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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: oboe on March 16, 2018, 08:40:47 AM

Title: 4x.30 cal wing guns to the P-39Q
Post by: oboe on March 16, 2018, 08:40:47 AM

I'd like to see another armament option added to the P-39Q - basically the P-39D's standard of 1x37mm nose cannon, 2x.50 cal nose guns, and 4x.30 cal wing guns.  This would essentially be a P-39N; they share the same Allison V-1710-85 (1325 hp) engine.   The -N was a bit lighter with reduced fuel tankage (87 gal vs 120 gal); so it would be correct to limit the fuel choice to 75% if the .30 cal wing gun option was chosen, if that's possible.   1400 P-39Ns and N-1s were built, along with 942 of other N subtypes with different armor and camera arrangements, changes to radio and oxygen equipment, etc.

Basically I'd like the ability to have both P-39N and Q subtypes based on the armament option chosen, the same way we have both the P-39D and P-400, depending on whether we select the 37mm or 20mm nose cannon.

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Title: Re: 4x.30 cal wing guns to the P-39Q
Post by: Squire on March 19, 2018, 12:15:20 PM

Agree would be a great addition. I know we use the P-39Q as a P-39N sub in SEA stuff. Thumbs up.