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Title: B-25
Post by: army900 on October 05, 2006, 06:10:44 PM
Yes I know that this has and will be asked hundred times more. But hey, you can't get anything if you dont ask. The B-25, used in Doolittle's raid. They broke through Japanese defenses and bombed Tokyo. They didn't do much damamge, but they proved themselves in battle. The B-25s would be a great addition to the Early War Arena. The EWA would get a lot more traffic.
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INFORMATION:         

Designation: B-25 Mitchell
Type: Medium Bomber
Contractor: North American
Origin: United States
Service Date: NA
Accommodation: 5
        

Length: 52 ft 11in (16.13 m)
Wingspan: 67 feet 7 in (20.59 m)
Height: 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)

Weight (Empty): 28,460 lbs
MTOW: 32,560 lbs
          
PERFORMANCE:         ARMAMENT:

Powerplant: 2 x Wright Cyclone R-2600 piston engines delivering 1,700 hp each.

Max Speed: 272 mph (438 km/h)
Max Range: 1,350 miles (2,173 km)
Service Ceiling: 24,200 ft (7,375.80 m)
Rate of Climb: NA
        

1 x 75 mm cannon or 8 x .50 cal machine guns in nose
4 x .50 cal machine guns in nose
2 x .50 cal machine guns in left side turret
2 x .50 cal machine guns in right side turret
2 x .50 cal machine guns in dorsal turret
2 x .50 cal machine guns in belly turret
1x .50 cal machine gun in left waist port
1 x .50 cal machine gun in right waist port
2 x .50 cal machine guns in tail gun position
Maximum bombload of 3,000 lbs
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Title: B-25
Post by: VooWho on October 05, 2006, 06:13:51 PM
I say Yes to the B-25, and no you are the first to ask for the B-25 for the EWA. The B-25 could also be in the MWA, and maybe even the LWA. It was used threw the whole war.
Title: B-25
Post by: Krusty on October 05, 2006, 06:19:57 PM
For the most part it would be MWA, or depending on the version LWA. I doubt it'd make it into EWA, but that's a guess.

I've been asking for the Mitchell for a long long time. Despite not seeing it in Aces High yet, I remain hopeful!!
Title: B-25
Post by: army900 on October 05, 2006, 06:21:42 PM
:aok  Lets fight to the death. Which with the way CT is going, and no new planes til thats done, I'd say about 50 years!
Title: B-25
Post by: army900 on October 05, 2006, 06:28:27 PM
That 75mm cannon on it could be used against M-3's and M-16's. Would be bad for barracks, or a little strafey strafey against a VH!
Title: B-25
Post by: 68slayr on October 06, 2006, 10:25:13 AM
:aok
Title: B-25
Post by: stephen on October 07, 2006, 10:41:07 PM
bring the b25 H to aces high! no excuses, no waiting, this plane is overdue by at-least 3 years...and the 75mm is needed as a panzer killer, prob why its not here yet, I will support every thread linked to the 25 all the way, just remember HT doesnt want to hear about launching em off of cv's so dont bother with that aspect...:aok
Title: Fuel for the fire
Post by: SIM on October 08, 2006, 09:03:36 AM
(http://www.masonsmess.com/Birds/Racepics/leg16b.jpg)


Those of the birds used in the most recent leg of an around the world race some folks are attending.....



SIM
Title: B-25
Post by: army900 on October 08, 2006, 09:43:44 AM
I wouldnt mind if they took out the B-26 and added in the Mitchell!!!!!!
Title: Re: B-25
Post by: Ball on October 08, 2006, 09:44:47 AM
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Originally posted by army900
2 x .50 cal machine guns in left side turret
2 x .50 cal machine guns in right side turret


:huh
Title: B-25
Post by: Stang on October 08, 2006, 09:51:50 AM
B-29!
Title: B-25
Post by: Iron_Cross on October 08, 2006, 11:54:14 AM
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Originally posted by Stang
B-29!


[SIZE=24]NO!!!1one[/SIZE]

Simply because after we get the B-29, we will have unCodly numbers of g!v 73 NOOK! threads from all the L337 pl4y3rs.
Title: B-25
Post by: Ball on October 08, 2006, 03:51:27 PM
it would be worth having a nuke just for the hilarity of dropping one on tank town.

the pointy click gvtards already froth at the mouth when people dare go over their town in a plane, imagine what they would do if you gave them a nice multi megaton gift.
Title: B-25
Post by: army900 on October 08, 2006, 05:54:13 PM
I wouldnt mind the nuke if they just sized it down from its full power!!! No B-29 though.
Title: Re: Re: B-25
Post by: E25280 on October 08, 2006, 06:52:00 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Ball
:huh
Think he meant cheek blisters, not turrets.
Title: B-25
Post by: VooWho on October 08, 2006, 09:49:47 PM
What game is that SIM? Looks like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002, or 2004, or 2006?
Title: B-25
Post by: SIM on October 09, 2006, 05:54:00 AM
2004
Title: B-25
Post by: scottydawg on October 09, 2006, 12:58:30 PM
I don't think anyone's asked for the B-25 yet.

Great idea. :aok :aok :aok
Title: B-25
Post by: army900 on October 09, 2006, 05:04:23 PM
Yeah... I know, im chuck full of good ideas.... :noid
Title: B-25
Post by: 27th on October 09, 2006, 05:39:23 PM
I'm very suprise that the B25 has not shown up in AH. It deserves to be here. U.S. first offensive attack on enemy soil.

Besides it be very cool taking off from the CV in it.

27th
Title: B-25
Post by: 27th on October 09, 2006, 05:42:06 PM
Oh one more thing, Yes to B29 also. Have it only available to bases around HQ, like the me163 and charge a lot of perkies.

No nuke

27th
Title: B-25
Post by: army900 on October 09, 2006, 06:05:33 PM
We dont want the B-25 for takin it off a CV. We want it to be a nice low level bomber and a good porker. It can be useful against panzers and lower GVS.
Title: B-25
Post by: army900 on October 11, 2006, 05:41:48 PM
Quote
Originally posted by 27th
Oh one more thing, Yes to B29 also. Have it only available to bases around HQ, like the me163 and charge a lot of perkies.

No nuke

27th


But the 163 cant fly 500 miles. We could still get to places
Title: Re: B-25
Post by: Latrobe on October 11, 2006, 07:19:03 PM
Quote
Originally posted by army900
2 x .50 cal machine guns in tail gun position



am i the only one who knows the tail gun was removed from the B25 and replaced w/ broom sticks in the raid on Tokyo because enemy patrol boats spotted the american fleet and they had to make the bomber as light as possible to make it to China??
Title: Re: Re: B-25
Post by: scottydawg on October 11, 2006, 07:31:12 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Latrobe
am i the only one who knows the tail gun was removed from the B25 and replaced w/ broom sticks in the raid on Tokyo because enemy patrol boats spotted the american fleet and they had to make the bomber as light as possible to make it to China??


No, you're not.

But, if it makes you feel cool, you can pretend you are. ;)

:D

Actually it had nothing to do with the patrol boats, the decision was made long before they were detected.  However, they did pack the planes with extra cans of fuel in the hope that it would help them make the Chinese coast after the raid

/read '30 Seconds Over Tokyo' when I was 13
Title: B-25
Post by: Krusty on October 11, 2006, 07:55:03 PM
Quote
Originally posted by army900
We dont want the B-25 for takin it off a CV. We want it to be a nice low level bomber and a good porker. It can be useful against panzers and lower GVS.


If you're thinking of the B25H it would be totally useless against tanks. The big gun fires an HE round, suitable for unarmed ships and non-moving (and unarmored) targets. It was all but useless to most B25 pilots, and they dumped them on less fortunate squadrons as soon as they could get J models. It would be like firing an HE shell at a tank in AH now, a pretty fireball, and no damage. HE, not AP.

I say "forget the H!" We need C and J.
Title: B-25
Post by: Yoshimbo on October 11, 2006, 08:20:18 PM
yeah C and J

BUT! wouldn't the H be good against Towns/porking/and TGs?
Title: B-25
Post by: Ghosth on October 12, 2006, 05:36:02 AM
Yes, it would kill buildings, problem is it doesn't have enough ammo for it to be significant. At 2 shots per building your looking at a total of 10 buildings you can level.

As much as I love the B-25 H I'd rather have an early war varient for EWA, and the J for MWA.
Title: B-25
Post by: DaddyAck on October 12, 2006, 08:55:48 AM
I want the b-25, and have asked for it many times over the last 2 years or so. :)
Title: B-25
Post by: stephen on October 12, 2006, 08:21:05 PM
we want a b25 thread open again,,because b25's that dont lauch off cv's are fargin cool!:aok
Title: B-25
Post by: stephen on October 12, 2006, 08:23:15 PM
no nukes you nutcases you lower the probability of the b25 thread being taken seriously with that stuff, give me mitchell or give me,,,,,a p39?, or both?:huh
Title: To relight the fire
Post by: frank3 on October 13, 2006, 06:44:53 AM
:)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/68_1160739875_b-25.jpg)
Title: B-25
Post by: DaddyAck on October 13, 2006, 03:31:41 PM
I would like the H as well as the earlier variants and later variants. I have always have had a strong liking for this craft, as it was the first model plane I ever built.
Title: B-25
Post by: army900 on October 13, 2006, 05:08:46 PM
I dont have the patience to make models, but all the other bombers are out of date. Yeah the B-24 is sorda new, but we need some good bombers. Lord knows the B-17 is a great bomber, but we just want something different. Just give us a new plane and a lot of us will shut up.
Title: B-25
Post by: Krusty on October 13, 2006, 05:24:29 PM
Quote
Originally posted by army900
Just give us a new plane and a lot of us will shut up.


Do you by any chance write fiction? You're good at it! :P :lol :rofl :rofl :aok
Title: B-25
Post by: army900 on October 14, 2006, 11:26:54 AM
Yah, i once wrote a book about a haunted bicycle :rofl