Aces High Bulletin Board

General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: Pannono on June 08, 2008, 03:35:22 AM

Title: C-47B and Li-2
Post by: Pannono on June 08, 2008, 03:35:22 AM
Li-2
Unlike the C-47 development of the DC-3, military versions of the Li-2 also had bomb racks and a dorsal turret (see photograph).
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg3/Pannono/Lisuno_Li-2WW.jpg)
Armament
3× 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns
1× 12.7 mm UBK machine gun
1,000 kg bombs (normal load)
2,000 kg bombs (short distances)
Its armed

C-47B
Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C "Twin Wasp" 14-cylinder radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 224 mph (195 knots, 360 km/h)
Range: 1,600 mi (1,400 nm, 2,600 km)
Rate of climb: 1,130 ft/min (5.75 m/s)
Its faster
Title: Re: C-47B and Li-2
Post by: zoozoo on June 08, 2008, 05:19:43 AM
top turret wont do much, we need ju-52
Title: Re: C-47B and Li-2
Post by: Greebo on June 08, 2008, 05:33:56 AM
The Li-2 also had less powerful engines to the US version, that and the drag from the turret would make it slower. Do you really think any fighter attacking a transport is going to get put off by a single rifle calibre gun anyway?
Title: Re: C-47B and Li-2
Post by: thndregg on June 08, 2008, 08:26:39 AM
Do you really think any fighter attacking a transport is going to get put off by a single rifle calibre gun anyway?

I'd use it. I mean, some of us fly the Stuka. :cool:
Title: Re: C-47B and Li-2
Post by: BluTrain on June 10, 2008, 05:22:48 AM
top turret wont do much, we need ju-52

I'd second the ju-52 would be a nice alternative and perhaps useful for scenarios  :aok
Title: Re: C-47B and Li-2
Post by: Karnak on June 10, 2008, 09:51:10 AM
How about the L2D?  I believe the Japanese version had guns and engines that were about the same power as the C-47, maybe even a tad higher.
Title: Re: C-47B and Li-2
Post by: zoozoo on June 10, 2008, 01:50:32 PM
I'd second the ju-52 would be a nice alternative and perhaps useful for scenarios  :aok

:aok
Title: Re: C-47B and Li-2
Post by: lyric1 on June 10, 2008, 02:09:32 PM
How about the L2D?  I believe the Japanese version had guns and engines that were about the same power as the C-47, maybe even a tad higher.
  Is this it? Looks as if guns have been removed.  (http://www.picburst.com/uploads/8247c3bd71.gif) (http://www.picburst.com)
Title: Re: C-47B and Li-2
Post by: Motherland on June 10, 2008, 03:42:38 PM
Looks like the Li2 would have similar performance to the Ju52. In which case we should get the Ju52.