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Offline nooby52

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A-26 Invader...
« on: December 17, 2013, 04:23:28 PM »
...with 8 50s in the nose.

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Offline XxDaSTaRxx

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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2013, 04:26:18 PM »
« Last Edit: December 17, 2013, 04:31:29 PM by XxDaSTaRxx »
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Offline cobia38

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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2013, 04:28:21 PM »
With the pony being insta kill with 6? Forget it.  :bolt:
   


HUH  :headscratch:

 
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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2013, 04:32:20 PM »
   


HUH  :headscratch:

 
 ohhhh BTW  +1 for the vader



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:headscratch: What's that about?
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Offline bustr

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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2013, 05:04:53 PM »
I've got a photo of the gunsight for the periscope to shoot the remote turrets.

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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2013, 05:25:38 PM »
:headscratch: What's that about?

Your original post before you edited it.
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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2013, 05:30:21 PM »
Been wished for by many, for a good long time :aok







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Offline Karnak

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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2013, 07:55:09 PM »
It'll come.  Be patient.
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Offline Tinkles

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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2013, 08:55:08 PM »
It'll come.  Be patient.

Have you been in the cookie jar, Karnak?  :D

It would be nice to have this plane, but I agree. Be patient, good things come to those who wait  :aok
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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2013, 09:06:25 PM »
Have you been in the cookie jar, Karnak?  :D

It would be nice to have this plane, but I agree. Be patient, good things come to those who wait  :aok
No.  If I had been I would certainly not drop what might be seen as a quasi hint that would deny me every getting access to the cookie jar again.
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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2013, 12:58:54 AM »
No.  Not another "fad" plane.  Go fly the A20 and pretend, they are close enough.     ;)

Up to 14/.50 cal guns???  6 or 8 in the nose and another 3 in each wing?  Plus 4000 or 6000 lbs of ord depending on fuel range needed and guns???  Quite the package. 
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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2013, 04:00:15 AM »
No.  Not another "fad" plane.  Go fly the A20 and pretend, they are close enough.     ;)

Up to 14/.50 cal guns???  6 or 8 in the nose and another 3 in each wing?  Plus 4000 or 6000 lbs of ord depending on fuel range needed and guns???  Quite the package. 

With gun pods, more than 14 guns.

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Offline bustr

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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2013, 05:45:33 AM »
So where do you go to avoid this HO??

It's going to be the newbie, hold down the trigger and hose the sky HOing bird starting from 1200. Also the hang on the props and hose the sky catch you to 800 on the zoom bird. Basically a maneuverable flying ack, lead hosing platform. Then place it in the hands of a Cobia level skilled A20 fighter pilots, and furballs will never be the same again. Or a squad can simply fly through a furball line abreast holding down on the trigger hosing the red away.

At least the ww2 version didn't carry HVAR. That would make it the P38 mated with a jug monstrosity that would drop the VH, FH, and town. De-ack, self defend from fighters, and call in the troops to capture.

If our game was the real world it wouldn't be an issue. We are all failure with how things turn out in the MA polar opposed to how they really performed in WW2. Bet this thing will get a nice perk just to head off a repeat of the CHog HO epidemic.

Just imagine kappa and fester in one of these flying through a furball. You get screwed coming and going.
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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2013, 10:08:34 AM »
I've posted this link before but it's pretty cool.

http://vectaris.net/id739.html

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Re: A-26 Invader...
« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2013, 04:39:01 PM »
+1  :aok

These planes are awesome! Got to work on a A26 once (1982 I think) and then ride right seat for test ride around the patch. I lived in Illinois and the A26 was on it's way to Arizona USA to get converted for fire fighting.
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