Daidalos Team's Room -QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS ONLY on IL2 Authorized Addons

[Hawker17]

I hope the Spitfire Mk VB/VC will finally be able to carry bombs (2 x 250 / 1 x 500).

Mark V's:

[JtD]

I thought 1x500 was for b and c, but 2x250 only for c. B-Wing would not support the wing bomb racks. Am I right? Also, were the 2x250 used in service or was it just a short term trial?

[Hawker17]

Originally Posted by JtD

I thought 1x500 was for b and c, but 2x250 only for c. B-Wing would not support the wing bomb racks. Am I right? Also, were the 2x250 used in service or was it just a short term trial?

Yes, you are right. The 2 x 250 Vc combination was used intensively in Malta.

Quote:

European operations had taken precedence over those in the Middle and Far East theatres. The first overseas deployment of Spitfires as fighters took place on 7 March, when 15 tropicalised Mk Vs carrying 90-gallon slipper fuel tanks took off from the flight deck of HMS Eagle bound for Malta, 600 miles (960 km) away. Subsequent deliveries in the same manner turned the air battle for Malta in the RAF's favour. One aircraft suffered fuel-feed failure and became the first Spitfire without a hook to land on an aircraft carrier. By August, the Spitfire had entirely taken over the air defence of Malta. To relieve the aircraft carriers from their ferry role, Spitfire Mk VCs were fitted with an extra internal 29-gallon tank and an external jettisonable 170-gallon tank. Armament was reduced to two machine guns. In this form, the aircraft were able to fly the 1,100 miles (1,750 km) from Gibraltar to Malta, where the extra tanks were removed and the armament refitted. These flights commenced in October. Malta-based Spitfires of 126 Squadron were the first to carry two 250lb bombs, which they did during operations over Sicily.

[Daniël]

Well, now you're talking about weapons for the Fw-190, I would like to see the Bv 246 "Hagelkorn" to be modelled too. This was a gliding bomb.
A few pictureres and info:

http://users.atw.hu/priskos/Alakulat...elkorn_350.jpg
Here it's mounted under a He-111.

http://www.google.nl/imgres?imgurl=h...26tbs%3Disch:1

http://www.google.nl/imgres?imgurl=h...26tbs%3Disch:1

[csThor]

Originally Posted by Daniël

Well, now you're talking about weapons for the Fw-190, I would like to see the Bv 246 "Hagelkorn" to be modelled too. This was a gliding bomb.[/url]

The concept was a failure as the accuracy was lousy (to put it mildly) and the Hagelkorn never made it past the testing stage. I don't think it's worth modeling.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by LukeFF

There's an important loadout for the Fw 190 F-8 that's yet to be modeled: the Panzerblitz anti-tank rocket. From what I've read 190s were equipped with this weapon from early 1945:

(nudge)

[Xilon_x]

hahahahahahahah LukeFF

and this?.............


and also this?.....



aaaaaannnndd thisssss?....

[ElAurens]

Gee, the next thing you know we will be getting some VTOL paper napkin design for the Luftwaffe.


Oh... Wait....

[bf-110]

A 190 WITH A TORPEDO!Now that scared me.

FW-190 looked to carry everything.I wouldn´t get impressed if they had napalms and nukes.
They even had panzerfausts!

BTW Xilon,what is that thing in second image?

[king1hw]

I was wondering if in the patch we could get the ability to pitch our guns along with what we already have in convergence.

Thanks