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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: PhatHat on September 17, 2007, 11:27:39 AM
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The A25H is very cool, indeed. I love pounding hangers and ground vehicles with it. The B26 handles better on strafing runs, but lacks forward firepower. I would like to fly an A26.
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I honestly don't know what the A26 is. Could someone post a pic and I'll give my opinion. :)
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It's kinda like the B-26, but a straffer model rather than a bomber.
Think B-25C vs B-25H
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Originally posted by Tiger
It's kinda like the B-26, but a straffer model rather than a bomber.
Think B-25C vs B-25H
The A-26 is 100% unrelated to the B-26.
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(http://www.warbirdalley.com/images/A-26-1-Lady-Liberty.jpg)
I'm surprised Tedbr hasn't popped out of the woodwork when this thread was created.
ack-ack
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Looks alot more like the a20 than the B26. I'd like to see another medium bomber.
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Solid nose version with 8 nose mounted .50cal's plus a 6000 pound payload, 8 rockets, 355 mph @ 15000 feet and the ability to turn-fight... what more could you want?
[EDIT]: 4000 pounds internal payload with 2000 pound additional external capacity.
(http://ar.geocities.com/machtress/a26_invader.jpg)
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Originally posted by PhatHat
The A25H is very cool, indeed. I love pounding hangers and ground vehicles with it. The B26 handles better on strafing runs, but lacks forward firepower. I would like to fly an A26.
:huh
Might want to check your writing...
The B26 is great and does not lack forward firepower...what are you talking about?
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Ok, I was on the last minute of a break when I posted before.
The Martin B-26 Marauder is a completely different aircraft than the Douglas A-26. The confusion arises from the fact that after WWII the Martin B-26 was retired and the Douglas A-26 was relisted as the B-26. So for WWII, and thus AH, discussions the B-26 is the Martin bomber and the A-26 is the Douglas attacker.
As to handling, the A-26 has a much better power to weight ratio than the B-26. It will be able to manuever much more agressively. It is also faster by a good margin.
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Originally posted by Karnak
Ok, I was on the last minute of a break when I posted before.
The Martin B-26 Marauder is a completely different aircraft than the Douglas A-26. The confusion arises from the fact that after WWII the Martin B-26 was retired and the Douglas A-26 was relisted as the B-26. So for WWII, and thus AH, discussions the B-26 is the Martin bomber and the A-26 is the Douglas attacker.
As to handling, the A-26 has a much better power to weight ratio than the B-26. It will be able to manuever much more agressively. It is also faster by a good margin.
Although when it was re-designated it was the Doulas B-26 Invader (re-designated from Douglas A-26 Invader) so as not to be confused with the Martin B-26 Marauder.
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True, but with people just shortening things to A-26 and B-26 I was focusing on that aspect.
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Originally posted by Karnak
The A-26 is 100% unrelated to the B-26.
That was a joke... I was waiting for everyone's favorite A-26 junkie to pop in, correct me and plaster every spec imaginable of the A-26 here.... I wonder where he is?
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Originally posted by Tiger
That was a joke... I was waiting for everyone's favorite A-26 junkie to pop in, correct me and plaster every spec imaginable of the A-26 here.... I wonder where he is?
My guess, still pouting about the B-25. :D
Bronk
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this would be a sweet ride !!!! heck i might even retire the Havoc if we get A 26,s :D
here are some armorment arangments i found
A new all-purpose nose was installed beginning with the A-26B-10-DL. Initially, the USAAF was undecided about exactly what armament this version should carry. As originally planned, it was expected that the A-26B would be fitted with a variety of alternate solid nose sections, and that one deemed to the best would be selected. Options that were tested on early A-26Bs included one 75-mm cannon to starboard and two 0.50-inch machine guns to port, one 75-mm cannon to starboard and one 37-mm cannon to port, 2 37-mm cannon with one on each side of the nose, or one 37 mm cannon to starboard and two 0.50-inch machine guns to port; four 0.50-inch guns starboard and one 37-mm cannon to port; or four 0.50-inch guns to starboard and two 0.50-in guns to port. Eventually at the end of 1944, the USAAF finally made up its mind and decided that the solid-nosed A-26B would have six machine guns. with 400 rounds per gun. The guns in the two turrets had 500 rounds each
Beginning with the A-26B-15, the forward-firing armament could be supplemented by eight 0.50-inch guns mounted in four twin packages underneath the outer wing panels
The forward-firing armament of the early A-26B was found to be insufficient, especially in the Pacific theatre. Beginning with the A-26B-50-DL production block, a new eight-gun nose was fitted, and six internally-mounted 0.50-inch guns were mounted in the outer wing panels so that bombs or rockets could be carried underneath the wings. However, the eight-gun nose and the internal wing guns were often retrofitted to earlier A-26B versions, so the mere presence of these features cannot be used as a positive identification feature.
In aircraft destined for service in the Pacific (-51-DL, -56-DL, -61-DL, and -66-DL), the remotely-controlled ventral turret was replaced by a 125-US gallon auxiliary tank for extra range
Specification of Douglas A-26B-60-DL Invader:
Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-79 air-cooled radials, each rated at 2000 hp for takeoff, 2350 hp with water injection. Performance: Maximum speed 355 mph at 15,000 feet. Cruising speed 284 mph. An altitude of 10,000 feet could be attained in 8.1 minutes. Service ceiling 22,100 feet. Normal range 1400 miles, Maximum range 3200 miles. Dimensions: Wingspan 70 feet 0 inches, length 50 feet 8 inches, height 18 feet 6 inches, wing area 540 square feet. Weights: 22,362 pounds empty, 26,000 pounds loaded, 41,800 pounds maximum. Armament: Eight forward-firing 0.50-inch machine guns in nose. Three 0.50-inch machine guns mounted in each of the outer wing panels. Two 0.50-inch machine guns in remotely-controlled dorsal turret. Two 0.50-inch machine guns in remotely-controlled ventral turret. An internal bomb load of 4000 pounds could be carried. Maximum total bomb load of 6000 pounds.