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On Oct. 7th the 185th Sqd. commanded by Major Harold E. Hartney took to the air in Sopwith Camels retooled with 165 Monosoupape engine. According to the Major all camels in this squadron were outfitted with these motors, he flew one himself and reported that it outclassed all other planes of the period.
Hey Al, George, and Mike, can we get an upgrade chart for this?
Oh great! Another plane! Six more months added to the 8th edition release…sigh..
jus’ kiddin’…
but I have learned that all US SPAD 13s were refitted with Marlin MGs in October 1918. Wonder if that will change in DP?Hey Dan,
It was just that one squadron and they did the work themselves. It seems they had an abundance of these engines laying around as no one else liked them. I believe it had something to do with a majorly increased chance of fire. The Major reports setting himself onfire once and doing a dive to put it out.
It was a night fighter squadron, The engines were out of Nieuport 28’s, and if you shut it off,(as they did quite often to try to hear enemy aircraft), they built up fuel in the cylinders and caught fire on restarts.:laugh:
fokkerdr1 wrote:It was a night fighter squadron, The engines were out of Nieuport 28’s, and if you shut it off,(as they did quite often to try to hear enemy aircraft), they built up fuel in the cylinders and caught fire on restarts.:laugh:Exactly! Not even I want to try rules for WW I night fighting. A Nieuport 28 special that catches fire in mid-air would be cool though!
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