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RAF Recruitment poster for HeroesFanboy138
Alys poses on a Supermarine Spitfire in an attempt to get some more prospective Male Dragons to consider a career in Royal Air Force.
Alys of Roma © HeroesFanboy138
Spitfire © Supermarine Aviation Works (now owned by Vickers-Armstrongs Limited)
Artwork © myself
The Union Jack is a stock image.
Alys poses on a Supermarine Spitfire in an attempt to get some more prospective Male Dragons to consider a career in Royal Air Force.
Alys of Roma © HeroesFanboy138
Spitfire © Supermarine Aviation Works (now owned by Vickers-Armstrongs Limited)
Artwork © myself
The Union Jack is a stock image.
Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
Species Dragon (Other)
Size 1280 x 996px
File Size 220.5 kB
Listed in Folders
the RAF maintains a small squadron of WW2 era aircraft (including Spitfires and a Lancaster) as part of a historical unit. It's a purely ceremonial position of course, much like a posting to the HMS Victory, or the USS Constitution for the US Navy. However, these guys do still need people to work on the aircraft, so... there's this poster to look for candidates XD
I actually have the B7, it's one of my favorite planes to fly in the Japanese Lineup.... having a .50cal in the back, and two 20mm in the wings makes for interesting dogfights that rival the dogfight of Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa when he went 1v3 against Zeroes in a Dauntless.
Main reason being is that the project had a slight issue.... the carrier they were designed for was SUNK on her way to the fitting yard while an American Sub began snickering and trying to sneak away. But it was a vairly advanced aircraft for its time, and was probably one of the more durable Japanese planes of the war.
Oh, I know. X3
In addition to the carrier it was designed for being sunk, the U.S. Navy pounded on the factories where they were being built on a near daily basis. Only about 100 or so were ever built, and thus they were a rare sight.
As for durability, they were indeed tough. They were one of several aircraft that represented the pinnacle of Japanese aviation in the 1940s. They were also quick and agile, when they expended their torpedo or bombs, they could out accelerate and out maneuver the Zero.
In addition to the carrier it was designed for being sunk, the U.S. Navy pounded on the factories where they were being built on a near daily basis. Only about 100 or so were ever built, and thus they were a rare sight.
As for durability, they were indeed tough. They were one of several aircraft that represented the pinnacle of Japanese aviation in the 1940s. They were also quick and agile, when they expended their torpedo or bombs, they could out accelerate and out maneuver the Zero.
makes sense. Of course the Achilles heel of the Japanese was the fact that they couldn't produce enough aircraft that were a match for the American planes. Sure, they tried, but they lacked several things and not just production...
1. By late 1944 they lacked enough experienced pilots to fly the aircraft they had.
2. They lacked bases from which to operate the aircraft near where they could be useful.
and finally 3. They lacked enough 'captured' aircraft to get a full grasp on what it was they were facing.
1. By late 1944 they lacked enough experienced pilots to fly the aircraft they had.
2. They lacked bases from which to operate the aircraft near where they could be useful.
and finally 3. They lacked enough 'captured' aircraft to get a full grasp on what it was they were facing.
The Germans suffered a similar problem around the same time. Basically, "Too little, too late".
The Japanese did come up with some awesome machines, but again, too little too late, they didn't have enough in service, and by the time they made it into service, the war was already lost, along with their best pilots and many factories.
The N1K2 Shiden was in a sense the Japanese version of the Corsair; fast, tough and heavily armed.
Here:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12566506/
Except for the B5N at the 12 o'clock position, all the aircraft around the sun are the best machines of the Japanese military.
And of the aircraft outside the circle around the sun, the one on the left was an "intermediate" that bridged the gap between early war and late war machines, the J2M Raiden. It was one of the few aircraft the Japanese had that could reach the B-29s at their operating height when the high altitude raids were carried out.
The Japanese did come up with some awesome machines, but again, too little too late, they didn't have enough in service, and by the time they made it into service, the war was already lost, along with their best pilots and many factories.
The N1K2 Shiden was in a sense the Japanese version of the Corsair; fast, tough and heavily armed.
Here:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12566506/
Except for the B5N at the 12 o'clock position, all the aircraft around the sun are the best machines of the Japanese military.
And of the aircraft outside the circle around the sun, the one on the left was an "intermediate" that bridged the gap between early war and late war machines, the J2M Raiden. It was one of the few aircraft the Japanese had that could reach the B-29s at their operating height when the high altitude raids were carried out.
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