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Upon its arrival in 1943, the B.Kh.20 Seux immediately made its mark as the most effective Thai fighter to be massproduced. At first the Allies did not believe it was even a Thai aircraft, with its big inline engine. It was initially given the reporting name "Guido," as it was assumed to be Italian, before being reclassified as "Spike," though it was more commonly called the Tiger - the direct translation of its Thai name, and a nod for the Allies' healthy respect for its performance. It is one of only two frontline Thai fighters ever produced, and the most numerous, to operate an inline engine, the powerful Homruen Engine Factory Model 23.

The Model 23 proved to be reliable and effective, the exception to Thailand's challenges with inline engines. However it had drawbacks. Thai fuel was of a lower standard than German, and the Tiger tended to guzzle more gas than its Daimler-Benz originator, giving it shorter legs than the Bf 109 or even the Spitfire. While this wasn't a problem in the close-quarters environments of Burma or China, it made the B.Kh.20 somewhat ineffective in the Pacific, limiting it to interceptor flights in the vicinity of Rabaul or other airfields. It also had one other flaw typical of late-war Thai aircraft: Its paint tended to weather rapidly due to poor adhesion and lack of priming.

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