The new Veltros were fully equipped, while the Folgore conversions were armed with only two 12.7 mm Breda machine guns. They were the lightest series of the entire production, and consequently had the best performance, but were seriously under-armed. A total of 15 Macchis were delivered to Egypt before the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, seeing brief combat against the Israeli Air Force.Cattano 1995, p. 77.Mattioli 2002, p. 88. Some Veltros, equipped with underwing bomb racks were used in ground-attack sorties against Israeli targets.Berrone 2000, p. 116. On 7 January 1949, a C.205 claimed an Israeli P-51D Mustang.Glancey 2006, p. 168. In return, two or three Veltros had been claimed by IAF fighters by the end of the war in July, with another six under repair.Berrone 2000, p. 117.
the new veltros were fully equipped while the folgore conversions were armed with only two 127 mm breda machine guns they were the lightest series of the entire production and consequently had the best performance but were seriously under-armed a total of 15 macchis were delivered to egypt before the end of the 1948 arab-israeli war seeing brief combat against the israeli air forcecattano 1995 p 77mattioli 2002 p 88 some veltros equipped with underwing bomb racks were used in ground-attack sorties against israeli targetsberrone 2000 p 116 on 7 january 1949 a c205 claimed an israeli p-51d mustangglancey 2006 p 168 in return two or three veltros had been claimed by iaf fighters by the end of the war in july with another six under repairberrone 2000 p 117