DC-3's by other country

[Zinc2]

Hello all.

First to let you know that I stopped flying WB online 2.5 years ago. ( P90 wayyyyy to slow )

However I kept following news group & all, just to fly offline once in a while.

I am getting a new machine soon and AH looks as will be OK for my wallet with the fixed monthly charges.

Well, to the point.

If transports are needed and the DC-3 is available.........

2-3 paint job can change the plane into a British, a Japanese or a Russian counterpart.

Japanese Navy Type 0 Showa L2D ( code name Tabby )  appr. 500 built  
 http://j-aircraft.com/l2d1.htm
Russian Lisunov LI-2  'Cab'
appr. 2800 + built  

I consider the DC-3 to be primarily an American plane, however it did flew with minor modifications for the USAF, US Navy, the RAF, the Japanese Navy & Russian air force during WW2.

The point is that with only a couple of paint jobs you could have transports that represent their country.

They could be available only in scenarios if needed.


Can't wait to get new machine  ))))


 


       

[Boroda]

Li-2 was not an _exact_ copy of DC-3. It was all converted to metric system for production  in Soviet plants. It looked the same, but was a little heavier, that resulted in slightly smaller range and performance, but made a bird generaly more reliable.

BTW, all Li-2s were ready to be armed. AFAIR - 1 12.7 UBT and 2 7.62 ShKAS machineguns.

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With respect,
    Pavel Pavlov,
    Commissar 25th IAP WB VVS