Author Topic: perked loadouts ? (Read 553 times)

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 21, 2002, 12:03:02 AM »

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Originally posted by Karnak
The cannon armed F4U-4 didn't see service in WWII.

"That has absolutely nothing to do with it."
-Col. Cathcart

whgates3 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 21, 2002, 01:34:38 AM »

from http://www.aviation-history.com/vought/f4u.html:
"Although it wasn’t designated by the Navy as such, the dash four was a fighter-bomber for all intents and purposes. It had 6 Colt-Browning .50 cal. (12.7 mm) wing mounted machine guns (the F4U-4C substituted four 20 mm cannon), plus it could carry two 1,000 lb (453.6 kg) bombs or eight 5 inch (127 mm) rockets. The first 300 of the production F4U-4Cs were assigned to Marine Air Group 31 and were taken into the Battle for Okinawa aboard the escort carriers Sitko Bay and Bereton. "

black eye Cathcart, or feather in your cap?

here is an USN F4U-4c landing (poorly) on the Essex (probably Korean War era photo)

SELECTOR · « **Reply #17 on:** September 21, 2002, 08:16:38 AM »

and when will we recive our free AH calculator?

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 21, 2002, 12:25:33 PM »

bring the F4U-4C (perked loadout) to AH!

Puck · « **Reply #19 on:** September 21, 2002, 12:56:33 PM »

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Originally posted by whgates3
from [here is an USN F4U-4c landing (poorly) on the Essex (probably Korean War era photo)

CV9 was decommisioned in 1947

Puck · « **Reply #20 on:** September 21, 2002, 01:08:46 PM »

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Originally posted by Puck

CV9 was decommisioned in 1947

Oops. My bad. They brought it back in 1951. This must be between 1951 and 1955, though, since it was modified to be an angled deck carrier.

Wilbus · « **Reply #21 on:** September 21, 2002, 01:17:28 PM »

A total of 368, 3 cannon LA7's had been delivered to units before the wars end in europe.

Fancy · « **Reply #22 on:** September 21, 2002, 01:54:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Pongo
add the 6 20mm fw190a as a perk

There is no 190 model that carries 6 20mm. There's one that carries 2 30mms, 2 20mms, and 2 13mms!!! Maybe that's the one you were thinkng of.

Pongo · « **Reply #23 on:** September 21, 2002, 03:38:21 PM »

I believe your incorrect.
the underwing duel 20mm gondolas kept the wing root 20mms. for a total of 6 mg151/20s and 2* 7.92 cowl guns

Wilbus · « **Reply #24 on:** September 22, 2002, 06:07:52 AM »

Pongo is right.

There were several other loadoutas aswell that included more 30mm etc (tests were made with underwing Mk 103's but they never went into full scale production for the 190)

Hristo · « **Reply #25 on:** September 22, 2002, 08:08:33 AM »

could be a way to introduce GM1 or MW50 to 190A, or 150 octane for Spits or Tempests.

Glasses · « **Reply #26 on:** September 22, 2002, 05:49:36 PM »

Or fixing the 152 and perking it higher. That might work too

Angus · « **Reply #27 on:** September 24, 2002, 08:56:42 AM »

Add the Grand Slam, the Tallboy, and the German gliding remote controlled bombs. Spice that with a bouncing bomb too!!