Author Topic: strange, ugly, or experimental WWII planes (Read 4229 times)

Billy Joe Bob · « **on:** March 11, 2006, 10:59:46 PM »

i like the P-215 it is a cool plane. i saw it first in Heroes of the Pacific.

it has 8, yes 8, 30 mm cannons in the nose, 2 20mm cannons in the tail, 14 rockets, and

the Boulton Paul Defiant

it looks like a hurricane and an anti aircraft gun bred together

the JM2 (or was it J2M ?) shinden. another cool fighter

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2006, 11:41:03 PM »

Ahhh.. the Defiant... Had they simply mounted a single 20mm in the rear and a pair in the wings, or used a flex mount or something to cut down on weight... tsk tsk... It could have had such potential!

Angus · « **Reply #2 on:** March 12, 2006, 03:36:59 AM »

The Defiant was an idea, a little bit similar to the scrage musik later on.
But in it's time and for it's size and armament it was a waste of crew and a Merlin...

Saxman · « **Reply #3 on:** March 12, 2006, 11:26:17 AM »

That's not a J2M. The J2M was the "Jack" high-altitude interceptor, which was a very traditional-looking aircraft.

HoHun · « **Reply #4 on:** March 12, 2006, 11:36:04 AM »

Hi Krusty,

>Ahhh.. the Defiant... Had they simply mounted a single 20mm in the rear and a pair in the wings, or used a flex mount or something to cut down on weight...

Or they could simply have added the usual forward-firing guns, and then thrown out the turret and replaced it with a big fuel tank.

On the other hand, what good is a Hurricane that can go to Berlin and back?

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2006, 11:45:49 AM »

How about a radial engined 109 with a bubble canopy?

Bf109-V21

Krusty · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2006, 12:51:50 PM »

That was a one-off prototype, never even really serious.

Angus · « **Reply #7 on:** March 12, 2006, 01:33:08 PM »

Hehe...This:
"On the other hand, what good is a Hurricane that can go to Berlin and back?"

In 1941 or so, a Hurry who could do that, say alone a Spitty, would have been very well "good"....

Billy Joe Bob · « **Reply #8 on:** March 12, 2006, 01:40:33 PM »

oh thanks saxman. i always get that mixed up>.<

on heroes of the pacific the j2m was right before the shinden on the japanese plane select.

the Randy....its not really strange or experimental.... its just funny looking

SMIDSY · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2006, 04:22:29 AM »

this german aircraft is armed with infantry-issue Panzerfaust AT rockets.

Bf-109 TL

Ta-283

justin_g · « **Reply #10 on:** March 13, 2006, 07:28:47 AM »

Looks like an Arado 79? with the panzerfausts on it. You would need one crazy pilot to try and kill tanks with that thing!!:O

gripen · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2006, 07:53:58 AM »

Me thinks that it's a Bu 181 Bestman (the plane above with AT rockets).

gripen

Saxman · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2006, 11:30:11 AM »

Didn't the Germans have a jet or rocket powered by coal? I remember seeing a model of one somewhere.

Krusty · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2006, 12:22:10 PM »

Looks like a bf108 with panzerfausts on it.

Furball · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2006, 01:19:58 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
Looks like a bf108 with panzerfausts on it.

that was my first thought too.

Another oddity for you all: -