[QUOTE=Marabekm;718330]Since you asked.
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/da...tus-air-force/]
Good job! That's a detailed account of the P-400s using 500 pound bombs at Guadalcanal. In fact I've added it to my bookmarks!
However, the author's lack of source quotation is annoying.
I did some digging through my own research papers and found a chapter which was basically devoted to P-400 operations at Guadalcanal from "Pacific Sweep" by William N. Hess, published in 1974. It backs up your article in stating that the Airacobras at Guadalcanal were initially 14 P-400s, not P-39s, so I assume the two P-39Fs mentioned in your link were gone by then (or not sent to Guadalcanal). And in the context of September 1942 it speaks of P-400 bombing missions and says "When replacement aircraft came up they were still P-400s. There was nothing else to send". So that's pretty firm support for the P-400 using bombs. Hess refers to the P-400 using 500 pound and 100 pound bombs.
In summary I'm convinced that all of the
current Airacobra types in the game should be capable of carrying a single bomb of any of the standard US sizes up to 500 pound (or even 600 pound according to some reputable sources).
Same goes for the drop tank option instead of a bomb.
Just having the existing US 500 pound bomb and 75 gal drop tank options available across
all the Airacobra types would be enough to satisfy most situations I think!