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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: Phoenix3107 on April 03, 2015, 01:12:55 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Manchester
Though not as much as her sister Lancaster, she could still be very useful I believe.
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Useful for what? It was probably the worst Allied mass produced bomber of the war.
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Useful for what? It was probably the worst Allied mass produced bomber of the war.
Target Practice. What else? :neener:
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I'd fly it! It's got that sexy twin tail thing going! :x
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I'd fly it! It's got that sexy twin tail thing going! :x
That it does.
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The British bomber we need is Wellington.
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The British bomber we need is Wellington.
Why not add both. :D
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Why not add both. :D
HTC resources are limited.
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HTC resources are limited.
I didn't say both at once. lol
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Beaufighter
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Beaufighter
What about it?
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Beaufighter
shouldn't be added. Me thinks we need a YB-40 instead.
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Interesting. The RAF experimented with the the Rolls-Royce Vulture 24-cylinder X-block engine (two Rolls-Royce Peregrine V-12 cylinder blocks) on the Manchester early in the war, and gave up on it.
The LW tried a very similar thing with the the Daimler-Benz DB 606 "power system" (a pair of DB 601 inverted V-12 engines side by side) on the He-177 about mid-way through the war, ran into several big problems, but kept on trying. Probably for too long.
And then... turbines. So post-war, all the largest of the huge recip engines died off pretty quickly, replaced by turbojets and turboprops.
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shouldn't be added. Me thinks we need a YB-40 instead.
Hmm YB-40. Complete failure and withdrawn from combat vs Beaufighter that served successfully in every theater of the war from 40-45.
Remind me not to take your advice on anything as your logic seems off :)
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Hmm YB-40. Complete failure and withdrawn from combat vs Beaufighter that served successfully in every theater of the war from 40-45.
Remind me not to take your advice on anything as your logic seems off :)
:rofl
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Hmm YB-40. Complete failure and withdrawn from combat vs Beaufighter that served successfully in every theater of the war from 40-45.
Remind me not to take your advice on anything as your logic seems off :)
Let's see your Beaufighter have 18+ guns on board :t
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Let's see your Beaufighter have 18+ guns on board :t
I'll take the speed, agility, 4 20mm cannon, 6 .303 mgs, torpedo, bomb or rockets over your lead sled any day. In fact I'd happily duel you in your crate vs mine any time and I can promise you I'll never lose :)
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:huhUm, guys? Just to make sure this thread stays on topic, it's about the Manchester, and the discussion about that plane only. If you plan to talk about other planes being in AH, the New Topic button is always available, or bring up a previous thread regarding that plane or gv or whatever it is that can be debated. Just wanted to give y'all a HU.
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The Manchester was about as successful as the YB-40. You could make better arguments for the Whitley, Hampden and most obviously the Wellington if you want a British 2 engine bomber.
In terms of the game the Halifax would be far more worthy and so would the Stirling
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I'll take the speed, agility, 4 20mm cannon, 6 .303 mgs, torpedo, bomb or rockets over your lead sled any day. In fact I'd happily duel you in your crate vs mine any time and I can promise you I'll never lose :)
So you will say the same thing if it were 999000 in that YB-40? :)
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So you will say the same thing if it were 999000 in that YB-40? :)
I would. He is accurate, but still limited by his platform. Every time I've encountered him I've come off better than he has.
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So you will say the same thing if it were 999000 in that YB-40? :)
Considering I could stay out of range and lob 20mm at him, sure :)