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Offline 1K3

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Can we have P-51C
« on: November 23, 2004, 03:34:45 PM »
Can we have 800 easy cheapo P-51C? :)
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Offline Angus

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Can we have P-51C
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2004, 03:47:41 PM »
Same as our P51B?
Different skin should do.
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Re: Can we have P-51C
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2004, 04:22:39 PM »
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Can we have 800 easy cheapo P-51C? :)


P51C and B are identical a/c. Only difference was the location of the factory.

I believe the C's were built in Texas, and the B's in California...feel free to correct me (and I'm sure someone will)
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Offline 1K3

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Re: Re: Can we have P-51C
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2004, 04:45:40 PM »
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P51C and B are identical a/c. Only difference was the location of the factory.

I believe the C's were built in Texas, and the B's in California...feel free to correct me (and I'm sure someone will)


the C (if i reacall) is armed with 4x 20mms
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Re: Re: Re: Can we have P-51C
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2004, 04:52:19 PM »
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the C (if i reacall) is armed with 4x 20mms


I thought that was the P-51A, and I'm not sure it saw combat...
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Offline gripen

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Can we have P-51C
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2004, 05:00:30 PM »
It was simply the P-51 with the 4x20mm (and the XP-51B had them too).

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Offline Urchin

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« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2004, 05:03:49 PM »
There were about 200 P-51 (just plain old P-51) built with 4 20mm, they went to the RAF for army co-op duties.
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Can we have P-51C
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2004, 05:29:09 PM »
I would like to see the malcolm-hood version and a A-36A
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Offline Soulyss

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Can we have P-51C
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2004, 05:34:39 PM »
The P-51C was a P-51B (armed with 4 .50cal MG's) that was built in Texas as I recall... I think Red Tail got it right.  I think Il2: Forgotten Battles caused some confusion as they have the P51C with the malcom hood.  But in reality the B was just as likely to have that feature.  As far as I know only the original run of P-51's had the 20mm cannons which were removed on the P-51A.
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Offline Angus

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Can we have P-51C
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2004, 05:34:40 PM »
P51C was a different factory, that was about all.
4x.50's

Many went to the RAF under the Mustang III designation.

You don't need HTC for it, just another skin.
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« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2004, 06:05:48 PM »
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Re: Re: Re: Can we have P-51C
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2004, 06:07:04 PM »
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the C (if i reacall) is armed with 4x 20mms


No, the P-51 (no letter designation) was armed with four Hispanos. These were taken from a lot built for the Brits, who designated them as Mustang Mk.Ia

P-51B were built ouside of Los Angeles. P-51Cs were built in Dallas. About 2/3rds of the P-51Cs had the same dash number Packard-Merlin as the P-51D. So, if HTC does the P-51C, it should have the same performance as the P-51D, but a tad faster due to less overall drag (bubble canopy and cut-down rear fuselage made more drag than the earlier model).

Both the P-51B and C were armed with four .50 caliber Brownings.

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Offline Wolf14

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Can we have P-51C
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2004, 06:51:13 PM »
I thought the 51B/C both had the Merlin and that only the 51 was the one with the Allison.

So the 51B we have in game is modeled with an Allison?
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Offline Rasker

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« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2004, 08:00:16 PM »
no, our 51B has a Merlin built by Packard
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Offline Guppy35

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Can we have P-51C
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2004, 11:24:47 PM »
The C was in production a bit longer then the B in California to fill out some British orders.

C models are more then likely the razorback 51s that folks would find in late 44 early 45 still flying alongside the Ds.  C models also were more apt  to be the ones converted to photo recce F6C Mustangs.  The last Mustang kill of the war in Europe was by a Photo Recce F6C in May of 45.

But! its the same bird as the California built B models. C's as already mentioned were produced in Texas.

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