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Offline Plazus

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Re: P-47.
« Reply #75 on: December 28, 2011, 04:51:21 PM »
Quote from: JUGgler on December 19, 2011, 08:22:59 AM
It PWNS joo?    :neener:

Nope. They are better in pairs. :)
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Re: P-47.
« Reply #76 on: December 29, 2011, 11:57:34 AM »
I flew the N Jug for the first time in quite some time (I'd guess atleast a year) and wow...what a monster.
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Offline Seadog36

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Re: P-47.
« Reply #77 on: December 29, 2011, 01:36:21 PM »
+1 D-11 my #1 Jug ride

Still want the D-21/23 paddle prop more fuel/ord, if you want it, excellent climb rate and the best looking WWII fighter in my personal opinion.

Half the D-11 skins in the game are actually later 1944 universal wing models. Broken record on this but looking forward to the day when we get'em.
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Re: P-47.
« Reply #78 on: January 03, 2012, 11:58:47 PM »
Wonder how prevalent this was during the war? As if 8x50's aren't bad enough.

Perks for ord any one?  :O


http://www.fold3.com/image/#39053692

http://www.fold3.com/image/#32443925
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Re: P-47.
« Reply #79 on: January 04, 2012, 12:51:33 AM »
Quote from: lyric1 on January 03, 2012, 11:58:47 PM
Wonder how prevalent this was during the war? As if 8x50's aren't bad enough.

Perks for ord any one?  :O


http://www.fold3.com/image/#39053692

http://www.fold3.com/image/#32443925

Never read any history on this.  Given that the 78th was an 8th AF FG, I find the armament a bit strange.  Could only have been for ground attack, maybe in the follow up operations to Market Garden, as they would have needed fuel tanks for escort duty.  Cool pics though Lyric, as always...
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Re: P-47.
« Reply #80 on: January 04, 2012, 04:43:29 AM »
I read the 20mm cannon pods were experimental and never really were utilized extensively~ I'll try to find the source. 8x .50s seems like it should be enough for any job.
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Re: P-47.
« Reply #81 on: January 04, 2012, 11:07:56 AM »
Quote from: lyric1 on January 03, 2012, 11:58:47 PM
Wonder how prevalent this was during the war? As if 8x50's aren't bad enough.

Perks for ord any one?  :O


http://www.fold3.com/image/#39053692

http://www.fold3.com/image/#32443925

Those underwing gun pods would be cool!
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Re: P-47.
« Reply #82 on: January 04, 2012, 12:01:57 PM »
I tend the fly the D-40 most, unless I need range then I take the N model.
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Re: P-47.
« Reply #83 on: January 04, 2012, 01:33:21 PM »
"I read the 20mm cannon pods were experimental and never really were utilized extensively~ I'll try to find the source. 8x .50s seems like it should be enough for any job."

You rather need to ask why did they try them in the first place? I think it was the other way around. There is something a 20mm Hisso can do that no amount of .50 can do, but such pod installation was just not worth the perfomance penalty or that it reserved the wing loading point from a bomb. But of course at that time and situation the 8 .50s were generally good enough.

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Re: P-47.
« Reply #84 on: January 04, 2012, 02:21:19 PM »
Nice Color WW2 P-47 video.  The shooting starts 2 minutes in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUW-i9jn8Sg&feature=related
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Re: P-47.
« Reply #85 on: January 05, 2012, 05:28:04 PM »
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Re: P-47.
« Reply #86 on: January 07, 2012, 08:42:08 PM »
Quote from: Seadog36 on January 04, 2012, 04:43:29 AM
I read the 20mm cannon pods were experimental and never really were utilized extensively~ I'll try to find the source. 8x .50s seems like it should be enough for any job.


^^^^ What he said.  It was only experimental a created a lot of drag.
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Re: P-47.
« Reply #87 on: January 07, 2012, 08:45:49 PM »
Quote from: Charge on January 04, 2012, 01:33:21 PM
"I read the 20mm cannon pods were experimental and never really were utilized extensively~ I'll try to find the source. 8x .50s seems like it should be enough for any job."

You rather need to ask why did they try them in the first place? I think it was the other way around. There is something a 20mm Hisso can do that no amount of .50 can do, but such pod installation was just not worth the perfomance penalty or that it reserved the wing loading point from a bomb. But of course at that time and situation the 8 .50s were generally good enough.

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Them doing this was on the same level as to P-38 carrying torpedoes and troop carry pods.
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Re: P-47.
« Reply #88 on: January 13, 2012, 08:01:43 AM »
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Re: P-47.
« Reply #89 on: January 13, 2012, 01:19:27 PM »
Quote from: oakranger on January 07, 2012, 08:45:49 PM
Them doing this was on the same level as to P-38 carrying torpedoes and troop carry pods.

The troop carrying pods for the P-38 weren't experimental and were used, though not often.

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