Since nobody is going to go back and read all the crap they SHOULD before re-requesting the B-29 I'll break it down for you:
Pros:
- Saw service, lots of it! Major bomber in the PTO
- Bomb load of 20,000 pounds.
- Decent guns, even if only 2-3 turrets plus a tail position they had good range of motion
- Higher alts and higher cruising speeds.
Cons:
- Took miles to roll on takeoff, 2-3 times the length of current AH runways
- Engines very unreliable for a long time. Could not run full throttle, could not climb at full throttle, or the engines threatened to catch fire. Climbed very slowly and accerated slowly. Higher cruising speeds attained over greater time.
- Historically they were too inaccurate when dropping above 30K, so they flew lower
- Gun stations were operated from bubble domes, so it was possible to be looking the wrong way and have blind spots even if the guns could shoot there.
- 20mm in the tail often removed in the field
- When pressurized at altitude, very susceptible to minor damage which could cause blowouts to that pressurization. (read: I think they'd be weaker than current bombers, structurally)
In summary: It'd be nice, but it wasn't "too uber" and it wasn't a godlike bomber. It didn't perform all that great and even "inferior" japanese interceptors shot many down
Okay, now carry on with the requesting. Hopefully I've enlightened a few that didn't bother reading what was already here.
