Aeroplanes look alike for a variety of reasons.
But IME the main reason is that the laws of physics, aero and thermodynamics are basically the same for everybody.
IMO the major intellectual contribution of the 190 to combat tactics was the emphasis it placed upon roll rate; but Quill had already noted the importance of roll rate when flying Spitfires in combat in 1940 before anyone in Britain knew anything about the 190.
Not really. The British used machine guns until they learned the Germans were using cannons. The British, wisely, decided they didn't want to be on the end of a cannon *****-slap so they armed their planes with cannons, too. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by SkyChimp:
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As for armanment the British trend for cannon armament was independant of German trends.
No, really. The British move toward cannon pre-dates WWII. They just didn't come up with a suitable cannon or configuration before the war started.
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The Curtiss P36/Hawk75 had roll rates approaching that of the 190 when the Bf109 was just a baby. Really nothing new there.Originally posted by Viper2005_:
IMO the major intellectual contribution of the 190 to combat tactics was the emphasis it placed upon roll rate; but Quill had already noted the importance of roll rate when flying Spitfires in combat in 1940 before anyone in Britain knew anything about the 190.