P.100

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P.100

General
Type:	Ground Attack
Owner:	Britain
Year:	1942
Specifications
Length:	10.4m
Width:	12.2m
Speed:	571 Km/h
Armament
Primary Weapon:	RP3Rockets
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History

In 1942 the British Air Ministry sent out a request for a plane specifically designed for ground-attack missions, Boulton Paul answered with their P.100 design. Using a pusher engine & a canard wing layout it give the pilot an excellent view of the battlefield & with the engine located at the rear of the plane the space could be used to placed a combination of 40mm & 20mm cannons giving it great hitting power.