Author Topic: Super Duper TBM! (Read 491 times)

SOB · « **on:** April 26, 2001, 06:37:00 PM »

Anyone else been missing this little gold mine? It carries twelve 100lb bombs plus 6 rockets, and turns like mad when it ain't loaded. In one sortie last night, I removed the ack & dar from a medium field and downed a P38 in a dogfight (front guns not rear turrets)!

I think I'll be flying this little monster more often. Move over Niki, I found the next uberplane!

SOB

DRILL · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2001, 06:40:00 PM »

hmmm looks all around where that TBM go ???
oh i see em now he smokeing .... OH NO HES ON MY 666666666666!!!!!!!!!!!!! too late

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Sturm · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2001, 06:46:00 PM »

SOB that 38 you downed had only 1 engine

Great fights with you an animal. <S>

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funked · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2001, 06:57:00 PM »

It's a great plane SOB. You can do a little of everything in it. My favorite sortie involved flying off the carrier, level bombing a hangar, level bombing an Ostwind, finishing a hangar with rockets, getting a vulch with rockets, getting a vulch with MGs, killing a guy in a dogfight with MGs, killing a guy with the tail gun on the way home, then landing safely on the carrier. You can't ask for much more from an airplane.

hazed- · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2001, 07:01:00 PM »

...and then funked woke up from a beautifull dream......

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AKDejaVu · « **Reply #5 on:** April 26, 2001, 07:32:00 PM »

Ever see "Revenge of the Nerds" where Ogre finally manages to beat that girl at armwrestling? That's how I felt when I finally downed Andre in his TBM while I was flying a yak. It took 8k of altitude to do it and I think he got someone else during the fight.

Fricking incredible plane... though I'm sure the pilot had a tad bit to do with it too

AKDejaVu

SOB · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2001, 08:06:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Sturm:
SOB that 38 you downed had only 1 engine Great fights with you an animal. <S>

LOL...I came inches from augering into the hill SE of 9 too. The P38 wasn't smoking, but Animal said he pinged the crap out of it...he did it with a JU-88 tho', so I figured it didn't have any damage.

So you're AG now?

SOB

Jigster · « **Reply #7 on:** April 26, 2001, 08:12:00 PM »

The flight model for the TBM and F6F seems basically identical.

buzz....

buzz....

<SHWOOP> SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH <SPLASH>

(the whole wingdrop thingy)

Sturm · « **Reply #8 on:** April 26, 2001, 08:36:00 PM »

Yeah he dinged the crap out of me, had 1 lost engine 1 flap gone 1 aerilon gone. But besdes that it still flew. It was great seeing that attack by different planes. Those canyons offer great cover. And I love base defense, was a lot of fun while it lasted.

Bodhi · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2001, 08:46:00 PM »

The TBM was originally designed as a fighter / bomber. That is why it carried the forward firing weaponry. That concept proved lethal during WW2 for its pilots though, especially as a torpedo bomber. SO mostly it was relegated to carrying bombs, depth charges, and rockets. Stilla nice aircraft, and HUGE, largest single engine aircraft of WW2. I have worked on quite a few and they are a pleasure from both the mechanics and pilots stand point.

Gunslayer · « **Reply #10 on:** April 26, 2001, 09:45:00 PM »

Ya, if i have to take out Ostis, its my plane of joins. All those light bombs are great for level bombing unsuspecting ostis. My only problem are the spitwad firing rear guns. From what i understand the rear guns are 50cal. When they are both firing it should equal one set of guns on a b17 or lanc. So why can you ping someone 50 plus times and the just keep flying? I have had this happen numerous times.

Sturm · « **Reply #11 on:** April 26, 2001, 09:51:00 PM »

ya got 1 30cal in there not 2 50 cals.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #12 on:** April 26, 2001, 11:24:00 PM »

The top guns are 50, the bottom are 30 cal.

I always attack TBMs from the bottom

AKDejaVu

funked · « **Reply #13 on:** April 26, 2001, 11:29:00 PM »

Hazed I'm not making that up, it happened on the first tour in the Isles map.

DB603 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2001, 12:40:00 AM »

S!

The top turret in TBM has only 1 .50 cal,not 2.The belly gun is .303(7.7mm).TBM is pretty maneuverable when empty,but none of them has got me yet in a dogfight.109G-2 still eats them alive

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