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Offline gofaster

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Perk the B-24! And bring the Malcolm hood to the P-51B!
« on: June 13, 2005, 03:41:30 PM »
The B-24 really needs to have a perk assigned to it.  Firepower, bomb load, speed, durability - nothing can match it.  Its made base defense in 190s a joke.

Oh, and bring the Malcolm hood to the P-51B! (Or otherwise introduce a P-51C model).
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Offline Jackal1

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« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2005, 03:47:00 PM »
I can only do so much, but here ya go.
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Offline JB73

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« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2005, 03:49:07 PM »
what in the world IS the "malcolm hood" anyway?
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Offline Furball

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« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2005, 03:55:04 PM »
bulged canopy like on spitfire.

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« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2005, 06:00:33 PM »
B-24s seem to be exceptionally durable, yet they are no more durable than the Lancaster.

Here's what I did. I went offline and practiced killing the B-24 drone, attacking from various angles. I found that a short burst is enough to bring one down if you put the rounds where they count most.

Aim for the wing between either inboard engine and the fuselage. This is almost certain to start a fuel fire. Once it's burning you need only wait for the explosion.

Another area is the cockpit. 50% of the time, a good hit on the cockpit blows up the Liberator.

When possible I like to attack from directly above.

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Offline thrila

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« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2005, 06:22:32 PM »
I find the b24 to be the easiest do bring down of all the bombers.   IMO it sets on fire more often than the rest.
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Offline 1K3

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« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2005, 06:26:09 PM »
Guys... you do not need to obliterate the B-24...

hope you dodge the bullets, get close and open fire between inboard enging and the fuselage. then all you have to do is wait till  the fire consumes the wing.
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Re: Perk the B-24! And bring the Malcolm hood to the P-51B!
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2005, 09:05:56 PM »
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Originally posted by gofaster
Oh, and bring the Malcolm hood to the P-51B! (Or otherwise introduce a P-51C model).


Patience, grasshoppa. :)
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Offline J_A_B

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« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2005, 09:40:40 PM »
A P-51C with Malcolm Hood and the -7 engine (worse up high than the -5 engine in the current AH P-51B but more suitable for the MA) would be quite nice indeed.


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Offline Wolf14

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« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2005, 11:00:53 PM »
Thought B/C was same except for location and prop manufacture.
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Offline AKFokerFoder+

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Re: Perk the B-24! And bring the Malcolm hood to the P-51B!
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2005, 11:30:42 PM »
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Oh, and bring the Malcolm hood to the P-51B! (Or otherwise introduce a P-51C model).


All things come to those who wait :)

As for the B24, they do seem to have a engine fire vulnerability as pointed out above .  Follow any advice of Widewing; he has much experience, and anything he says should be taken like it came from the burning bush.  :aok
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« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2005, 11:31:30 PM »
so furball, where's the spitfire  :D
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Offline J_A_B

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« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2005, 11:33:19 PM »
Midway through the production run of the P-51B/C series, the engine was changed from the V-1650-5 to the V-1650-7.  This engine wasn't quite as good up high, but gave better power at low to mid levels which is why it would be more suited to AH.

I would ask for a P-51C as opposed to a later-model P-51B because it would be needlessly confusing to have two different P-51B's in AH.  However, such would not be without precedent, as we have several Fw-190A's and several Me-109G's.  The current model of P-51B we have is the P-51B-5-NA; a -15 would be considerably more capable in the low-alt environment of the MA.


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Offline Pooh21

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« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2005, 04:08:35 AM »
b-24s aren't supposed to be durable?

in EAW and WB I loved killing them, couple of shots it is on fire and dead
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« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2005, 04:29:22 AM »
B 24's were quite durable ... and the handled very well for a bomber .

(ive got a B-24 pilot up the street from my work and i'm always hitting him up for stories )
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