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11-13-2004, 12:20 AM
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#1 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Which Armament Package do u think was the best setup for Tank Busting.... The plane portion is irrelevant for this discussion.....
The HS-129B3/Wa....
2x 13mm MG 131's
2x 20mm MG 151/20 cannon (125 rounds each)
1x 75mm BK 7.5 cannon and 26 rounds
The Ju-87G-2 'Panzerknacker' :
2x 37 mm BK 3.7 cannon in underwing gondolas
2x 7.92mm MG 81Z machine guns
Il-2/M3:
2 x 23mm VYa guns
2 x 12.7mm BS machine guns
2 x 7.62mm machine guns
Fw-190A-8/R2:
2x 30mm Mk 108 cannon
2x 20mm MG 151E/20 cannon
2x 13mm MG 131's
Any other suggestions???
Someone post the same stats for the Typhoon??? Rockets are interesting.... | 
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11-13-2004, 05:19 AM
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#2 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Where'd you get all the profiles from?
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11-13-2004, 05:58 AM
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#3 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | Yeah, great profiles! 
IMO, the Ju-87G-1 would be best. In the right hands, those twin 37mm's were absolutely hellish!
It was my understanding that the Hs-129 was not overly successful, but then that was due to the actual aircraft design, and not the weapons package as such.
But yeah, that single 75mm BK cannon would definitely spell "good night" for a tank!  | |
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11-13-2004, 09:43 AM
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#4 | | Master of Ewes
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11-13-2004, 10:00 AM
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#5 | | He who does not skim
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11-13-2004, 10:07 AM
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#6 | | Master of Ewes
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11-13-2004, 10:16 AM
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#7 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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But I always was a rebel...
Did you guys know about the Rocket armed Me-321 glider? It never even made the prototype stage but it was designed to carry 48 rockets under each wing and it had 12 x 20mm cannons in the nose, with another 8 x 30mm cannons on the wings 
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11-13-2004, 10:19 AM
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#8 | | Master of Ewes
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11-13-2004, 10:23 AM
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#9 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | Oh no, not with the heat seeking missiles the Germans also had in development. When an enemy aircraft got within 10km of it, the radr sensors would automatically detect it and fire a missle. They were destined to carry 24 of these.
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11-13-2004, 10:25 AM
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#10 | | Master of Ewes
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11-13-2004, 10:27 AM
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#11 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | By the markings on the aircraft. The sensors were highly developed.
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11-13-2004, 10:44 AM
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#12 | | Master of Ewes
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11-13-2004, 10:54 AM
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11-13-2004, 10:58 AM
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#14 | | Minister of Whoopass
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The Hurricane Mk. IV:
2x .303 Browning Machine guns
2x 40mm Vickers cannon
8x 27kg (60lb) rockets | |
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11-13-2004, 11:07 AM
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