Hello again, everyone!
This week I'm showing off the wonderful sky and weather system and the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, MR.2 variant.
As usual, these are all in-game screenshots of course.
The Nimrod is the UK's Maritime Patrol Aircraft. While P-3 Orions were stationed in CONUS in enormous numbers, Nimrods were the quite capable UK equivalent.
Blue Water taking place shortly after the Falklands war, many MR.2s had just barely been upgraded with a fueling probe, extending their range to anywhere in the Atlantic and beyond, if needed.
With a rather spacious weapons' bay and the ability to carry up to 20,000 pounds (9,100 kg) of armament, it could carry a large helping of Martel ARMs, AGM-65 Mavericks, AGM-84 Harpoons, Mk. 46 or Stingray torpedoes, sonobouys, and even nuclear depth charges and depth bombs.
Also non-standard, but during the Falklands war MR.2s were equipped with AIM-9 Sidewinders.
Placing the engines inside the wings instead of in nacelles under them, the design is distinctly British.
Lowering gear and flaps just to show...
It has a maximum speed of 500 knots, and a typical cruise speed of 426 knots.
Unsurprisingly for a turbofan design, it can fly quite high with a service ceiling of 44,000 feet, or 13,400 meters.
That's all for today. Thanks for joining us. Be sure to comment below with thoughts, feedback, and whatever else you may want to suggest.
Until next time, clear sailing.