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Offline SFraptor

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« on: August 16, 2007, 09:06:03 PM »
how is the b25 going to be differentfrom b26

Offline Stang

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« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2007, 09:10:07 PM »
One number less.

Offline SFraptor

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« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2007, 09:25:41 PM »
ok anything else

Offline tedrbr

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« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2007, 09:31:00 PM »
Less ord capacity, slower top speed, more versions of the 25 than single B-26 offered, maybe no drones outside a straight C/D version of 25, expect more skins, 1 version with 75mm HE firing cannon that won't be that useful in game........ and a lot more B-25's will be shot down than B-26's in the first 2 or 3 months after it's release.  

And you can spawn from carriers with it.    

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« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2007, 10:00:27 PM »
It has the ability to reach out and touch someone
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« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2007, 11:04:06 PM »
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« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2007, 12:17:36 PM »
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Originally posted by tedrbr
1 version with 75mm HE firing cannon that won't be that useful in game........ and a lot more B-25's will be shot down than B-26's in the first 2 or 3 months after it's release.  

And you can spawn from carriers with it.    

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You're wrong, just like you were wrong about the community wanting the A-26 or the reasons why the community wants the B-25.  You lost your vote for the A-26, get over it.

The B-25H won't be a hanger queen, you'll see that it will find a use as a devastating town killer and field porker.  Look at the A-20, early war attack plane that sees wide use in the MA.

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« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2007, 01:43:19 PM »
Someone is off their meds again.

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You're wrong, just like you were wrong about the community wanting the A-26 or the reasons why the community wants the B-25.  You lost your vote for the A-26, get over it.

Never said anything about the 'Vader or any other plane I'd like to see added to the game (hence the sig line).  I was replying to the original question.

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The B-25H won't be a hanger queen, you'll see that it will find a use as a devastating town killer and field porker.  Look at the A-20, early war attack plane that sees wide use in the MA.

"Devastating town killer?"  21 HE rounds, that's 10 buildings..... or 8 x .50's x 400-500rpg in strafer for cleanup.  3,000 pound ord, that's 4 x 500's or 8 x 250's.  That's a good load out, but not "devastating".  Heavy bombers carpet bomb better than that.
And it's offset by the large, easy-to-hit size of the B-25 and it's relatively slower speeds to other attack planes.  It will be an easy target to hit to auto-ack, manned guns, and enemy fighters defending a field.  

It will probably be used en mass like the 110's are now to bum-rush a town, but each individual B-25 will be easier to kill than those 110's.
The 75mm armed one will also be used against GV's, where I believe it will have even less success with 75mm HE rounds, especially if reload times are near historical numbers.  Shermans will be taking out Mitchells with their main guns.

Getting 3 versions will probably save the B-25 from being a hangar queen.... a little something for everyone.  It will see a lot of use in the first 3 months as a new plane.  After that, unless it has proven to be capable in some way or another in the game, it will get parked by most.


A-20?  I haven't run the spreadsheet with new numbers for a two months, but last time I did (using the numbers combined from 4 tours), the A-20 was being used just 0.72% of the time out of the whole plane-set (using proportional kill + death numbers across the board).  Among just the bombers it was ranking 5.05% of use and in 6th place behind the B-24 (20.27%), Lanc (19.27%), IL-2 (13.02%), B-17 (11.74%), B-26 (9.67%), and JU-88 (8.39%).  

I haven't seen anything to indicate that has changed much.

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« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2007, 04:53:42 PM »
B-25
Span 67Ft 7In (20.6m) Length (b25A) 54Ft 1 In;(B,C,J) 52Ft 11In (16.1m);(G,H) 51 Ft (15.54m); Height (typical) 15Ft 9In(4.80)

A-26
Span 70Ft (21.34m) B-26K, 75Ft, 22.86m, over wing tip tanks); Length 50Ft (15.24m); Height 18Ft 6In (5.64m)

A-20.Boston,Havoc
Span 61Ft 4In (18.69m); Length Varied from 45Ft 11In to 48Ft 10 In(A-20G, 48Ft 4In, (14.74m); Height 17Ft 7In (5.36m)

B-24J
Span 110Ft 0In (33.5m); Length 67Ft 2In (20.47m); Height 18Ft 1In (5.49m)


It is about the size of the a20, while still smaller than the b24's and a-26

Number may be off a few, but thats basic.
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