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Title: A request for: 5" Air-to-ground rockets on B-25s
Post by: Yossarian on June 11, 2008, 04:09:10 PM
So, there was this thread the other day about the rockets on Typhoons, and someone posted a link in it to another website.  I scrolled down this page, and found a picture of a B-25 being loaded up with several 5-inch rockets.  I searched this on Google recently, and found several other results confirming that these rockets were used by B-25Hs during the war.

Scroll down on this one, and it says that B-25Hs could carry 8x 5-inch rockets on underwing hardpoints:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~fbonne/warbirds/ww2htmls/nortb25.html (http://www.xs4all.nl/~fbonne/warbirds/ww2htmls/nortb25.html)

If you scroll down on this website, it also states that B-25Hs could carry: "Eight 5-inch rockets under the outer wing panels.":
http://www.uboat.net/allies/aircraft/b25.htm (http://www.uboat.net/allies/aircraft/b25.htm)

This website also says that B-25Hs could carry HVAR rockets:
http://everything2.com/node/1392656 (http://everything2.com/node/1392656)

This website also says that the B-25H could be loaded with: "Rockets: up to 8 x 5 in (12.7mm)":
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/B-25.html (http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/B-25.html)


Here's the post from which I got the original website and idea for this topic:
Quote from: Rich46yo on June 09, 2008, 06:03:25 AM


Here's the website itself:
http://www.tarrif.net/wwii/guides/a2g_rockets_2.htm (http://www.tarrif.net/wwii/guides/a2g_rockets_2.htm)

Here's the picture of the rockets being loaded onto a B-25 (from that website, you need to scroll down to see it):
(http://www.tarrif.net/wwii/img/guides/a2g_7.jpg)

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Yossarian

EDIT:  W000TT 500th post!!!!!

EDIT 2:  And yes, this is partially related to my screen name
Title: Re: A request for: 5" Air-to-ground rockets on B-25s
Post by: angelsandair on June 11, 2008, 04:55:28 PM
Sure, I'd like to see 'em on the B-25...
Title: Re: A request for: 5" Air-to-ground rockets on B-25s
Post by: Ack-Ack on June 11, 2008, 07:23:40 PM
The current ordnance system is maxed out.  Until it's been revamped with the perked ordance system, we will not be seeing additional ordnance loadouts like 5 inch rockets or torps for the B-25H.  Pyro made the statement in another thread, use the search function to find it for a better and more detailed explanation.


ack-ack
Title: Re: A request for: 5" Air-to-ground rockets on B-25s
Post by: Spikes on June 11, 2008, 08:01:31 PM
Quote from: Ack-Ack on June 11, 2008, 07:23:40 PM
The current ordnance system is maxed out.  Until it's been revamped with the perked ordance system, we will not be seeing additional ordnance loadouts like 5 inch rockets or torps for the B-25H.  Pyro made the statement in another thread, use the search function to find it for a better and more detailed explanation.


ack-ack
Just a note...the search function is pretty fubared right now...and the SMF search feature isn't very good to begin with.
Title: Re: A request for: 5" Air-to-ground rockets on B-25s
Post by: Yossarian on June 12, 2008, 06:23:48 AM
Ok, just found it:

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,213402.0.html

Pyro's post is on the second page.

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Yossarian
Title: Re: A request for: 5" Air-to-ground rockets on B-25s
Post by: SKYGUNS on June 14, 2008, 01:06:34 PM
i love my 25s, mainly against gvs and small vessels or marine gvs, this would do me good  :D
Title: Re: A request for: 5" Air-to-ground rockets on B-25s
Post by: lyric1 on June 14, 2008, 08:57:07 PM
Here are some pictures of B25H with rockets. (http://www.picburst.com/uploads/e99f38bb8b.jpg) (http://www.picburst.com)    (http://www.picburst.com/uploads/60b0a02fa8.jpg) (http://www.picburst.com)          (http://www.picburst.com/uploads/79640b5ab0.jpg) (http://www.picburst.com)