A preview of the 2012 models

[FOZ_1983]

Nice info Bobby

I need to get hold of Anton though....... WHERE'S THE BLOODY HURRICANE!! No Hurricane then no sale to me Especially if the Shitfire is still in it haha.

[bobbysocks]

the Grumman TBF Avenger..

you can pretend you are our former president, George Bush ( Sr. not G.W. ) at midway or where ever he was shot down.

Nicknames: Chuff; Turkey; Pregnant Beast; Tarpon (RAF).

Specifications (TBM-3):
Engine: 1,900hp Wright R-2600-20 radial piston engine
Weight: Empty 10,545 lbs., Maximum Takeoff 17,895
Wing Span: 54ft. 2in.
Length: 40ft 11.5in.
Height: 15ft 5in.
Performance:
Maximum Speed at 16,500ft: 276mph
Climb Rate: 2060 feet per minute
Ceiling: 30,100ft
Range: 1000 miles
Armament:
Two 12.7mm (0.5 in.) forward-firing machine guns
One 12.7mm (0.5 in.) dorsal-mounted machine gun
One 7.62mm (0.3 in.) ventral-mounted machine gun
Up to 2,000lb of bombs in bomb-bay
Wing-mounted rockets / drop tanks / radar pod

Number Built: 9,836 (7,546 by General Motors)

Number Still Airworthy: 42

[bobbysocks]

the Mistubishi G4M "Betty"

Crew
7
Dimensions
82'0" by 65'8" by 19'9"
25m by 20m by 6m

Wing area 841 square feet
78 square meters

Weights
14,991-20,944 lbs
6800-9500 kg

Maximum speed
266 mph at 13,780 feet
428 km/h at 4200 meters

Cruising speed
196 mph at 9,845 feet
315 km/h at 3000 meters

Climb rate
21 feet per second
6.4 meters per second

Service ceiling
30,000 feet
9100 meters

Power plant
Two 1530 hp (1141 kW) Mitsubishi MK4A Kasei 11 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, driving three bladed metal propellers.
Armament
1 7.7mm Type 92 machine gun in the nose
1 7.7mm Type 92 machine gun in the dorsal blister
2 7.7mm Type 92 machine guns in the beam blisters
1 20mm Type 99 Model 1 cannon in the tail.
Bomb load

One 800 kg (1760 lb) torpedo or up to 800 kg (1760 lbs) of bombs.
Maximum range
3749 miles
6000 km

Fuel
962 gallons (3640 liters) in the wings.
Production
A total of 2,446 G4Ms and G6M1s were built by Mitsubishi Jukogyo K.K. as follows:
2 12-Shi prototypes (Nagoya plant Sept 1939 and Feb 1940)
30 G6M1 (Nagoya 1940)
1,200 G4M1 (Nagoya Jan 1941-Jan 1944)
1,154 G4M2 (640 at Nagoya and 514 at Okayama, Nov 1942-Aug 1945)
60 G4M3 (Nagoya and Okayama Dec 1943-Aug 1945)

Variants
The G4M2 added two flexible nose 7.7mm machine guns and had a dorsal turret with a 20mm Type 99 Model 1 cannon. It used Kasei 21 engines driving four bladed metal propellers, and added doors to the bomb bay. Fuel capacity was increased to 1714 gallons (6490 liters) and the bomb load was increased to 1000 kg (2200 lbs).


The G4M2a used 1850 hp (1379 kW) Kasei 25 engines for improved fuel consumption and was fitted with improved bomb bay doors. It was armed with two nose 7.7mm machine guns and replaced the beam machine guns with 20mm cannon. Some were equipped with Type 6 surface search radar.


Starting with the G4M3, armor and self-sealing fuel tanks were added at the expense of fuel capacity (which dropped to 1186 gallons or 4490 liters).


interesting fact...

In 1933 Admiral Yamamoto convinced the JNAF to adopt a policy of land based long range bombers to engage enemy fleets far out at sea. Three years later the Mitsubishi G3M1a went into service as one of the most advanced long range bombers of any air force in the world. Routine missions in China with a combat radius approximately 1200 miles were flown. Due to heavier then expected Chinese opposition losses were heavy. This led to two consequences, the G3Ms defensive firepower was given a modest upgrade, and far more importantly the G4M program was delayed for one year while a small group of officers insisted on employing the G4M as a ‘Convoy Wing Tip Fighter’. This caused a crucial one year loss of production. In all fairness the USAF’ YB-40 program tried do the same thing and met with as little success as the Japanese did. The Americans’ huge industrial base allowed for a certain leeway in pursuing dead end ideas, and the remote control chin turret was soon included on late model B-17Fs and the follow on B-17G. But the twenty times smaller industrial base of Imperial Japan did not permit the make up of the production deficit.

Admiral Yamamoto’s vision was vindicated on 10 Dec 1941 with the sinking of the HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse. After this it was all down hill for the G4M. To be sure the G4M had its good points, the MK4A Kinsei 1530hp engines compared favorably with the GR-1820 1280hp Wright Cyclone engines having only a slightly inferior performance above twenty five thousand feet. The defensive armament of the ‘Betty’ in its later models became quite formidable with four twenty mm cannons. However its propensity for catching fire was only partially ameliorated, in part because of the lack of two additional engines.

[bobbysocks]

i am sure your baby is going to be in there somewhere Foz.... anton wouldnt dare omit that ...

[Cryptic Phant0m]

Sweet info Bobby, now I just hope to see the P-38.

[bobbysocks]

i just went off of the list i saw on the one video where that jabroonie was drowning himself in the hellcat. the rest pulled off of screen shots, trailers and other vids. there has to be more allied ac and way more raf especially with malta conflict in the mix. i guess it will be like the 12 days of christmas where we find them out slowing day by day. i am happy with the p39 even tho it might fly like a brick and am hoping for a p40.

[FOZ_1983]

Some of the planes from BoP will be able to go into BoS, just with a few tweaks here and their, thus making up the numbers.

If we have Malta in their then we would surely be seeing.... THE HURRICANE BABY!! WHHHOOOOOOOO!! also the Spit and the Blenheim...

Im sure Anton pops in here now and again and if not he knows people like the P38 and the P40. Im convinced that at least one of the 2 will be in their.

The possibilities for aircraft to be used are endless. Im hopeful of seeing a Hurricane in Tropical camo with a tropical air filter on it and some beasty 20MM cannons.

Your prob right though Bobby, it'll be like BoP and every so often an extra aircraft will be added to the site with details about it.

Im extremely excited about this game!! Its confirmed arrival has made it jump straight to number 1 on my most wanted list.

[bobbysocks]

The Nakajima B5N "Kate"

Data

Nakajima B5N "Kate"
Origin: Nakajima Nikoki KK

Type: (B5N1) Three seat carrier based bomber (B5N2) Three seat carrier based torpedo bomber

Dimensions: Span 50' 11" - Length 33' 10" - Height 12' 2"

Weight: (B5N1) 4,645 lb empty, 8,047 lb loaded - (B5N2) 5,024 lb empty, 8,378 lb loaded (normal), 9,039 lb loaded (maximum).

Engine: (B5N1) One 770 hp Nakajima Hikari 3 9-Cylinder radial (B5N1 Model 12 ) 970 hp or 985 hp Sakae 11 14-Cylinder 2-row radial.

Performance: Maximum speed (B5N1) 217 mph - (B5N2) 235 mph

Initial climb: 1,378 feet per minute

Service ceiling: Approx 25,000 feet

Range: (B5N1) 683 miles (B6N2 with normal load) 609 miles.

Armament: (B5N1) One x 7.7 mm machine gun, in rear cockpit

Underwing racks for 2 x 250 kg bombs or 6 x 60 kg bombs

(B5N2) Twin 7.7 mm machine guns, in rear cockpit

Two x 7.7 mm machine guns, fixed, above forward fuselage

Fuselage centreline rack for one 800 kg (18-inch) torpedo or 3 x 250 kg bombs.


being able to torpedo or protect from torpedo attacks are going to be great!

[bobbysocks]

The Aichi D3A1 (Val) Carrier Bomber was designed by Nakajima in 1937 and was modeled after the highly successful Stuka Dive bomber. The D3A1 went into service in December 1939 as the Navy Type 99 Model 11 Carrier Dive Bomber. The initial production of D3A1's were powered by ether a 14 cylinder twin row radial 1,000 hp Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 engine, or a twin row 14 cylinder radial 1,070 hp Kinsei 44 engine. This was replaced in 1942 in the D3A2 model by the 14 cylinder radial 1,300 hp Kinsei 54 engine.

Over 1,500 D3A1 through D3A2 Dive Bombers were produced during the war with over 1,000 D3A2 variants being made. The D3A2 had an operational range of 915 miles.

The D3A2 was a main participant in the Pearl Harbor attack and 129 D3A2 aircraft made up the attacking force.

When the much faster Asahi D4Y1 Model 11 Suisei (Judy) dive bomber became available in late 1942, the D3A2s were relegated to land-based units or operated from the smaller "light" carriers which had decks that were too short for the Suisei's higher landing speed. In September 1944 when the Americans launched their air attacks in preparation for the return to the Philippines the D3A2s took an active part in the fighting but were hopelessly out classed and losses were heavy. By then many D3A2s were operated by training units in Japan and a few were modified to Navy Type 99 Bomber Trainer Model 12s (D3A2-K). During the last year of the war, D3A2s were mostly relegated to second-line duties. They were also used in Kamikaze attacks and experienced a high loss rate

The D3A Dive bomber is credited with destroying more Allied shipping than any other aircraft in the war

Aircraft Type
Dive Bomber

Manufacturer
Aichi

Engine
Air Cooled Radial Engine

Horsepower
1,300 HP

Weight
5,660 lbs empty

Max Speed
267 MPH

Crew and
Armament

2 Man Crew
2 - 7.7 mm machine guns forward
1 - 7.7 mm machine gun rear facing

Bomb Load
1 - 500 lb bomb and 2 - 132 lb bomb

[FOZ_1983]

Bobby... Anything on a Hurricane scribbled down on your notes? haha