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Offline Saxman

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« on: March 16, 2007, 10:25:34 PM »




B-25B





B-25C/D



I live within about 15 minutes of this beauty's home base (glass-nosed B-25J).
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Offline Saxman

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« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2007, 10:26:07 PM »










You do NOT want to HO this. Solid-nosed B-25J gunship. Ten--count 'em, TEN!--forward-firing .50cal (8 in the nose, two on each side of the fuselage under the cockpit).











Something for those Tigers to REALLY fear. B-25G/H, with 75mm cannon.
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Offline OOZ662

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« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2007, 11:20:55 PM »
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This is the bane of the AH B-25 inclusion.
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Offline Krusty

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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2007, 01:19:11 AM »
The 75mm would never, ever, under any circumstances, kill any armored vehicle in this game. It might kill the gun in the open-topped ostwind.

It was HE, never AP. It was meant for shelling barges and shipping, and it was felt to be so poor in doing that job that they ditched it as soon as they could in favor of a standard hard nose and regular bombs/rockets.

I'd personally love a glass-nose C and a 8-gun J (okay, and a glass-nose J). A couple of folks would love to see the glass-nose-converted-to-guns C version as well.
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Offline BaldEagl

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« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2007, 02:54:24 AM »
Hmmm, if your never going to fly it why wish for it?
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Offline Stoney74

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« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2007, 10:14:35 AM »
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it was felt to be so poor in doing that job that they ditched it as soon as they could in favor of a standard hard nose and regular bombs/rockets.



Not consistent with after-action reports by VMB-613.  Almost all the describe the use of the cannon report good effects from shots taken up to 6,000 yards.  Interestingly enough, what this squadron did remove from the aircraft was the top turret, and the blister pack caliber .50's.

http://www.vmb-613.com  --great site they put together here.
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Offline Wes14

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« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2007, 10:25:56 AM »
75mm cannon..would make the Ho'in La'7's day short:D

I'd fly it:aok
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Offline Saxman

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« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2007, 10:30:02 AM »
Ok, then:

B-25C/D (same aircraft, like with P-51B/C denotes manufacture location) with hangar option as either glass-nosed or gunship variant.

B-25G/H (because you KNOW enough people will want that monster gun, for taking down town buildings if nothing else).

B-25J with hangar option as either glass-nosed or gunship variant (btw Krusty, that beast had more than just 8 forward .50s. You're forgetting the two gun pods on each side of the fuselage below the cockpit. I miscounted last night, that's TWELVE forward-firing .50cal).

Maybe I wouldn't fly it REGULARLY, but if I can ever get multi-engine aircraft to work again (both engines power up and run to full power, but they just won't roll at ALL) I might take the gunship up occasionally.
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Offline Wes14

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« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2007, 11:05:38 AM »
as a mostly heavy plane/bomber pilot i would fly all those planes:D
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Offline Karnak

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« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2007, 01:22:27 PM »
75mm was hand loaded and could not be loaded if any sort of manuevering was being done.  Tests showed the 57mm Mollins gun to be much better for aircraft due to this shortcoming.

The Mollins was also AP, so it would be very nasty for tanks.
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« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2007, 06:28:54 PM »
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You do NOT want to HO this. Solid-nosed B-25J gunship. Ten--count 'em, TEN!--forward-firing .50cal (8 in the nose, two on each side of the fuselage under the cockpit).


Ok, count 'em... 8+2+2=12... :rolleyes:

Ya know I love ya sax, but I just had to...

Bring the B-25 to AH!
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Offline Dichotomy

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« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2007, 06:34:01 PM »
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Ok, count 'em... 8+2+2=12... :rolleyes:

Ya know I love ya sax, but I just had to...

Bring the B-25 to AH!


not if you're using Krusty math  ;)
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Offline Saxman

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« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2007, 07:27:36 PM »
Hey now Treize, I'd already caught my error and corrected myself in a later post. :p
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« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2007, 07:46:05 PM »
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not if you're using Krusty math  ;)


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Offline Wes14

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« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2007, 07:48:44 PM »
:D gimme a 75mm cannon i wanna kill the ho'in La7's:D
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