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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: Angus on November 08, 2005, 05:28:31 AM
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Ok, we all heard that the P39 being wished for and I agree. I think it would see more use than for instance the P40 and other queens.
But how about the P63? I just read up about it to find out that although it looks similar, it is a new development.
It would fit the MA nicely. A mean gun package (4x.50 + 37mm) and 410 mph at 25K, not so sure of climb but it has a decent altitude performance, and was told to be quite agile.
Comments?
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With most furballs happening on the deck, most of the Cobras would be well at home in the MA. However, any version using the American-made 37mm would be at a disadvantage due to balistics not dissimilar from a rat launched from an air-cannon.
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Well, you have 4x.50 cal's to go with it.
Imagine the Yak tankbuster,- it just has some ping-pong balls after the slugs are gone ;)
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P63 is a plane we should have. Here's the on I'd really like though...
http://home.att.net/~C.C.Jordan/XP-39.html
It turns out the P39 was a decent plane before the military got it's hands on it.
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Why should we have the P-63? The effect on the course of WWII by the C.205 and N1K2-J are huge when compared with the effect of the P-63. The P-63 is a non-entity in terms of WWII, probably less of one than even the Ta152.
Now a few versions of the P-39 I can understand and get behind, but the P-63, no.
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Originally posted by Tails
With most furballs happening on the deck, most of the Cobras would be well at home in the MA. However, any version using the American-made 37mm would be at a disadvantage due to balistics not dissimilar from a rat launched from an air-cannon.
You've never shot a rat out of an air cannon. With enough co2 and a long barrel, you can put about half the rat through a wall.
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The 37mm on the P-39 is quite low muzzle velocity and the RoF is also pretty slow, slower than the NS-37 on the Yak-9T. As a comparison I have listed the basic stats of the MF/FF as carried by the Bf109E-4 and Bf110C-4 (not the gun carried by things like the Bf109G-2 or Fw190D-9) in comparison with the Hispano Mk II in the first group. The scond group lists the M4 37mm cannon of the P-39 as compared to the NS-37 on the Yak-9T. You can see how even the tremendously different MG/FF and Hispano Mk II are claser together than the M4 and NS-37.
20 X 80RB MG/FF 20mm cannon: 600 m/sec muzzle velocity
20 X 110 HS404 20mm cannon: 880 m/sec muzzle velocity
37 X 145R M4 37mm cannon: 610 m/sec muzzle velocity
37 X 195 NS-37 37mm cannon: 900 m/sec muzzle velocity
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You can still not discard 4x50 cal.
And the plane was quite fast and very very robust.
Entirely an eastern front ride I belive but in some numbers yes?
At least the P39 was. This is just a P39 on steroids.
Lots of the artwork would be similar or the same.
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Here's a neat picture of the drivetrain and cannon of the P39
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/engines/eng2.htm
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Originally posted by Skilless
Here's a neat picture of the drivetrain and cannon of the P39
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/engines/eng2.htm
Waitasec... Is that the same gun that our PT boat has?