Author Topic: A-20g (Read 649 times)

Replicant · « **Reply #15 on:** April 19, 2002, 02:57:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Kieran
Just to clarify, that's 4x.50 in the nose, 2x.50 in the turret, right?

Kieran, if you look at the piccy that VWE001 posted it shows the 4 x .50 cal in the nose centre with the additional 2 x .50 cal in the lower nose (muzzle exit is greyed). Hope this helps.

Regards

Otto · « **Reply #16 on:** April 19, 2002, 03:31:42 PM »

Well, I guess this will hold me until the A-26B shows up

Karnak · « **Reply #17 on:** April 19, 2002, 03:41:49 PM »

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Originally posted by VWE001
I've got one question though, will we be able to also select "attack" or will this also just be graded as a bomber?

I would guess that it will be the same as the Il-2.

It will have the Bomber and Attack options and perk points will all go into the Bomber category.

Kieran · « **Reply #18 on:** April 19, 2002, 04:03:00 PM »

Further clarification: My question was directed at Natedog/Superfly. I know the options of the A-20, believe me. I'm just wondering which model they are making and which armament package.

Superfly · « **Reply #19 on:** April 19, 2002, 04:14:10 PM »

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6 x .50 cal in the nose and a Martin power turret with 2 x .50 cal.
(See Warpaint #32 Pages 20-21)

Widewing · « **Reply #20 on:** April 20, 2002, 05:52:29 AM »

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Originally posted by SUPERFLY
edit........ blah, blah, blah...
6 x .50 cal in the nose and a Martin power turret with 2 x .50 cal.
(See Warpaint #32 Pages 20-21)

Note that many of the A-20G aircraft were field modified to add two additional forward firing .05 caliber guns. It was fairly common practice in the 5th Air Force to add B-25 type gun pods to the sides of the fuselage, below the cockpit. Experiments included as many as 12 forward firing guns.

Are parafrags being modeled for use with the A-20G?

My regards,

Widewing

Wilbus · « **Reply #21 on:** April 20, 2002, 08:17:16 AM »

Bring on the 20's aswell

Anybody got RPM of the 20's it used?

Nice plane for sure, hope we get an A26 in the future too

funkedup · « **Reply #22 on:** April 20, 2002, 07:14:23 PM »

Pretty sure the 20 mm were the same type used in the P-38. Basically Hispanos.

AmRaaM · « **Reply #23 on:** April 20, 2002, 10:24:22 PM »

wish it was the a26 with 10 50's firing forward.

Gorf · « **Reply #24 on:** April 21, 2002, 10:54:36 AM »

A20..WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Enough said!

WTG!!

firbal · « **Reply #25 on:** April 21, 2002, 11:36:02 AM »

Oh man, I'm loving this. Cann't wait. Been waitting for this for awhile. I thought we would see an A-26 with all the late war aircraft modeled. Nice work.

Major Tom · « **Reply #26 on:** June 02, 2002, 07:56:00 PM »

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6 x .50 cal in the nose and a Martin power turret with 2 x .50 cal.

superfly does this mean you won't be modeling the ventral .50 caliber gun the A-20G-20-DO through -45-DO?

According to my sources the planes did have a .30 cal mounted in the ventral prior to the -20-DO and a .50 cal afterwards

The A-20 would be effectively unable to maintain a strait course to a target in a low level attack without the ventral gun.

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/attack/a3/a3-11.htm

I say give us the A-20G-1-DO eventually. But in the historical configuration of the non turret, limited field of fire, .50 combo dorsal and the .30 in the ventral. No uber G-1's

By the way my research has showed that the most common variant in the Pacific Theater was the A-20C-DO with the Gunn modification of four .50's in the nose, and the addition of a .50 mounted ventraly. Very fast cruising speed of 280mph. All though the A-20A-DO was faster by an additional 15 miles per hour... but it lacked nice things like self sealing fuel tanks... and armor...

but it was faster and had neato fixed rear firing guns