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The Douglas SBD Dauntless had offensive armament and was quite maneuverable.

It was somewhat like the later Douglas A-4 Skyhawk: a small single-engine bomber that could dogfight.


32 posted on 06/10/2019 12:08:21 AM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: YogicCowboy

Same guy designed both.Ed Hineman


37 posted on 06/10/2019 8:20:13 AM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: YogicCowboy

A-4= Hinemans hotrod.


38 posted on 06/10/2019 8:21:18 AM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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