 | Best medium bomber?| Aviation Discuss Best medium bomber? in the World War II - Aviation forums; Originally Posted by mosquitoman
Lanc, I agree the Wimpey was good but I don't really see it making low-... |
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03-05-2005, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by mosquitoman Lanc, I agree the Wimpey was good but I don't really see it making low-level precision attacks, all guns blazing | Can it manuver properly at low altetuids ?, And not brake apart when diveing ?
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03-05-2005, 11:32 AM
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| The Wellington was not an attack bomber. It was designed for high-altitude level bombing, like the contemporary Hampden and Whitley. It was too big, too slow, and incorrectly armed for the Mossie/Havoc interdiction and attack role.
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Originally Posted by BombTaxi The Wellington was not an attack bomber. It was designed for high-altitude level bombing, like the contemporary Hampden and Whitley. It was too big, too slow, and incorrectly armed for the Mossie/Havoc interdiction and attack role. | I know that, I am just bringing up a point.
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| It depends on what it is attacking. The B-24 and Whimpy attacked U-boats. | |
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03-05-2005, 12:32 PM
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| Fair point!  As someone said back on the first page, we need to draw a distinction between multi-engine strike aircraft and twin-engine strategic bombers (or 'level bombers' if you prefer), or we're going to end up debating chalk and cheese comparisons.
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Country:  | Okay then- best level bomber anyone?
and best attack bomber?
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03-06-2005, 12:09 AM
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| Let's see ... attack bomber ...
A-26 INVADER Biotch!
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and best level bomber, the wimpy................
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03-06-2005, 09:13 AM
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Country: | Best level bomber- Wimpey ir B-26 (I'm a big fan of both)
Best attack bomber- Mossie or B-25, I just don't like the looks of the Invader DAVIDICUS
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03-06-2005, 09:28 AM
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| For level bomber, Im gonna go with Wimpey, simply because it was stupidly tough and was Bomber Command's backbone while the heavies were still being intergrated.
For attack bomber, Im gonna gave to say B-25, simply because it did what the Mossie did with bigger weapons and more of 'em!
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Country: | Out of all of them, the Mossie was the all-rounder. It was an attack bomber, night bomber and a day bomber
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