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10-27-2005, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by P38 Pilot I voted for the B-25. Although the proper name is A-25. I like with the 75mm gun on including the pilot controllable 8 .50 calibers in the nose!
That could tear some ass.... | I don't belive the B-25 gunships ever changed their desigination - partialy because the normaly retained full use of their bombay.
The 75, 6 gun and 8 gun (in the nose) retained the cheek guns so they had a lot of firepower.
I read once that there is at least 1 B-25 pilot that is an ace by shooting down 5 Japanese aircraft in the air. 
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10-27-2005, 06:28 PM
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Country:  | It wasn't the only one with a 75 in the nose. The HS-129 had one fitted aswell amoung others...
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10-27-2005, 07:08 PM
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I like your idea with the 75mm gun on the B-25 but why are you also forgetting that the Boston/Havoc also carried one and preformed the same roll in the pacific as the B-25. | |
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10-28-2005, 01:15 AM
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10-28-2005, 03:10 AM
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10-28-2005, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 102first_hussars There was two different planes the B-25 Maurader and the A-20. | You mean the B-26 Maurader or the B-25 Mittchel??? The Maurader was used more in ETO as a medium bomber. I was pointing out that the A-20 should also be considered just as good as the B-25 if they were basing it on the 75mm gun that it carried; since they both did. | |
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10-28-2005, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 102first_hussars There was two different planes the B-25 Maurader and the A-20. | You mean the B-26 Maurader or the B-25 Mittchel??? The Maurader was used more in ETO as a medium bomber. I was pointing out that the A-20 should also be considered just as good as the B-25 if they were basing it on the 75mm gun that it carried; since they both did. | The 75s were more numerous and successful in the B-25s, which had factory installations, I belive. Without auto load the 75 really wasn't that practicle in a plane anyway, thats why the later planes like the A-26 went back to the guns.
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10-28-2005, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by book1182 Quote: |
Originally Posted by 102first_hussars There was two different planes the B-25 Maurader and the A-20. | You mean the B-26 Maurader or the B-25 Mittchel??? The Maurader was used more in ETO as a medium bomber. I was pointing out that the A-20 should also be considered just as good as the B-25 if they were basing it on the 75mm gun that it carried; since they both did. | Yeah my error I was just pointinng out another error about someone saying that the B-25 and the A-20 were the same plane.
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10-28-2005, 05:09 PM
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read once that there is at least 1 B-25 pilot that is an ace by shooting down 5 Japanese aircraft in the air.
| Wow! It takes skill for a pilot in a medium bomber to shoot down 5 jap planes.
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10-28-2005, 05:16 PM
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Country: | Yeah! A bomber doesnt have the manuveriblilty or accuracy that a fighter has and when bringing down fighters, thats one hell of a pilot!
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10-29-2005, 01:12 AM
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10-29-2005, 07:26 AM
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10-29-2005, 09:55 AM
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Country: | If the B-25 wasnt up there, i would have voted for the Mossie. She was a very elegant aircraft that packed a punch!
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