TYPE: Two seat reconnaissance biplane
AMOUNT BUILT: 3x
BUILDING SITE: Marinens Flyfabrikk, Norway
ARMAMENT
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Primary armament
1x 6.5x55 Madsen M/14 Machinegun
-Placement: in a pivot, nose
-Manufacturer: Danish Recoil Rifle Syndicate/Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk
-Constructor: Wilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen
-Model: Madsen M/14
-Caliber: 6.5x55
-Production period: 1914-1922
-Number produced: 704
-Serial number: 221-260, 305-444, 459-982
-Mechanism: Automatic
-Rate of fire: 500 shots per min
-Magazine capacity: 25
-Total length: 1170 mm
-Barrel length: 588 mm
-Number of grooves: 4
-Rifling: Right
-Rifle pitch: 1:200 mm
-Weight: 10200 grams
-Jaw: Walnut or beech
-Sight: Bow flap sight and open grain
Secondary armament
-3x 10 Kilogram mines (optional)
-3x 10 Kilogram Mines optional)
-2x 50 Kilogram bomb (optional)
TECHNICAL DATA
Wingspan: 15.6 Meter
Length: 9.7 Meter
Eigne: 8 cyl Sunbeam
Power: 150-160 HP
Top speed: 110 Km/h
Cruise speed: 100 Km/h
Range: 350 Kilometer
SERIAL NUMBER, TIME IN SERVICE & FATE
F.10 26.06.1916 - 21.04.1917 Crashed in Horten
F.10 13.03.1918 - 22.07.1919 Crashed in Kristiansand
F.12 19.07.1916 - 02.10.1924 Discarded in 1924
HISTORY
The commander of the Norwegian Marine Air Force, Captain Gyth Dehlie wanted to invest in building up and starting an aircraft industry in Horten, Norway. In 1915, he had the plans for this ready, and had made a number of drawings for aircraft, among them drawings for a scout plane. This gave the newly established aircraft factory the task of building two copies, which were then given the designation “M.F.2”, an abbreviation for “Marinens Flyfabrikk”.
This aircraft was intended to be a more robust and heavier aircraft type than the earlier model M.F.1, and was primarily intended for a reconnaissance role. The navy had managed to obtain four 160 HP Sunbeam engines from England in 1015, and the budgets then made room for the construction of more aircraft. The aircraft were heavily influenced by Farman’s modern aircraft at the time with a monoplane tail. The wingspan was shortened compared to the previous M.F.1, so that the planes fit into the aircraft sheds, and the krag jørgensen rifle was replaced with a Madsen recoilless rifle in a pivot. This was probably still chambered in the Norwegian/Swedish developed caliber 6.5x55. In addition, the aircraft was equipped with a 4-blade propeller, Marconi radio transmitter and could carry 3x 10 kilo bombs or mines. This was also the first “armed” plane in Norwegian service, first with fixed guns and bombs.
Two aircraft were built which were ready in the summer of 1916. One of the aircraft was stationed in Kristiansand from the summer of 1918. However, one crashed after a short time, and an additional machine was therefore built, which was delivered in 1918.
IN GAME
I don’t know how this would work in the game, could happen if you get more fy from this time/ww1 then it would be better. Time will tell, if not it could be a suggestion for the future
ILLUSTRATION
ALBUM
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SOURCES
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https://www.norli.no/boker/dokumentar-og-fakta/historie-og-dokumentar/krig-og-historie/luftforsvarets-historie-fortalt-gjennom-75-gjenstander?
https://www.adlibris.com/no/bok/norske-militarfly-9788271286873?
Norsk marinehistorie : modeller som forteller - detaljert visning - Biblioteksøk
Not the best: Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.2 – Wikipedia
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