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Fairey Swordfish

General Characteristics:
Crew: Three (pilot, observer, and radio operator/rear gunner)
Length: 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Wingspan: 45 ft 6 in[10] (13.87 m)
Height: 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
Wing area: 607 ft² (56.4 m²)
Empty weight: 4,195 lb (1,900 kg)
Loaded weight: 7,720 lb (3,500 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Bristol Pegasus IIIM.3 radial engine, 690 hp (510 kW)

Performance:
Maximum speed: 139 mph (224 km/h, 121 knots) at 4,750 ft (1,450 m)
Range: 546 mi (879 km, 475 nmi) normal fuel carrying torpedo
Endurance: 5.7 hr
Service ceiling: 19,250 ft (5,870 m)
Climb to 5,000 ft (1,520 m): 10 min

Armament:
- 1 × fixed, forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun in engine cowling
- 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis or Vickers K machine gun in rear cockpit
- 8 × "60 lb" RP-3 rocket projectiles (Mk.II and later)
- 1 × 1,670 lb (760 kg) torpedo or 1,500 lb (700 kg) mine under fuselage or 1,500 lb bombs under fuselage and wings

Notes:
24 aircraft bought 1936; 18 remain in service while 6 serve as reserve or parts aircraft.

Eighteen aircraft were modernized in 1939-40. Out of service (stored for emergencies) 1943.

deBroek Petrel

General Characteristics:
Crew: Three (pilot, observer, and radio operator/rear gunner)
Length: ?
Wingspan: ?
Height: ?
Wing area: ?
Empty weight: ?
Loaded weight: ?
Powerplant: 1× 1120PS 14-cyl.-engine

Performance:
Maximum speed: 427km/h
Cruise speed: 365km/h
Range: 1720km carrying torpedo
Service ceiling: ?
Climb to 5,000 ft (1,520 m): ?

Armament:
- 3 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns
- 1 × ? lb (800 kg) torpedo or ? lb (500 kg) bombs

Notes:
18 purchased 1939. Out of service (stored for emergency use), 1942.

Drawing by Bruce, camo scheme by moi.

Henschel Hs129B

General Characteristics:
Crew: one, pilot
Length: 10.1 m
Wingspan: 13.5 m
Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 28.30 m²
Empty weight: 3,980 kg
Max takeoff weight: 5,000 kg
Powerplant: 2× BMW Fafnir 9-cylinder radial engines, 850hp each (takeoff)

Performance:
Maximum speed: 253.5mph (408 kph)
Range: 348 miles (560 km)
Service ceiling: 9,000 m
Climb to 3,000m: 7 minutes

Armament:
- 2 × 7.92mm MG17 machine guns
- 2 × 20mm MG201 cannon

Up to 250kg bombs, including:
- 1 × 250 kg SC250 bomb
- 2 × 50 kg SC50 bombs
- 48 × 2 kg SD2
- 4 × 50 kg SC 50
- 96 × 2 kg SD2 bomblets

Notes:
6 purchased 1940 for service with the League of Nations Afghan Field Force.

D.A.F. Ro(W)XVI "Ronne"

General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 25.3 m (83 ft)
Wingspan: 32.195 m (105 ft 8 in)
Height: 8.425 m (27 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 129 m² (1388 ft²)
Empty weight: 13,482 kg (29,722 lbs)
Loaded weight: 24,416 kg (53,828 lbs)
Max takeoff weight: 4,900 kg (10,800 lb)
Powerplant: 4 × radial engine, 975 hp takeoff

Performance
Maximum speed: 330 kph (205 mph, 178 knots)
Cruise Speed: 297.5 kph (184 mph, 160.6 knots)
Range: 4,974 km (3,090 mi)
Service ceiling: 4,740 m (15,551 ft)

Hawker Hurricane MkIIc

General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 32 ft 3 in (9.84 m)
Wingspan: 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m)
Height: 13 ft 1½ in (4.0 m)
Wing area: 257.5 ft² (23.92 m²)
Empty weight: 5,745 lb (2,605 kg)
Loaded weight: 7,670 lb (3,480 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 8,710 lb (3,950 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Merlin XX liquid-cooled V-12, 1,185 hp (883 kW) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m)

Performance
Maximum speed: 340 mph (547 km/h) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m) [N 11]
Range: 600 mi (965 km)
Service ceiling: 36,000 ft (10,970 m)
Rate of climb: 2,780 ft/min (14.1 m/s)
Wing loading: 29.8 lb/ft² (121.9 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (0.25 kW/kg)

Armament
- 4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Oerlikon Mk II cannons
- 2 × 250 or 500 lb (110 or 230 kg) bombs

Notes:
The Irish purchased twenty-four Hurricane MkIs in 1936. Several of these aircraft were retired to the reserve by 1940, but sixteen were rebuilt in 1940 to MkIIc standards (above), and four were rebuilt with two 40mm cannon. The Hurricanes were all equipped with dust filters for service with the League of Nations Afghan Field Force.

Bolton-Paul Resistant (Defiant P94)

General characteristics
Crew: 1 Pilot
Length: 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m)
Wingspan: 39 ft 4 in (11.99 m)
Height: 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
Wing area: 250 ft² (23 m²)
Empty weight: 6,078 lb (2,755 kg)
Loaded weight: 8,318 lb (3,773 kg)
Powerplant: RR Merlin VI, 1,280hp

Performance
Maximum speed: 360 mph / 579.3 kph (312.8 knots)
Max Range: 520 mi (837 km)
Service ceiling: 30,350 ft (9,250 m)
Rate of climb: 3,235 ft/min (16.4 m/s)

Armament
- 4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Oerlikon Mk II cannons
- 2 × 250 or 1 × 500 lb (110 or 230 kg) bombs

Notes
Ireland purchased thirty-six aircraft plus spares in 1938 to supplement the Hurricanes.

Focke Wulf Fw190A

General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 8.85 m (29 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Height: 3.96 m (12 ft 12 in)
Wing area: 18.30 m² (196.99 ft²)
Empty weight: 3,200 kg (7,060 lb)
Loaded weight: 4,417 kg (9,735 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 4,900 kg (10,800 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × BMW 801 radial engine, 1,700 hp takeoff, 2,100 hp with boost

Performance
Maximum speed: 653 km/h (406 mph) at 5,500 meters
Range: 800 km (500 mi)
Service ceiling: 11,410 m (37,430 ft)
Rate of climb: 13 m/s (2,560 ft/min)
Wing loading: 241 kg/m² (49.4 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.29-0.33 kW/kg (0.18-0.21 hp/lb)

Armament
- 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns with 475 rpg
- 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 E cannons with 250 rpg

Notes