F_Giulli_Fiat_G55S_for CFS2.zip 2024-05-03

By late 1942 the aging Sparviero was facing continually improving Allied fighters and anti aircraft defences, leading to the General staff exploring the idea of using a fighter aircraft for torpedo attacks. A fighter operating from Italian coasts with an operational range of 300–400 km (190-250 mi) would be capable of delivering a torpedo at high speed and evade enemy fighters or engage them after the attack run. Fiat was asked to begin studies for a G.55 conversion. A production aircraft (military serial number MM. 91086) was modified to carry a 920 kg (2,030 lb), 5.46 m (17.91 ft) long torpedo. The radiator for the engine liquid cooler, positioned in the fuselage belly, under the cockpit area, was split in two, gaining a 90 cm (35 in) slot where two racks were mounted to carry the torpedo. The tail wheel strut was lengthened and equipped with a strengthened shock absorber, and a protective cone was added in front of the tail wheel. The two 12.7 mm (.5 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns were removed, leaving the aircraft with the three 20 mm cannons only as fixed armament.