secret armament

[nearmiss]

Originally Posted by WTE_Galway

There has been a fair bit of discussion about the missing Martin B26 Marauders elsewhere.

http://www.mission4today.com/index.p...wtopic&t=10377

A photo from that thread:

A very awesome picture... Thanks

[bf-110]

Originally Posted by Xilon_x

this is British important super bombs
the TALLBOY and the GRAND SLAM

Thats a great add on for 4.11.
But first we need Lancaster...

[ElAurens]

I'll take a B-26 please.

Beautiful airplane. They also saw early service in New Guinea before being replaced by B-25s.

[KnightFandragon]

That big russian flying fortress looks cool but like it barely has enough power with those 50 engines to get off the ground so when it does taking out 1 engine looks like it would down it haha. Still its cool, is it suposed to be a WWII wannbe Russian attempt at a Mechwarrior era Dropship?

[Xilon_x]

5 movies dedicated to secret army of ww2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayi9A...eature=related

loock movie 4 dedicated to nazi elicopter and movie 5 for nazi U.F.O.

[robday]

With reference to the last video in Xilon's post, it's not an aircraft, it's an "Ekranoplan". Designed for the Soviet navy in the 1960's it was an attempt to develop a fast troop/assault transport. It "flew" in ground effect and never climbed much above 20 feet.

[Xilon_x]

yes sorry robday and all memebers the Russian EKRANOPLAN belongs at the time of the 60's years not WW2.
But SUPER JANT RUSSIAN BOMBARDIER is really to periond and time ww2.
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/...lev-Ant20.html
KALININ K-7
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/...alinin-K7.html.

[WTE_Galway]

You can buy Ekranoplanes for private use in 2010. The Aussies make a smaller coastal one and the Russians sell several different types:

http://www.attk.ru/Eng/product/product.htm

[swiss]

32ltr/hr., 4 passenger, 170km/h, 450 km range.

WTF? Who would want that?

[brando]

Originally Posted by swiss

32ltr/hr., 4 passenger, 170km/h, 450 km range.

WTF? Who would want that?

While the design is a bit quirky, I can think of a fair number of uses for a vehicle that can travel at this kind of speed over water and then remain on water when it arrives at it's destination - plus it runs on diesel or standard gasoline. Maybe you don't live in a coastal area?