The 51B

[dirt911]

P-51B i know its a rare plane in AH However i do fly it allot seems to fit the game well in MW and LW.Although i have a question about it which engine is the 51B running in AH?

[uptown]

Merlin

[Obie303]

The B is more popular than you might think in the LW MA.  As of today, it had a k/d ratio of 1.06,  that's not bad.

[dirt911]

Hmm seems fair enough but thought the 51B in ah was running Allison.

[Karnak]

Hmm seems fair enough but thought the 51B in ah was running Allison.

No P-51B ever had an Allison.  AH has never had a P-51 powered by an Allison.  I assumed your question in the OP was about which specific model of Packard Merlin it was using, and that I do not know.

[Kenne]

Merlin

60 series

[Buck]

Most pilots in world war 2 liked the B version of the mustang over the D version, reasons why i don't know. my guess would be because it handled better. 

[TonyJoey]

IIRC B runs a Merlin 61, D runs 66.

[Karnak]

60 series

No, that is a Rolls-Royce number series.

IIRC B runs a Merlin 61, D runs 66.

The in AH Spitfire Mk IX has a Merlin 61 and the the Spitfire Mk VIII has a Merlin 66, the P-51s both have American built Packard Merlins, not Rolls-Royce Merlins.  The 60 series is a Rolls-Royce series.  Further, the Merlin 66 is optimized for mid and low altitudes, well below the P-51B or D's best alt.

[BowHTR]

P51A
Allison V-1710-81
1,200 hp, 12 cylinder V engine.

P51B
Packard Merlin V-1650-3/7
1,380/1,420 hp, two-staged supercharged, 12 cyl. V engine.

P51D
Packard Merlin V-1650-7
1,695 hp, two-staged supercharged, 12 cyl. V engine.

[Krusty]

It's not so bad. Who was the USN pilot that responded to other pilots wanting more guns on the wildcats with "If you can't hit with 4, you can't hit with 6"

I've landed 7 kills in a B-pony in a single dogfight (no hotpad, not multiple fights, all one furball), so it's quite capable. I just wish all the ammo ran out at the same time like the FM-2.

[MiloMorai]

The R-R designations for the P-M were 68 for the V-1650-3 and 69 for the V-1650-7.

[dirt911]

P51A
Allison V-1710-81
1,200 hp, 12 cylinder V engine.

P51B
Packard Merlin V-1650-3/7
1,380/1,420 hp, two-staged supercharged, 12 cyl. V engine.

P51D
Packard Merlin V-1650-7
1,695 hp, two-staged supercharged, 12 cyl. V engine.

Looks accurate but it raises another question,Where is the 51C,51A

[dirt911]

Check this out,its a very interesting link.

http://www.mustangsmustangs.us/p-51/p51variants/P-51H.php

[AWwrgwy]

Looks accurate but it raises another question,Where is the 51C,51A

What do you mean, "where"?

P-51A is right there.  P-51C is a P-51B built in Dallas instead of Inglewood, CA.


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