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From: pwilcox@paldn.UUCP (Peter McLeod Wilcox)
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Subject: Re: German War Equipment
Summary: Condor was converted passenger liner
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Date: 4 Jun 90 19:20:40 GMT
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From: pwilcox@paldn.UUCP (Peter McLeod Wilcox)
In article <16039@cbnews.ATT.COM>, G_AHRENDT@vaxa.uwa.OZ.AU writes:
>The Focke-Wulf 200 Condor long-range bomber, which in various versions was also
>used for reconnaissance, anti-shipping and originally passenger transport. 
>One of these became hitler's personal aircraft. The anti-shipping version was
>capable of holding 1.75t of bombs and armed with 3 MG's & 1 Cannon. Other
>versions were equipt to carry two Hs 293 air to surface missiles.

Actually the Condor should probably be listed as a failure in everything
except the reconnaissance role.  It was a converted passenger liner and
did not have the structural strength to carry the armament load. There are
a LOT of pictures of the Condor after it has broken in two during landing,
they tended to snap just behind the wings.  Also, to the best of my knowledge,
the Germans never even attempted to use it in a strategic bombing role.

Hmm, come to think of it, I can't think of an instance on either side where
high or medium altitude level bombing destroyed or even seriously damaged
a ship under way.  Anybody have some good examples?

[mod.note:  The German Fritz-X bombs... but they really don't count. 
- Bill ]

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Pete Wilcox		...gatech!nanovx!techwood!paldn!pwilcox