Boston/A-20 Upgrade.

[lyric1]

Just add the A-26 and perk it like the Mossie. Then the A-20 doesn't need an over haul, everyone get all the guns they want, and we have a new plane!

win win win and.. win 

Exactly how many torpedoes did the A-26 carry again?

[morfiend]

 lyric, I'd like to see an overhall of the A20 too,but..... do you really want to hand over 4x20mm and 2 50 cals to Cobia or Humble???

 That said I still think it should be revamped,it was an important bird throughout the war.


   

[Plawranc]

The A-20 with Cannon and extra ord? And an aircraft which owes much of its success with these to my homeland? and has Aussie Skin work?

can anyone here say PLUS + 1!!

[lyric1]

lyric, I'd like to see an overhall of the A20 too,but..... do you really want to hand over 4x20mm and 2 50 cals to Cobia or Humble???

 That said I still think it should be revamped,it was an important bird throughout the war.


   

All depends what model we get? If they just leave it as an A20G with no other model designation after that 20MM cannons are an option with a perk for ords system.

From what I have read though those with them were to nose heavy & suffered on the handling side so they preferred 50's instead as just one of the reasons they did away with them. Now in AHII? those guys may be a handfull.

[lyric1]

The A-20 with Cannon and extra ord? And an aircraft which owes much of its success with these to my homeland? and has Aussie Skin work?

can anyone here say PLUS + 1!!

Useing perk for ord set up give me the RAAF Boston with the four 50'S in it instead of the 303's

[cobia38]

lyric, I'd like to see an overhall of the A20 too,but..... do you really want to hand over 4x20mm and 2 50 cals to Cobia or Humble???

 That said I still think it should be revamped,it was an important bird throughout the war.


   

   yes you really do want to hand the 4x20mm over,I promise HT will save $$ on 50.cal ammo 

[lyric1]

Torp on Boston. Also you can see ventral gun sticking out.

[bagrat]

A-20 a beast! Give it a cannon and ill never get out of it!

[bustr]

I wonder if our Boston has the armour plate glass like in the pictures I have posted?

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Number (3.) says Reflector Gunsight but all you see is a knob dial, possibly from the A1 head asssembly that allows you to change the angle of the reflector plate. In the A20G USAAF manual it says an N-3B was installed as the pilots sight. Do you have any pictures of the A20G cockpit that clearly shows the N-3B? It looks like the one in our B25H.

[Liberator]

+1 to the A-20 upgrade!

[lyric1]

Number (3.) says Reflector Gunsight but all you see is a knob dial, possibly from the A1 head asssembly that allows you to change the angle of the reflector plate. In the A20G USAAF manual it says an N-3B was installed as the pilots sight. Do you have any pictures of the A20G cockpit that clearly shows the N-3B? It looks like the one in our B25H.

No coming up blank on that one. It seems all the recent picture's I can find of A20'S have no gun sites in them at all?

http://www.warbirdsite.com/museumgunsights.html

[bustr]

In this drawing see the knob. Go back to number 3. in your scan from the manual. See the knob? Being a wartime A20G manual I wonder if the omition of the reflector plate was on purpose? You see a cut out of the armored glass in other pictures so there won't be a distortion of the reflection of the reticle.



If you zoom in on this photo look to the right of the pilots head. A reflector plate.......

[lyric1]

In this drawing see the knob. Go back to number 3. in your scan from the manual. See the knob? Being a wartime A20G manual I wonder if the omition of the reflector plate was on purpose? You see a cut out of the armored glass in other pictures so there won't be a distortion of the reflection of the reticle.

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If you zoom in on this photo look to the right of the pilots head. A reflector plate.......

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Nice pick up on that one.

[lyric1]

Bostons rock.

[TOMCAT21]

I believe on the first 250 or so A-20G's were manufactured with the 4x20MM cannon(Hispano's) and those were replaced by 4x50 cals due to relability problems givng the A-20G its 6x50cal nose configuration.