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Offline Selino631

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Its been a while since this has been asked.
« on: January 22, 2012, 10:32:18 AM »
Can they please add the Fiat G.55 Centauro already??? This plane is way overdue. I remember them talking about adding it when the VC Sherman Firefly was added to the game. G.55 would own everything....  :t
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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2012, 10:51:44 AM »
+1 think thats a great suggestion

200 rounds of cannon in the hub itll make a great deacker in the game .


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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2012, 10:58:01 AM »
+1

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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2012, 09:36:30 PM »
Never heard of this plane before.
Did it play a significant part in the war?  :headscratch:

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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2012, 09:41:40 PM »
Never heard of this plane before.
Did it play a significant part in the war?  :headscratch:

Here's from my G.55 Thread from a few months ago:

The Fiat G.55 Centauro (Italian: "Centaur") was a single-engine single-seat World War II fighter aircraft used by the Regia Aeronautica and the A.N.R. (Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana) in 1943-1945. It was designed and built in Turin by Fiat. The Fiat G.55 was,[2] probably the best type produced in Italy during World War II, but it did not enter production until 1943.[3] During its short operational service, mostly under the Repubblica Sociale Italiana insignia, after the 8 September 1943, this powerful, robust and fast aircraft proved itself to be an excellent interceptor at high altitude.[4] In 1944, over Northern Italy, the Centauro clashed with British Supermarine Spitfire, P-51 Mustang, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-38 Lightning. Italian fighter pilots liked their Centauro but by the time the war ended, only less than 300 had been built.[2]

General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 9.37 m (30 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 11.85 m (38 ft 10 in)
Height: 3.13 m (without the antenna mast) (10 ft 3¼ in)
Wing area: 21.11 m² (227.23 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,630 kg (5,798 lb)
Loaded weight: 3,520 kg (7,760 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 3,718 kg (8,197 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Fiat R.A 1050 Tifone (license-built Daimler-Benz DB 605A-1) liquid-cooled inverted V-12, 1,085 kW (1,475 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 623 km/h (337 kn, 387 mph (417mph with WEP)) at 7,000 m (22,970 ft)
Range: 1,200 km, or 1,650 km with two 100 l (26 US Gal) drop tanks under wings (545 nmi, 627 mi (or 891 nmi, 1,025 mi with drop tanks ))
Service ceiling: 12,750 m (41,830 ft)
Rate of climb: 5 min 50 sec at 6,000 m (Dimensione Cielo, Caccia Assalto 3 Edizioni Bizzarri, Roma 1972, pag. 15) ()
Wing loading: 154.0 kg/m² (34.15 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.308 kW/kg (0.190 hp/lb)
Climb to 7,000 m (22,970 ft): 8.57 min
Armament
G.55 Serie 0:
1 × 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20 cannon, engine-mounted (250 rounds)
4 × 12.7 mm (.5 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns, two in the upper engine cowling, two in the lower cowling/wing roots (300 rpg)
G.55 Serie I:
3 × 20 mm MG 151/20s, one engine-mounted (250 rounds) and two wing-mounted (200 rpg)
2 × 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns in the upper engine cowling (300 rpg)
Provision for 2 × 160 kg (353 lb) bombs on underwing racks

Yes it served in at least 3 italian squadrons that flew C.205s, g.55s and 109s
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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2012, 10:04:27 PM »
Seems to have a nice set of stats.  It would represent Italia well.   :salute

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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2012, 12:00:23 AM »
+1
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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2012, 01:09:33 AM »
I have detailed reports from the Italian Air Force from '44 May to the end of the war from day to day.
It says there were only a few G55s, but they seen heavy action til '44 late August, when the whole air force was equipped with 109s.
About as many units were equipped with G55s as with C205s. The pilots liked the C205 better tho.
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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2012, 05:11:55 AM »
Rate of climb: 5 min 50 sec at 6,000 m

How do you convert this to feet/min?
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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2012, 06:28:04 AM »
How do you convert this to feet/min?


3,000 meters = approx 19,685 feet
and 5min 50sec = 350 seconds.

So it takes 350 seconds to climb to 19,685 feet.

19685/350 = 56.24 feet for each second climbed

56.24X60 to convert feet into minutes = 3374.4FPM climb rate average to 19685 feet.

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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2012, 06:40:17 AM »
Any combat info, K/L, combat reports of abilities, etc?

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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2012, 07:00:02 AM »

3,000 meters = approx 19,685 feet
and 5min 50sec = 350 seconds.

So it takes 350 seconds to climb to 19,685 feet.

19685/350 = 56.24 feet for each second climbed

56.24X60 to convert feet into minutes = 3374.4FPM climb rate average to 19685 feet.



psssst.... 3000m = 9,800ft  :D
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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2012, 07:08:29 AM »
Can they please add the Fiat G.55 Centauro already??? This plane is way overdue. I remember them talking about adding it when the VC Sherman Firefly was added to the game. G.55 would own everything....  :t

First of all, your #1 concern is bringing your arse home safely  :salute

2nd: I'd like to see the current Stromboli planes get a revamp before we get newer ones  :lol
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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2012, 09:36:43 AM »
First of all, your #1 concern is bringing your arse home safely  :salute

2nd: I'd like to see the current Stromboli planes get a revamp before we get newer ones  :lol

What on earth does that have do do with my post? :headscratch:

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Re: Its been a while since this has been asked.
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2012, 09:45:03 AM »
What on earth does that have do do with my post? :headscratch:

To which post are you referring, 'o vain one?
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