two assault modifications with two 40mm Vickers S Class guns and two Browning.Hurricane Mk.IIc - modification with four 20mm Hispano Mk.II guns.Hurricane Mk.IIb - modification with twelve (!) Browning.Hurricane Mk.IIa - default model with eight Browning.Our Hurricane includes the following modifications. Also, come aircraft sent to the Soviet Union from the UK under the lend-lease plan received modifications to the armament package.
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The Hurricane Mk.II series which consisted of the a, b, c and d variants was outfitted with several different armament configurations. Hurricanes also saw action at Stalingrad, Moscow, Leningrad, Murmansk and many other battles over the vast Russian steppe. The Hurricane Mk.II saw action over the sands of North Africa, the ports of Malta, the jungles of the Far East and protected convoys in the Atlantic. The Hurricane was built in large numbers and the Mk.II series was sent to all corners of the war to fly and fight, including the Eastern Front where the Soviet VVS put them to good use in several sectors.
Unlike popular belief, it was the sturdy and more numerous Hurricane and not the sexier Spitfire that really made the difference. The legendary British-built Hurricane came to fame during the Battle of Britain where it did the heavy lifting for the RAF in that pivotal battle.