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Offline BUG_EAF322

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I found a new love..
« on: December 27, 2000, 11:51:00 PM »
The grumman avenger, first it's fantasticly modelled. Inside also very beatiful. nice sofa in the back .

The TBM is a challenge to fly no doubt especially now with the arena full off people (OVER 200). U gotta make ur way through the hazardous sky and drop the little bombload on target. Fighter confrontations are fatal and it's hard to rely on the aft gunners, because the guns got little effect on incoming bandits. Maybe a better way is to dogfight in it and i found out it can reasonably turn with others. I already shot a zero and a chog in it. Its a good jabo plane because it dives also very great and can take some damage too.
But on the way too the target the TBM is very vurnable and needs good escort.
Anyway the TBM is a great ride

Thank u HTC

mrbeef

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« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2000, 12:50:00 AM »
a group of 3 trbs is usually good way to get rid of a boat

Loner

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« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2000, 12:51:00 AM »
Well anyway...I thought this  female at work ...nevermind...I have the Grumman  on my mind every second now!

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« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2000, 12:54:00 AM »
BTW...I have no life..guess I can put the Princes back to life in my model  TBM kit.

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Offline ra

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I found a new love..
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2000, 04:37:00 PM »
<< Maybe a better way is to dogfight in it and i found out it can reasonably turn with others.>>>

Early on Grumman actually considered making a torpedo/fighter-bomber version of the Avenger.  The Navy didn't have enough fighters, and they found the Avenger could out-turn a F4F so someone came up with the idea to remove the gunner positions and let the Avengers fight their own way out of trouble.

Eventually enough fighters were produced so this idea was dropped.

ra