Next perk bomber?

[M.C.202]

I would guess one of two:
B-29
or
He 177A-3/R5 :-) (well, ya wanted a jabo didn't ya :-)

Did you know that the B-29 could carry two of the Brit 22,000 bombs? He he, think of a two plane strike.

Airfield, what airfield

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M.C.202
Dino in Reno

[Hans]

There really are only one or two other bomber designs that might be considered Perk Bombers other than the Arado 234 jet bomber.

The B-29

And maybe the A-26 Havoc, though it might not be THAT uber to be a perk.

The 177 Grief isn't perk bomber.  Its performance specifications (how fast, how much payload, how high), isn't much better or worse than a B-17.

Planes get perked because they are good, not because they were rare.

Hans.

[Jochen]

Yep, I think B-29 is next and the most important perk bomber. A-26 has some potantial but I dont know if it has enough to be a perk.

Of course you should remember that any plane can become perk plane, even if it has not been designed as such from beginning.

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Units: I. and II./KG 51, II. and III./KG 76, NSGr 1, NSGr 2, NSGr 20.
Planes: Do 17Z, Ju 87, Ju 88A, He 111H, Ar 234A, Me 410A, Me 262A, Fw 190F, Fw 190G.

Sieg oder bolsevismus!

[Tac]

A26 was an attack plane not a buff  

It may be a cheap perk though, that thing does rule and might make the B26 and any other jabo plane be mothballed.

[RAM]

 

Originally posted by M.C.202:
He 177A-3/R5

?

Its no better than a lancaster and you want to perk it?!

Typical  

[Karnak]

Expensive perk: Ar234

Expensive perk: B-29A
Cheap perk: Mosquito B.MkIX
Cheap perk: Tu-2

IMHO, at least.


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[M.C.202]

Ram said:

> ?

> Its no better than a lancaster and you want to perk it?!

> Typical

RAM, I said:

>> He 177A-3/R5 :-) (well, ya wanted a jabo didn't ya :-)

Take a look at the 3/R5 part. The flying (well sorta) 75mm A.T. gun. That shook itself
> apart when used.

That and the ":-)" was to let you know that it is a joke.

That ties in with the "jabo" part.

I will try to remember to put a ":-) !!!" to mean "it's a JOKE, Damm it!" in the future.

[M.C.202]

Hans said:

> There really are only one or two other bomber designs that might be considered Perk
> Bombers other than the Arado 234 jet bomber.

> The B-29

The most likley, but the B-32 Dominator might be the oddball Perk.

> And maybe the A-26 Havoc, though it might not be THAT uber to be a perk.

A damm good aircraft, but not a perk, at least not a high priced one.

> The 177 Grief isn't perk bomber. Its performance specifications (how fast, how
> much payload, how high), isn't much better or worse than a B-17.

That was a joke, see the history of the -3/R5

> Planes get perked because they are good, not because they were rare.

So when do we get "ANTI-PERK"(tm) rides. Like the Me 210, FIAT G.50, FIAT B.R.20, the
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, Vickers Wellesly, Douglas TBD-1 Devastator,... :-)

The ones they pay us to fly :-)


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M.C.202
Dino in Reno

[Rendar]

I want both the B-29 and the A-26B-66-DL.  HTC, pay careful note to the -66-DL!    That is the best version to serve in WWII.  I would think that it could be a really cheap perk; one that you can use, but not so indiscriminantly (furball, etc.).

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Rendar

[Hans]

 

So when do we get "ANTI-PERK"(tm) rides? The ones they pay us to fly :-)

You mean like a C.202?  The kind of aircraft that give you x5 the ammout of perk points than a F4U-1C?

Something like that?

 

Hans.

[Hans]

 

That was a joke, see the history of the -3/R5

Ok, I will.  Let me just hit that handy link you included in your post...oh, wait.

Hans.

[M.C.202]

Hans said:


> You mean like a C.202? The kind of aircraft that give you x5 the ammout of perk points
> than a F4U-1C?

> Something like that?

Think of flight specs of a C.202 with 55mph less speed, slower climb, less range, slower
roll, and a Butt Ugly airframe. FIAT G.50

A plane so bad, they call you at home to fly it. That bad :-)




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M.C.202
Dino in Reno

[M.C.202]

Hans said:

> Ok, I will. Let me just hit that handy link you included in your post...oh, wait.

> Hans.

Darn, I thought that people still read books. Those off line things.

Old style "link"(OSL) follows:

...the He.177-A/R5, or Stalingradtyp, was evolved, this having a 75mm BK7.5 cannon
installed in the gondola, and DB 610 engines installed instead of the standard DB606s.
Only five machines of this type were completed, however, as the firing of the
cannon severely strained the structure and it's installation adversely affected the
flying characteristics.

From The Warplanes of the Third Reich, William Green, pp343.

Sort of like asking for a XB-40 or BQ-7 instead of a B-17. No link.



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M.C.202
Dino in Reno