Fairy Barracuda

[SDGhalo]

a new naval Dive bomber should be added

and why not the Fairy Barracuda.


Role: Torpedo bomber, dive bomber
Manufacturer:
 Fairey Aviation
 Blackburn Aircraft
 Boulton Paul
 Westland Aircraft
Designed by: Marcel Lobelle
First flight: 7 December 1940
Primary user: Fleet Air Arm
Produced: 1941–1945
Number built: 2,607

General characteristics
 Crew: 3
 Length: 39 ft 9 in (12.12 m)
 Wingspan: 49 ft 2 in (14.99 m)
 Height: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
 Wing area: 405 ft² (37.62 m²)
 Empty weight: 9,350 lb (4,250 kg)
 Loaded weight: 13,200 lb (6,000 kg)
 Max takeoff weight: 14,100 lb (6,409 kg)
 Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Merlin 32 liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,640 hp (1,225 kW)
 
Performance
 Maximum speed: 228 mph (198 kn, 367 km/h) at 1,750 ft (533 m)
 Cruise speed: 195 mph (170 kn, 314 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,524 m)
 Range: 686 mi (597 nmi, 1,104 km) with 1,620 lb (736 kg) torpedo
 Service ceiling: 16,600 ft (5,080 m)
 Wing loading: 32.6 lb/ft² (159 kg/m²)
 Power/mass: 0.12 hp/lb (0.20 kW/kg)
 Climb to 5,000 ft (1,524 m): 6 min
 
Armament
 Guns: 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine guns in rear cockpit[23]
 Bombs: 1× 1,620 lb (735 kg) aerial torpedo or 4× 450 lb (205 kg) depth charges or 6× 250 lb (110 kg) bombs





I think this could be a keeper

[Pigslilspaz]

Seems Fairey has been getting a lot of lately on the wishlist.

[Krusty]

It's summer... All the kids out of school, get told Fairey tales at night to lull them to sleep 

[TwinTail]

It's summer... All the kids out of school, get told Fairey tales at night to lull them to sleep 

+1

[iron650]

+1

It's summer... All the kids out of school, get told Fairey tales at night to lull them to sleep 

That's only little kids.

[Greebo]

The Barracuda wasn't a very good aircraft. It was heavy, underpowered, slow and poorly armed. It would have no role in the MA, any US jabo would be way better. I mean some masochists fly the Stuka in there but that at least has that enormous bomb it can carry going for it. The Barracuda has limited appeal as a scenario plane as well. In RL its only real actions of note was bombing the Tirpitz in 1944 and a couple of raids against the Japanese. However the TBM is a pretty good sub for it for that.

If HTC were to do another dive bomber it would probably be the Japanese D4Y Judy. This was pretty fast for a dive bomber and had a major role in the pacific war, badly damaging several USN carriers. Also the Helldiver would be a more worthwhile candidate than the Barracuda.

[iron650]

Fairy Barracuda.

I believe it's the Fairey Barracuda.

[EagleDNY]

If HTC were to do another dive bomber it would probably be the Japanese D4Y Judy. This was pretty fast for a dive bomber and had a major role in the pacific war, badly damaging several USN carriers. Also the Helldiver would be a more worthwhile candidate than the Barracuda.

Agree with this.  Judy would be a better choice, but torpedo planes really need a revamp of the torpedo systems to be effective in AH.  Lacking some changes, the only place we will see torpedoes used is in scenarios.