Piaggio P.108A/B/T Italian 4 engine anti-shipping/bomber/military transport

[wrench]

Would like to request Piaggio P.108.

The P.108A "Artiglieri" would become a dedicated anti-shipping platform to protect Italian interests across the Mediterranean Sea - this model armed with an Ansaldo 1941 Model 90/53mm cannon and torpedoes for the job.

The P.108B "Bombardiere" would become the dedicated workhorse and heavy bomber platform of the Regia Aeronautica.

The P.108T "Transporto" was to become its militarized transport form - serving up to 56 combat-ready troops.

[BuckShot]

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According to wiki, that thing had a 102 mm gun.

[Dragon Tamer]

Good looking bird, would add another plane to the Italian plane set and would also give them a bomber at the same time.







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[gyrene81]

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According to wiki, that thing had a 102 mm gun.

you might want to re-read that article a little more thoroughly...the 105mm conversion never went into production.

[Karnak]

Per wikipedia only 30 to 35 were built of which 24 were bombers.

Hence this line:

The P.108B "Bombardiere" would become the dedicated workhorse and heavy bomber platform of the Regia Aeronautica.

is entirely false.  It was not a dedicated workhorse or heavy bomber platform for the RA.  Maybe they intended for it to be so, but it never happened.

The workhorse bombers for the RA were the SM.79-II (1350 built) and Z.1007 (660 built).  It is, to me, absolutely clear that the next Italian aircraft should be either the SM.79-II to add the core Italian bomber, the C.200 to add another important fighter and use some of the 3D artwork for the C.202 or the G.55 to add an Italian MA toy.

If you want an MA bomber it really doesn't matter which nation it comes from as all sides have all units.  Look into the aircraft on this list:

A-26 Invader
Do217E
H8K2 'Emily'
He177A-5 Greif
Ju188A-1
P1Y1 'Frances'
Tu-2

[BuckShot]

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According to wiki, that thing had a 102 mm gun.

you might want to re-read that article a little more thoroughly...the 105mm conversion never went into production.

Looks like they only made one and it was wrecked before it was used.

[gyrene81]

Looks like they only made one and it was wrecked before it was used.

want to take any bets on the 90/53mm production? 

[BuckShot]

want to take any bets on the 90/53mm production? 

Nope. Looks like they only made one 102mm unit and it was wrecked before it was used. There were no operational 90mm A variants.

[Zacherof]

Not much defense