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Title: More Ordnance
Post by: ONTOS on May 28, 2019, 07:59:46 PM

 I  wish for PTAB's to be added to the Il-2's please. They had them, so can we.

Title: Re: More Ordnance
Post by: ccvi on June 20, 2019, 03:26:32 PM

I wish for the full load-out of the P38 (2x2klbs center, or 4 additional 500 or 250 lbs on top of the 2x1klbs we already have, and 2x 500 or 250 lbs on the wings instead of the rockets, or 2 troops (one under each wing)).

Title: Re: More Ordnance
Post by: atlau on June 20, 2019, 03:52:49 PM

Quote from: ccvi on June 20, 2019, 03:26:32 PM

I wish for the full load-out of the P38 (2x2klbs center, or 4 additional 500 or 250 lbs on top of the 2x1klbs we already have, and 2x 500 or 250 lbs on the wings instead of the rockets, or 2 troops (one under each wing)).

Any links to that beast? Would be cool to see pictures!

Title: Re: More Ordnance
Post by: ccvi on June 21, 2019, 05:39:40 AM

Google finds some images: https://www.google.com/search?q=p-38+lightning+bombs&tbm=isch (https://www.google.com/search?q=p-38+lightning+bombs&tbm=isch)
Wikipedia has the numbers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning#Specifications_(P-38L) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning#Specifications_(P-38L))

Title: Re: More Ordnance
Post by: atlau on June 21, 2019, 07:14:52 AM

Those appear to be field mods but maybe I'm mis interpreting the captions. Those loadouts would certainly be interesting to use though!

Title: Re: More Ordnance
Post by: Mongoose on June 21, 2019, 10:40:57 PM

  Yeah, definitely look like field mods. I have never seen an official source that listed the extra bombs, or bombs in place of the rockets.  I have seen lots of references to field mods of all types on all types of planes.

Title: Re: More Ordnance
Post by: Mongoose on June 21, 2019, 10:44:23 PM

  I would definitely like to see the 2K bomb option.  The problem would be that the 2K option is only for level bombing. You will have people crashing all over the place and telling Hitech he did it wrong because they can't dive bomb safely with 2000 pound bombs.

  I remember a conversation with a P38 pilot who said he had carried 2K bombs, but only for level bombing.

Title: Re: More Ordnance
Post by: icepac on June 22, 2019, 01:03:43 PM

It would be interesting to see a p38 make a 5g turn with those loaded.

Title: Re: More Ordnance
Post by: save on June 26, 2019, 04:32:31 AM

Stuka-G's could dive-bomb with a 1700 kilo bomb.

Title: Re: More Ordnance
Post by: atlau on June 26, 2019, 08:38:16 AM

Quote from: save on June 26, 2019, 04:32:31 AM

Stuka-G's could dive-bomb with a 1700 kilo bomb.

But did they pull 5 gs while holding said bomb?