Author Topic: B 25 (Read 2366 times)

Krusty · « **Reply #15 on:** October 29, 2005, 03:38:06 PM »

Any 20mm armed plane is far better for deacking -- fighters are faster more manuverable, can take out several ack guns in a single pass, but the reload on the 57mm was super long, like a minute almost, or something wierd. It was hand loaded. The ballistics sucked... So don't bet on using it for deacking. It was a small round, and an HE round (not AP) so it would be useless against Tigers/T34s, and there are far more capable planes to take out the lighter GVs.

It's a slow and cumbersome ride, the B25. So when fighters can do all the things you listed above, but only they can do them better, I don't think it has much use.

I say just give us the "normal" versions.

EDIT: the only problem is the drone system.. if you take a formation of solid-nosed b25s.... only you'll be able to strafe, and you might lose your wingmen while doing it. There needs to be a stronger formation link in b25s as opposed to other bombers.

PropSuey · « **Reply #16 on:** October 29, 2005, 04:03:16 PM »

I can see it now a flight of B25s come screaming into a CV and fires the 75mm cannon in the nose right before is pulls up and releases it's bomb load......actually it sound pretty cool even if it would be a suicide mission.

Krusty · « **Reply #17 on:** October 29, 2005, 04:08:01 PM »

Hrm... I don't know if the b25H/J with solid nose (cannon or not) would even get a formation... the A20G doesn't, does it?

Treize69 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 29, 2005, 04:21:00 PM »

Nope.

Skilless · « **Reply #19 on:** October 29, 2005, 04:25:33 PM »

It would be nice to have a medium bomber that can take off from a carrier.

I know the Doolittle raid was a one-off thing but if the B25 is put in the game I hope it is avaiable from the carriers.

Krusty · « **Reply #20 on:** October 29, 2005, 06:16:14 PM »

The b25s Doolitle used were stripped down and unarmed.

The B25s in AH, even with a 30mph headwind, wouldn't ever be able to take off, is my bet.

Furball · « **Reply #21 on:** October 29, 2005, 06:43:27 PM »

i can land and rearm/takeoff a b26 off the cv in AH, completely unrealistic i know, but it is doable. good for killing SB's!

just dont see how the b25 would add to AH, already have the very similar b26.

need more ruskie bombers, german bombers, mosquitos!

Skilless · « **Reply #22 on:** October 29, 2005, 06:45:18 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
The b25s Doolitle used were stripped down and unarmed.

The B25s in AH, even with a 30mph headwind, wouldn't ever be able to take off, is my bet.

Well I don't know about that. I've seen B17s land and take off fromm carriers...

wylieboy · « **Reply #23 on:** October 29, 2005, 07:06:27 PM »

I hope (if the B-25 is put into AH) you can take off from the CVs. Just like Doolittle's Raiders.

Raptor · « **Reply #24 on:** October 29, 2005, 08:32:20 PM »

everything can take of from cv (234 & Lanc included)

B26s are able to strafe in formation if you make wide turns and plan your approaches

B25 wont be enabled at carriers because the ones that did in the doolittle raid were modified. No modified planes will be in AH2.

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 29, 2005, 11:16:13 PM »

unless they make a option available to modify them when they add the B-25

Krusty · « **Reply #26 on:** October 29, 2005, 11:46:49 PM »

What he means is:

HTC will only add "stock" models. They won't add a rare P38 that had 12x 50cals. This was never done in production. They won't add the rare, stripped down, unarmed B25C, because it didn't come out of the factory that way. That's what he meant.

Raptor · « **Reply #27 on:** October 29, 2005, 11:55:26 PM »

To further rain on Raider's parade:
This means no atomic bomb;)

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #28 on:** October 29, 2005, 11:59:51 PM »

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This means no atomic bomb

Raptor read rule 2

please stay on topic

Raptor · « **Reply #29 on:** October 30, 2005, 12:15:00 AM »

It was on topic, we were discussing the fact that modified aircraft will not be modeled in AH2. I stated a fact regarding modified aircraft.
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