B-40

[Butcher]

I wonder how Old 666 would have faired in the ETO with its 19 .50 caliber machine guns?

ack-ack

Not sure about the ETO, but imagine the B-40 in the PTO against the japanese who had a hard enough time shooting down 4 engine bombers.

I can see the Japanese screaming "PERK IT!!"

[MAINER]

+1 for the YB-40, just perk it

[MK-84]

+1 for the YB-40, just perk it

I'm ok with this

...Because sometimes. You just want to up a Deathstar.  You dont want to bomb. You dont want to dogfight.  You just want to be a gunner.

A small perk perhaps, with formations enabled.  Not available if ords are down, a normal B17 cant up, specifically to prevent use for enemy capped base defense. 

Which makes me think of a wish...

[aztec]

<S> Mainer...which section of woods you in?

[Tracerfi]

we must have a B17 Gunship +1

[MAINER]

<S> Mainer...which section of woods you in?

Mid coast Maine, Just south of Rockland on a peninsula called St. George. 

[aztec]

Central Maine here...30 miles west of Bangor, little town named Corinna. Always nice to meet another Mainer here, <<S>>.

[Rob52240]

we must have a B17 Gunship +1

The B-17 already makes a dandy gunship and already has 3x the firepower of the real thing.

[Butcher]

If you are arguing against it we have this plane!!!

Difference is the Ta-152 was operational and in squadron strength, B-40 never put more then a handful up at a time, on this note you are looking at not having formations for the B-40, only a single plane.

Thats if HTC ever decides on adding it (which I dont think will happen)... It was a prototype, and never went into production.

It was tested in combat, but withdrawn shortly after, just like the B-17 packed with explosives and radio guided to bomb targets, it was a Prototype tested in combat, however if you read up a certain Kennedy volunteered for the mission ended up dying on it.

[Babalonian]

We need more B-17 varients in AH, this could be a fun and viable one if perked or only allowed to score in attack mode.

[JVboob]

+1 it meets criteria.
no forms
only score in ATK
and perkd we need more perked buffs anyways

[Butcher]

+1 it meets criteria.
no forms
only score in ATK
and perkd we need more perked buffs anyways

I'm all for perking something that barely did over 200mph with no formations enabled, be like shooting fish in a barrel.

[Eric19]

I'm all for perking something that barely did over 200mph with no formations enabled, be like shooting fish in a barrel.

not if 999 got a hold of it you'd be dead before you got within firing range lol

[715]

OK, I'll bite: why does taking out the heavy bombs and adding a few light guns (and light gunners) make a plane much slower?  Extra drag from extra turrets??

[Volron]

OK, I'll bite: why does taking out the heavy bombs and adding a few light guns (and light gunners) make a plane much slower?  Extra drag from extra turrets??

The amount of ammunition for all those guns easily made it heavier than the normal B-17's.  Before bombs were dropped, the YB's were able to stay with the formation but after bomb drop, they couldn't keep up and fell behind.