OMG...kingcobradude, keep trying and you may one day master the google:whatever a P-51D-20 was
you on dope? the japanese bombed pearl harbor, not the germans
With all this talk of 20mm Mustangs and long range tanks, I thought I'd better make sure I was accurate. Turns out I was wrong. I found some references to an obscure variant of the P51 better known as the P51VLR(20mm)Apparently prior to the capture of Iwo Jima there were concerns about escorting the B29s all the way to Japan. North American went to work on the basic Mustang design and came up with this beauty.Specifications were: P51VLR(20mm)-Pressurized cockpit for high altitude flight-Wings lengthened and strengthened to take 300 gallon DTs. -Wings also sealed up to "wet wing' configuration so that all internal space outside of guns and ammo housed more fuel. Test flights of up to 16 hours were flown.-4 20mm cannon. There had been concerns with the hitting power of 6 50cals against bombers up high so this was tested out. Improved Tempest style Hispanos were used.-Ability to carry 2000 pound bombs in place of drop tanks.-10 rockets on zero length rocket rails outboard of the 300 gallon DTs or 2000 pound bombs.-Auto-pilot so that pilots could rest on the way to a target-Radar pod on the end of the right wing. This was similar to what Marine Corsair and Hellcat night fighters had. This was to help the pilot spot E/A earlier for intercept.Due to all the modifications there was talk of changing the name to "Scorpion" but it was thought that this might cause problems with modifying existing Mustang contracts so the Mustang name was retained.While I admit introducing this bird into Aces High might bring fear to a lot of people, I only thing it fair that in the interest of history and providing for a better game envirionment, that we should have the P51VLR(20mm)
+1 I like the ideabut I cannot find proof of that thing-2 end total: -1
With all this talk of 20mm Mustangs and long range tanks, I thought I'd better make sure I was accurate. Turns out I was wrong. I found some references to an obscure variant of the P51 better known as the P51VLR(20mm)Apparently prior to the capture of Iwo Jima there were concerns about escorting the B29s all the way to Japan. North American went to work on the basic Mustang design and came up with this beauty.Specifications were: P51VLR(20mm)-Pressurized cockpit for high altitude flight-Wings lengthened and strengthened to take 300 gallon DTs. -Wings also sealed up to "wet wing' configuration so that all internal space outside of guns and ammo housed more fuel. Test flights of up to 16 hours were flown.-4 20mm cannon. There had been concerns with the hitting power of 6 50cals against bombers up high so this was tested out. Improved Tempest style Hispanos were used.-Ability to carry 2000 pound bombs in place of drop tanks.-10 rockets on zero length rocket rails outboard of the 300 gallon DTs or 2000 pound bombs.-Auto-pilot so that pilots could rest on the way to a target-Radar pod on the end of the right wing. This was similar to what Marine Corsair and Hellcat night fighters had. This was to help the pilot spot E/A earlier for intercept.Due to all the modifications there was talk of changing the name to "Scorpion" but it was thought that this might cause problems with modifying existing Mustang contracts so the Mustang name was retained.While I admit introducing this bird into Aces High might bring fear to a lot of people, I only thing it fair that in the interest of history and providing for a better game envirionment, that we should have the P51VLR(20mm)(Image removed from quote.)
Are you sure about that?I see a German plane in that picture, not a Japanese one.(Image removed from quote.) ack-ack
You want a new pony? Shove the 51A in
Nah, I don't want another Mustang. I just was trying to be considerate of the need more range, and 20mm cannon crowd. When I came across the info on the P51VLR(20mm) it only seemed right to post it.
did you fail history class too? that is photoshopped
LOL!Ack ack you should enter the Bass Master's Classic!
First time I caught a fish without even dropping a line. ack-ack
