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Offline angelsandair

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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #45 on: June 27, 2008, 04:42:47 AM »
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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #46 on: June 29, 2008, 12:38:18 PM »
     By the by guys, night intruder doesn't necessarily mean ground attack.  Many
intruder sorties were flown to attack enemy night bombers and fighters rtbing to
their own bases.

     I guess a good way to sort them out would be night fighters generally operate
over friendly territory <which makes total sense when you factor in the GCA radar
ranges> and an intruder mission would be flown over enemy territory.

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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #47 on: June 29, 2008, 04:25:08 PM »
Put the he 219 and the p61  :aok
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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #48 on: June 29, 2008, 04:30:32 PM »
P-61 will just be an A-20 that doesn't shed its wings.
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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #49 on: June 29, 2008, 05:17:47 PM »
Quote from: AquaShrimp on June 29, 2008, 04:30:32 PM
P-61 will just be an A-20 that doesn't shed its wings.

Quite a bit more firepower.
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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #50 on: July 01, 2008, 02:08:30 PM »
Quote from: flyboy96 on June 11, 2008, 08:25:27 PM
Yes it is use this link.



            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-61_Black_Widow
Its the  same link and besides it says it was an all out night FIGHTER. This thread is suppose to be on the wishlist anyways.
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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #51 on: July 01, 2008, 04:30:02 PM »
No it did not say it was an all out night fighter and i meant to put this in the wishlist but i thought i did when i clicked on this.
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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #52 on: July 01, 2008, 10:35:05 PM »
Quote from: Rambo Fan on July 01, 2008, 02:08:30 PM
Its the  same link and besides it says it was an all out night FIGHTER. This thread is suppose to be on the wishlist anyways.

It was intended perform both night fighting and interdiction missions.  It was not intended to just be a night fighter, otherwise why design the ability to carry ordnance?

Though, as I stated before, the idea of the P-61 you guys have is the one with the black paint job and that was the C model and never saw combat.  That will not be the model we see in AH if we ever get one.  We would get the A or B versions and people will sorely be disappointed that the Blackwidow didn't live up to their own built up perceptions.


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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #53 on: July 02, 2008, 05:23:19 PM »
A-26 would be better...and easier :D
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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #54 on: July 03, 2008, 10:06:55 AM »
They could add both the A and B,but I would go for the B.
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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #55 on: July 04, 2008, 12:27:52 PM »
A26 andB26?
We habe the B26....and the A20. But A26 is quite more powerful....
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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #56 on: July 05, 2008, 06:04:48 PM »
Quote from: flyboy96 on July 01, 2008, 04:30:02 PM
No it did not say it was an all out night fighter and i meant to put this in the wishlist but i thought i did when i clicked on this.

Even more reason why you shouldn't post. Mistakes, major problem. It barely did any bombing, it was a fighter point made.
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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #57 on: July 05, 2008, 07:23:10 PM »
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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #58 on: July 06, 2008, 01:23:51 AM »
Unlike the P-61, the P-38M never deployed overseas. All of them were delivered to the 484th Night Fighter Group, which was still working up at Fresno when the war ended.

P-61s were extremely effective in the ETO, where they were saw extensive use train busting at night (the only time trains could previously run in relative safety).

While we no longer have night time in AH2, the P-61 would still be very effective. Think of it as an A-20 on steroids. It would out-turn an F6F and out-climb a P-47D-11. The P-61B could haul up to 6,400 lb of bombs and rockets. I'd fly it. In fact, it would be the best GV buster in the game.


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Re: P-61 BLACK WIDOW
« Reply #59 on: July 07, 2008, 11:15:45 AM »
Yes it would be the best GV buster.
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