Author Topic: B-25 w/75mm? (Read 1247 times)

Jimdandy · « **on:** August 16, 2001, 10:19:00 AM »

I was told there was a B-25 made with a 75mm cannon. Is this true? If so it would make a great jabo plane.

AKSWulfe · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2001, 10:25:00 AM »

Yeah, the B-25H!!!

When I flew WB and they first introduced it, that was the ULTIMATE NOE attack bomber. I would load it up with light bombs and use the cannon to lob shells (out of ack's range) and take out the ack, tower and put holes in the runway. It was so cool. Then use the bombs to take down the rest.

I have an AAR of a WB flight I can dig up about one of the flights I did in it.
-SW

Jimdandy · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2001, 10:29:00 AM »

This would be a farout perk ride. We got to have one.

SOB · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2001, 10:39:00 AM »

I loved that bomber in WB! It'd be great to have here too!

SOB

Westy MOL · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2001, 10:45:00 AM »

They have one at the NEAM in Connecticut.

The 75mm gun is out and on a display on the floor below the pilots window. I know WB's has one and perhaps Pyro still has the info but if HTC needs pix I can easily get to the museum and take some pictures.

-Westy

[ 08-16-2001: Message edited by: Westy MOL ]

Jimdandy · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2001, 10:58:00 AM »

Cool picture Westy thanks. Man that would be a fun ride. Look out Tiger II!

Staga · « **Reply #6 on:** August 16, 2001, 11:40:00 AM »

TADAA !

50mm or 75mm, also 30mm MK101 were used.

DingHao2 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2001, 06:03:00 PM »

American planeset has every type of plane it needs: fighter, jabo, heavy bomber, medium/light bomber, goon. Get what we need. (and it ain't a 25H)

funkedup · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2001, 06:11:00 PM »

B-25G and B-25H both carried the 75 mm gun and were used extensively in the Pacific. Over 1400 75 mm armed Mitchells were built. Most definitely the finest anti-ship aircraft of WWII.

Info on the G here: http://home.att.net/~jbaugher2/b25_13.html

Info on the H here: http://home.att.net/~jbaugher2/b25_15.html

B-25 is a must for any WW2 flight sim. I believe this bomber equipped every Allied air force including the forces-in-exile of European nations. But there are a lot of other planes needed in the plane set that we'll probably see first. It's a "must" though in the long term. My personal choice would be the PBJ-1J in Navy blue with the "strafer nose" and 14 forward firing fifties. Or else a bare-metal B-25J with red stars on the wings.

[ 08-16-2001: Message edited by: funkedup ]

brady · « **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2001, 07:04:00 PM »

Cool though this plane is I think it is high time we get some atack/bomber planes for Japan or Italy( the Sovites are geting a TU 2 )before HTC takes time time to build another US plane.

juzz · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2001, 03:32:00 AM »

Mosquito FB.XVIII or Ki-102b - both with 57mm would be nice too.

Westy MOL · « **Reply #11 on:** August 17, 2001, 09:48:00 AM »

I'm going to hijack threads for the Mossie and any Italian/Japanese planes with calls for the B-25G/H for spite!

The 75mm B25 was also used in the Mediteranean theatre - during the comnbat in Italy.

Westy