P-38L Late

[P-38L]

The manifold pressure gauge does not work properly on the P-38. When the engines are in iddle position the manifold pressure gauge keep showing outside pressure. They should show 10 or 11 inches of mercury.

[MiloMorai]

Serials of the P-38J/F-5B were as follows:

42-12867/12869 Lockheed P-38J-1-LO Lightning
42-13560/13566 Lockheed P-38J-1-LO Lightning
42-67102/67311 Lockheed P-38J-5-LO Lightning
42-67312/67401 Lockheed F-5B-1-LO Lightning
42-67402/68191 Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning
42-68192/68301 Lockheed F-5B-1-LO Lightning
42-103979/104428 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning
43-28248/29047 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning
44-23059/23208 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning
44-23209/23558 Lockheed P-38J-20-LO Lightning
44-23559/23768 Lockheed P-38J-25-LO Lightning


The serial numbers of the P-38L were as follows:

44-23769/25058 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning
44-23059/27258 Lockheed P-38L-5-LO Lightning
44-53008/53327 Lockheed P-38L-5-LO Lightning
44-53328/54707 Lockheed P-38L-5-LO Lightning - order cancelled.
43-50226/50338 Convair P-38L-5-VN Lightning
43-50339/52225 Convair P-38L-5-VN Lightning - contract cancelled.

http://www.joebaugher.com/oldseriesfighters.html

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-38/p-38.html

[gaunt1]

Thanks for the info guys!

Just one more question: Is the P-38J ingame an early or late model?

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by gaunt1

Thanks for the info guys!

Just one more question: Is the P-38J ingame an early or late model?

Early. It has no dive brakes.

Basically in-game you have no dive brakes and no powered ailerons in the P-38J, dive brakes and powered ailerons in the P-38L (but ever so slightly slower top speed), and finally the P-38L Late with the more poweful engines and the most amount of speed, accceleration, and all of the doodads.

Unfortunately neither P-38L version have a working tail warning radar despite the antenna being modeled onto the aircraft. Apparently a bell or a buzzer was supposed to go off if the radar picked up an object directly behind the P-38. Interesting system.

[gaunt1]

P-38L had a tail warning radar? Good to know!

What I really miss, is an earlier P-38 variant, maybe an F or G.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by gaunt1

P-38L had a tail warning radar? Good to know!

What I really miss, is an earlier P-38 variant, maybe an F or G.

Possible I'm sure. The earlier versions have a different nacelle arrangement and the cockpit is vastly different so its not easy to just bang them out and make it happen easily. It's not a total redo... but it is some work.

I'd like to see them as well. If the New Guinea maps arrives then the P-38F or G would be a good fit.

[illegalBeagle]

Originally Posted by gaunt1

Thanks for the info guys!

Just one more question: Is the P-38J ingame an early or late model?

My understanding is the stock P-38J is a J-15 model.

[Tempest123]

pretty sure some p51s had the same
warning system, like a buzzer.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Tempest123

pretty sure some p51s had the same
warning system, like a buzzer.

They may have... in-game there isn't the antenna I don't think. Not that it would be impossible to add. But on the P-38 there very clearly is.

[horseback]

The tail warning radar was found on most US fighters by late 1944; on the P-51, the antenna was mounted midway up the vertical tail, about six to eight inches back from the leading edge. P-47s had a similar installation.

If you look at photos from the period, you can pick them out fairly easily.

cheers

horseback