Talk:De Havilland Firestreak

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[edit] Effective?

I thought it was pretty ineffective. I'd like to see some sourcing about its effectiveness. I feel sure it was never used in combat and its replacement would seem to argue it was not seen as being totally effective. --John (talk) 03:21, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I think it's all in the wording. Firestreak was "effective" when it is taken in the correct contexts; comparing it to the Fairey Fireflash and its contemporaries. With the benefit of hindsight, it doesn't look like a marvellous weapon, but it did what it was meant to do, it saw frontline service (if not combat) and ultimately was developed into the far superior Red Top. So a better choice of words and a reference should sort it out. Emoscopes ^Talk 19:57, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

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