~~~~OPERATIONAL AT HIGHEST SETTINGS~~~~

Group 1 = Fully functioning Torpedo
VTOL = Gun Turret

The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber biplane used by the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Originating in the 1930s, the Swordfish, nicknamed "Stringbag", was an outdated design by the start of the war in 1939, but remained in front-line service until VE Day. The Swordfish achieved some spectacular successes, notably sinking one and damaging two battleships of the Italian Navy in the Battle of Taranto, and the famous crippling of the Bismarck!

The primary weapon was the aerial torpedo, but the low speed of the biplane and the need for a long straight approach made it difficult to deliver against well-defended targets. Swordfish torpedo doctrine called for an approach at 5,000 feet (1,500 m) followed by a dive to the torpedo release altitude of 18 feet (5.5 m). Without fighter cover, the maneuvering of a Swordfish within torpedo range of its intended targeting and scoring a hit was incredibly difficult feat and resulted in the loss of many craft and incredibly brave crew.

After more modern torpedo attack aircraft were developed, the Swordfish was soon redeployed successfully in an anti-submarine role, armed with depth charges or eight "60 lb" RP-3 rockets, and outfitted with pontoons.

By request of @Hunter77 and with all these boats being made lately I figured it's about time we added a fully functional torpedo bomber to our squadrons! So here's the Swordfish sporting D-Day invasion stripes and British insignia. She flys great but is not a joint strike fighter by any means. So when performing loops and tight turns be mindful of your airspeed and altitude to avoid unrecoverable stalls.

When commencing a torpedo run, fly at least below 100 ft ASL (below 50 ft is ideal) and release at level flight. Be sure to lead your target!! Those aircraft carriers are faster than they appear! Once you get the maneuvering down, you can practice looping back to turn around and watch the torpedo find its target!

As a side note, this aircraft marks the beginning of my entrance into the modded building style! As such, you'll be seeing much more highly detailed replications coming in the near future. Unfortunately there is a stark learning curve to it and it's very time consuming (I have absolutely zero programming/coding skills). But I a hoping my rate of production won't suffer too much…

As always, enjoy and keep the requests coming! My list is getting short! Also keep an eye out for the floating variant and the behemoth itself; the Bismarck!