why is everyone voting for the a26? b25 can carrier a bigger payload and has better protection then the a26. I like the a26 but, it would get chewed up just like the a20 now. the only good thing about it is its bigger, faster and a better payload then the a20. The a26 would be good for short bombing runs. all im saying is that the a26 would be a good plane but not yet, the b25 would be used more and it can take more punishment.
Wrong. B-25 is an EW bomber which is just a little less capable than the B-26 in game now.
A-26B/C (6,000lbs) Carried more than A-20G (4,000 lbs), B-26B (4,000lbs), and B-25C/D (3,000lbs typ). A-26 is faster than the A-20, B-26, and B-25. A-26 had provisions for 2 drop tanks, which I don't think the B-25 did, which would put the A-26's range over the top for all three of the bombers it replaced (the A-20, B-26, and B-25). A-26 just a little bit bigger in dimensions (and quite a bit heavier), than the A-20.
The B-25
did have more defensive guns (and larger crews) to the A-26's two barbettes controlled by one gunner, but the A-26 is also a much faster, more maneuverable, and much smaller target to hit than the B-25. So, speed maneuverability and smaller target vs 70mph slower, much larger, and 2 or 3 extra gun positions?
The B-25 has no more defensive capability than the B-26 in the game, and the B-26 is faster and carries more ord than the B-25 did on a typical mission.
Originally posted by 1Boner
B-25B--284 mph-----5,207 lbs bombs
B-25H--274 mph-----3,004 lbs bombs
A-26B--353 mph-----4,004 lbs bombs
I know the Wiki article on the B-25B is wrong as to bomb load carried. I've checked several other sources, and have been corrected by other members in this forum. The early B-25B could only carry 2,000 lbs worth of bombs... 4 X 500#s. The later B-25's bumped that up to 3,000 lbs ord for most typical missions, or 4,000 lbs of ord on short-ranged missions (light fuel load) and use of under wing mounts. Don't know where the 5K number came from, but I suppose it's possible under some configuration.
A-26 was always 4,000 lbs internal ord in 2 bomb bays (same as typical B-26 or overloaded B-25),
and up to an additional 2,000 lbs on 4 wing points (but will reduce speed due to drag).
So A-26 could carry 6,000 lbs of ord at most, which is TWICE what a later model B-25 could carry on a typical mission, and can still run faster than the B-25 with the ord on the wings. Even just using internal bomb bays, the A-26 beats a B-25 for typical bomb loads by 25%.
And if we get the A-26C as well as the B, it could run as fast as 374mph with a clean wing.
