Anon Report This Comment Date: February 20, 2024 07:51AM
Built using a revolutionary technique providing greater strength for less
weight, the Hurricane was Britain's main defence in early days of the Battle of
Britain. It was outdated against the Messerschmitt 109, that was itself
outdated by Britain's next fighter, the Spitfire. Whilst the Spitfires fought
the Messerschmitts, Hurricanes downed a lot of Luftwaffe bombers. It was this
combination that stopped the NAZIs from invading Britain, giving Hitler his
first taste of defeat. Angry and in emotional need of a triumph, he turned East
and invaded Russia when his army wasn't ready (no road building courses for
artillery crews, no winter furs and so on). So we know how that worked out.