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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: Zacherof on May 31, 2013, 03:37:13 PM
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Boulton defiant please :aok
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Boulton Paul Defiant
What about it?
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Boulton Paul Defiant
What about it?
this is a wishlist, thus I'm posting a wish.
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this is a wishlist, thus I'm posting a wish.
Post something about your wish
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Yes, I was expecting to see "gets the worm"
:salute
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Can't post a pic but here's the specs on it
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Manufacturer: Boulton Paul - UK
Initial Year of Service: 1937
Production: 1,075
Focus Model: Boulton Paul Defiant Mk II
Crew: 2
Length: 35.33ft (10.77m)
Width: 39.34ft (11.99m)
Height: 11.32ft (3.45m)
Weight (Empty): 6,281lbs (2,849kg)
Weight (MTOW): 8,424lbs (3,821kg)
Powerplant: 1 x Rolls-Royce Merlin XX piston engine generating 1,280hp.
Maximum Speed: 313mph (504kmh; 272kts)
Maximum Range: 465miles (748km)
Service Ceiling: 30,348ft (9,250m; 5.7miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 1,900 feet per minute (579m/min)
Hardpoints: 0
Armament Suite:
4 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in a hydraulically-powered rear turret.
Variants:
P.82 - Prototype Fighter Designation; examples produced.
Mk I - Fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin III engine of 1,030 horsepower; 723 examples produced.
NF.Mk I - MK I models converted to night-fighter role.
NF.Mk IA - NF.MK I models with AI.Mk IV / VI radar system.
ASR.Mk I - Air-Sea Rescue model fitted to carry dingy boats for role.
TT.Mk I - Target Tug Conversions of Mk I model series; 150 converted.
NF.Mk II - Nightfighter variant with improved Merlin XX powerplant of 1,280 horsepower; increased vertical tail surface; AI Mk IV airborne interception radar; 210 examples produced.
TT.Mk III - Target-Tug Aircraft; 140 new-builds; sans turret.
Operators: Australia; India; Canada; Poland; United Kingdom; United States
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Can't post a pic but here's the specs on it
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Manufacturer: Boulton Paul - UK
Initial Year of Service: 1937
Production: 1,075
Focus Model: Boulton Paul Defiant Mk II
Crew: 2
Length: 35.33ft (10.77m)
Width: 39.34ft (11.99m)
Height: 11.32ft (3.45m)
Weight (Empty): 6,281lbs (2,849kg)
Weight (MTOW): 8,424lbs (3,821kg)
Powerplant: 1 x Rolls-Royce Merlin XX piston engine generating 1,280hp.
Maximum Speed: 313mph (504kmh; 272kts)
Maximum Range: 465miles (748km)
Service Ceiling: 30,348ft (9,250m; 5.7miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 1,900 feet per minute (579m/min)
Hardpoints: 0
Armament Suite:
4 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in a hydraulically-powered rear turret.
Variants:
P.82 - Prototype Fighter Designation; examples produced.
Mk I - Fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin III engine of 1,030 horsepower; 723 examples produced.
NF.Mk I - MK I models converted to night-fighter role.
NF.Mk IA - NF.MK I models with AI.Mk IV / VI radar system.
ASR.Mk I - Air-Sea Rescue model fitted to carry dingy boats for role.
TT.Mk I - Target Tug Conversions of Mk I model series; 150 converted.
NF.Mk II - Nightfighter variant with improved Merlin XX powerplant of 1,280 horsepower; increased vertical tail surface; AI Mk IV airborne interception radar; 210 examples produced.
TT.Mk III - Target-Tug Aircraft; 140 new-builds; sans turret.
Operators: Australia; India; Canada; Poland; United Kingdom; United States
How do you propose we fly a turret armed fighter without a dedicated gunner?
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The Defiant would be a hanger queen and a waste of resources.
ack-ack
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How do you propose we fly a turret armed fighter without a dedicated gunner?
well by being a pacifist. Stay on some ones 6 long enough till they auger.
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If you can find an instance of it having forward firing guns that saw combat then I'll give it a plus one. Other wise, I'm going to have to side with AKAK.
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If you can find an instance of it having forward firing guns that saw combat then I'll give it a plus one. Other wise, I'm going to have to side with AKAK.
dunkirk...
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_defiant.html (http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_defiant.html)
didn't need forward firing guns until the luftwaffe figured out how to attack it successfully...
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The Defiant would be a hanger queen and a waste of resources.
ack-ack
Actually Ack...I think it would be a gas for some squads lots of fun ....There are many Defiant aces.
(http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz281/Megalodon2/DefiantAces_zpse80c0b27.jpg)
In AW I used to have gunners that would love to get in my 26 just for the turn fighting.
I bet this thing would be a kick in the pants, I would love to fly this for say... someone like.... 999 :devil
How many squadrons flew the Defiant Ack?
Test,
Edit:
dunkirk..
didn't need forward firing guns until the Luftwaffe figured out how to attack it successfully...
Can you tell us what happened on July 19th 1940?
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If you can find an instance of it having forward firing guns that saw combat then I'll give it a plus one. Other wise, I'm going to have to side with AKAK.
(http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz281/Megalodon2/Defiant1_zps53857b3f.jpg)
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If you can find an instance of it having forward firing guns that saw combat then I'll give it a plus one. Other wise, I'm going to have to side with AKAK.
*poke* *poke* hey, look at the pic Megalodon posted...closely.
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Turret locked forward?
Problem is were the turrets synchronized so they could fire through the prop?
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well by being a pacifist. Stay on some ones 6 long enough till they auger.
Why are you asking for it if you do not have a clue as to how you would use it? :headscratch:
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Why are you asking for it if you do not have a clue as to how you would use it? :headscratch:
I know exactly how I'd use it. But it wod require a gunner :uhoh
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Problem with the game at the moment is that the ride for the gunner is too bumpy and has not improved over the years.
Having a dedicated gunner in a heavily manoeuvring plane is pointless unless that is fixed first.
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Problem with the game at the moment is that the ride for the gunner is too bumpy and has not improved over the years.
Having a dedicated gunner in a heavily manoeuvring plane is pointless unless that is fixed first.
how do you figure that? never experienced "bumpy" as a gunner in the back seat of a maneuvering plane...
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how do you figure that? never experienced "bumpy" as a gunner in the back seat of a maneuvering plane...
I think he's referring to the lag and warpiness that sometimes happens.
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I think he's referring to the lag and warpiness that sometimes happens.
if that's the case then he needs to change internet providers and only team up with people that have fast connections.
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if that's the case then he needs to change internet providers and only team up with people that have fast connections.
That's a solution or trying to find a way to smooth it using code.