Egypt 1941 . A german propaganda/radio anouncer labelled the Australian troops holding Tubruk as Rats. The Aussies ended up loving the name and kept it. The V.B sign is a popular beer in Australia

Rats of Tubruk

Designed in 1943 by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation of Australia. Original engines could not be provided so production was delayed.
First Flight 1946

Weights
Max overload 12 340lbs
normal loaded 10 764lbs
empty 7 540lbs

Armament
6x .50 machine guns in wings with 250 rounds each.
provision for 10 rocket projectiles
or 2x 1000lb bombs under wings.

Performance
Max speed at sea level 368mph
at 25 600ft 442mph
at 26 400ft 448mph
at 30 000ft 439mph
at 32 000ft 432mph

Initial climb 3 650ft/min
max climb 4 990ft/min
climb at 30 000ft 2 250ft/min
time to 20 000ft 5.5 minutes
service ceiling 39 000ft
range wing tanks only 1 150miles
max range + drop tanks 2 540miles


CAC CA-15

Photo of a actual surrender sign dropped german bombers over tubruk. Australia soldiers were fighting to grab a souvenier