Macchi C.205 Veltro

The Macchi C.205 "Veltro was the natural evolution of the excellent C.202 "Folgore ". Fast and well armed, it was probably one of the best fighters produced during the conflict. Exceptionally manoeuvrable, great climber, easy to fly and sturdy, when the "205" entered in production it was the best fighter of the Axis. Significantly better than the Hawker Hurricane and the P-40, it was more maneuverable and had a better climbinr rate up to 6000 meters than Thunderbolts, Lightnings and Spitfire VCs too. In combat demonstrated to be extremely effective. Flying for the A.N.R. (The National Republican Air Force) the "Veltro" shot down a great number of Allied bombers, facing successfully the formidable P-51 Mustang.

Il Macchi C.205 "Veltro" fu la naturale evoluzione dell'ottimo C.202 "Folgore". Veloce e potentemente armato, fu probabilmente uno dei migliori caccia prodotti durante il conflitto. Eccezionalmente maneggevole, grande arrampicatore, facile da pilotare e robustissimo, il "205", alla sua entrata in linea era, per certi aspetti, il miglior caccia dell'Asse. Nettamente superiore a Hawker Hurricane e al P-40, risultava più manovrabile e più rapido in salita fino ai 6.000 metri di Thunderbolt, Lightning e perfino dello Spitfire Vc. In combattimento si dimostrò sempre estremamenti efficace. I Veltro che volarono nell' A.N.R. (l'Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana) distrussero un gran numero di bombardieri alleati, affrontando con successo il formidabile P-51 Mustang.

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• 02.01.2011

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Macchi C.202/C.205 (262) Fiat G.55, (350)and Reggiane Re.2005 (45) (657 total production) were three Serie 5 Italian fighters.All had the Mercedes DB 605 ( same as ME-109) They were generally considered better planes than the ME-109 and a match for any allied fighter. There were 33,984 109's, 16,769 yak-9, an 20,251 spitfires.It was typical of the Italian war effort that they produced meager numbers of three excellent fighters rather than trying to produce significant quantities of one design.