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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: SDGhalo on May 24, 2011, 04:41:34 PM
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a new naval Dive bomber should be added
and why not the Fairy Barracuda.
Role: Torpedo bomber, dive bomber
Manufacturer:
Fairey Aviation
Blackburn Aircraft
Boulton Paul
Westland Aircraft
Designed by: Marcel Lobelle
First flight: 7 December 1940
Primary user: Fleet Air Arm
Produced: 1941–1945
Number built: 2,607
General characteristics
Crew: 3
Length: 39 ft 9 in (12.12 m)
Wingspan: 49 ft 2 in (14.99 m)
Height: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Wing area: 405 ft² (37.62 m²)
Empty weight: 9,350 lb (4,250 kg)
Loaded weight: 13,200 lb (6,000 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 14,100 lb (6,409 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Merlin 32 liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,640 hp (1,225 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 228 mph (198 kn, 367 km/h) at 1,750 ft (533 m)
Cruise speed: 195 mph (170 kn, 314 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,524 m)
Range: 686 mi (597 nmi, 1,104 km) with 1,620 lb (736 kg) torpedo
Service ceiling: 16,600 ft (5,080 m)
Wing loading: 32.6 lb/ft² (159 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.12 hp/lb (0.20 kW/kg)
Climb to 5,000 ft (1,524 m): 6 min
Armament
Guns: 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine guns in rear cockpit[23]
Bombs: 1× 1,620 lb (735 kg) aerial torpedo or 4× 450 lb (205 kg) depth charges or 6× 250 lb (110 kg) bombs
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Fairey_Barracuda_Mk_II.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Barracuda.svg)
I think this could be a keeper :rock
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Seems Fairey has been getting a lot of lately on the wishlist.
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It's summer... All the kids out of school, get told Fairey tales at night to lull them to sleep :neener:
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It's summer... All the kids out of school, get told Fairey tales at night to lull them to sleep :neener:
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It's summer... All the kids out of school, get told Fairey tales at night to lull them to sleep :neener:
That's only little kids.
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The Barracuda wasn't a very good aircraft. It was heavy, underpowered, slow and poorly armed. It would have no role in the MA, any US jabo would be way better. I mean some masochists fly the Stuka in there but that at least has that enormous bomb it can carry going for it. The Barracuda has limited appeal as a scenario plane as well. In RL its only real actions of note was bombing the Tirpitz in 1944 and a couple of raids against the Japanese. However the TBM is a pretty good sub for it for that.
If HTC were to do another dive bomber it would probably be the Japanese D4Y Judy. This was pretty fast for a dive bomber and had a major role in the pacific war, badly damaging several USN carriers. Also the Helldiver would be a more worthwhile candidate than the Barracuda.
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Fairy Barracuda.
I believe it's the Fairey Barracuda.
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If HTC were to do another dive bomber it would probably be the Japanese D4Y Judy. This was pretty fast for a dive bomber and had a major role in the pacific war, badly damaging several USN carriers. Also the Helldiver would be a more worthwhile candidate than the Barracuda.
Agree with this. Judy would be a better choice, but torpedo planes really need a revamp of the torpedo systems to be effective in AH. Lacking some changes, the only place we will see torpedoes used is in scenarios.