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Fighter/fighter-bomber with 2x 0.5 in (12.7mm) machine guns in upper cowling and 2x 0.303 in (7.7 mm) in the wing and a 705 lb (320 kg) bombload. Series III aircraft had 0.707 in (20 mm) cannons in the wings, replacing the machine guns. A total of 262 were built. Engine: 1,475 hp Fiat R.A.1050 R.C.58 Tifone (Typhoon) (license-built DB 605A-1) Max. speed: 399 mph (642 kmh) at 23,622 ft (7,200 m) Ceiling: 36,089 ft (11,000 m) Range: 646 mls (1,040 km) Weight: 5,564 lb (2,524 kg) Max. T/O: 7,108 lb (3,224 kg) Span: 34 ft 8.5 in (10.58 m) Length: 29 ft 0.4 in (8.85 m) Height: 9 ft 10.9 in (3.02 m) Wing Area: 180.8 sq.ft (16.8 sq.m) Remarks by Ed Coates: "Generally considered to be the best Italian fighter aircraft of WW II. It had a top speed equal to that of the P-51."