A-26

[Rich46yo]

  when bostons can carry 8 500 lbs bombs,grow some big boy guns and handle like a A-20 then you can call it an A-20
 

Not the point. Point is it was/is the same airplane. The Brits wanted speed and range, thus the design adjustments. Ask HiTech why we dont have all the A-20 versions. My guess would be he gave us two so we could dive-bomb single and level bomb while filling the Brit set.

At the end of the day the A-26 is still liable of being chased down and raped by the much faster and more maneuverable fighters and I don't think it's gun domes would put up an effective enough defence, it would be solely on the bomber pilot to out fly the enemy in his fighter.

Much faster? Once the glass nose version dropped its bombs it will accelerate to over 370 mph. So if you dont have Alt. on it you'll have to crawl up its rear into 4 0.50s. Even on the deck it will go over 330 mph, "Mossie speed", so a lot of fighters wont be able to catch it.

Of course the other option would be only the 1 plane version with no formation. Then the price could be less.

[Yossarian]

Past its fixed guns, it has 4 .50's, 2 dorsal, and 2 ventral. Where as the B-26 has 7, 2 tail, 2 top, 1 left ventral, 1 right ventral, and 1 nose.

Actually it has up to 16 fixed guns.  Don't forget the 8 which could be mounted in the wings.

[BMathis]

Actually it has up to 16 fixed guns.  Don't forget the 8 which could be mounted in the wings.

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[Nemisis]

I truly don't believe that the A-26 should be perked that high, if at all. I would rather have ord perked as I would want to fly the A-26 primarily as a fighter.

Can it carry bombs in the strafer version? If so, then it SHOULD be perked. 16.50's and 6k of bombs is too much to be free.

Actually it has up to 16 fixed guns.  Don't forget the 8 which could be mounted in the wings.

ASIDE FROM its mounted guns, it carried 4 .50's as defensive armament.

[Rich46yo]

There was one version able to deliver 8,000 lb of bombs. Think about that? More then a B-17.

And yes the attack version, the A-26b "or actually B-26b", could deliver 6,000 lb of bombs too. However if MG blister packs were set in the wings this of course limited its bombload to internal only.

[Nemisis]

Then I think a perking of 20 is in order. Yeah, it may seem low, but really if it gets caught, its probably going to die. Its not like it can run from anything but the hurricane and other slow A/C.

[Ack-Ack]

There was one version able to deliver 8,000 lb of bombs. Think about that? More then a B-17.

And yes the attack version, the A-26b "or actually B-26b"

Depends on the year.  Prior to 1948, the B-26B was an entirely different plane.

B-26B Marauder (Prior to 1948)


B-26B Invader (After 1948)



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[Nemisis]

So does the before 1948 version only carry 6k of bombs, or would it be more like the B-26 with 4k of bombs?

[Ack-Ack]

So does the before 1948 version only carry 6k of bombs, or would it be more like the B-26 with 4k of bombs?

The before 1948 version was the Martin B-26 Marauder, the B-26 we have in the game and only carried 4,000 pounds of bombs. 

In 1948, the A-26 was redesignated as the B-26 and in the 1960's during Vietnam, it was redesignated A-26 as a political concession to the Thailand government so we could operate the Invader from our bases in Thailand. 


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[Nemisis]

So there the same plane  ? Why are we even asking for something from 1948?

[Ack-Ack]

So there the same plane  ? Why are we even asking for something from 1948?

During WW2 and up until 1948, the Invader had the designation of A-26 while the Martin Marauder had the designation B-26.  In 1948, when the USAAF became its own branch of service, the B-26 was already out of operation and the A-26 was designated as the B-26 (USAAF designations required bombers to be given the "B" for bomber designation).  So from 1948 until sometime in the 1960s, the A-26 was now the B-26.


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[Nemisis]

Oh, OK. Your previous post confused me. What was the bombload of the A26 before 1948? Same as the B-26 we have now?

[BMathis]

Yes, we still want the A-26.  It flew in WW2, and did some damage too. 

[Nemisis]

WOOOT!!!!! ADD THE A-26 !!!!!!!!

[Yossarian]

Yes, we still want the A-26.  It flew in WW2, and did some damage too. 

Yep.  We seriously should have another perked bomber.