New anti ship/sub weapon for the mosquito - Page 2

melnibonian · 02-02-08, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

We're doomed.

No mate we are not doomed.......We're F&*^ED

nikbear · 02-02-08, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The original post said 50 caliber and I wondered from the look of the thing if it wasn't 50mm. Fifty-seven millimeters, eh?

On the other hand, Japanese sailors had to face this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-9999G-005.jpg

That's a 75mm field gun in the nose of that B-25-G

DEAR GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!.............run and hide

Koondawg · 02-02-08, 06:28 AM

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DEAR GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!.............run and hide

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papa_smurf · 02-02-08, 07:11 AM

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DEAR GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!.............run and hide

Just go back to the bar, and never leave the sub pen.

Jimbuna · 02-02-08, 10:24 AM

Sail along the coast, snorchel for 6 weeks, then return

02-02-08, 11:04 AM

If you must surface, do it at nite

gimpy117 · 02-02-08, 08:14 PM

Stop giving more guns to the british!!!!

Graf Paper · 02-02-08, 08:28 PM

ASW Aircraft with field artillery mounted?

Putting tank busters on ASW patrols is just plain wrong!

PLEASE tell us you didn't add that B-25 in GWX!

If you see any men in black leather trenchcoats looking for an AWOL Kaleun, just tell them I volunteered for the Eastern Front where life is so much more safe!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to grab my bullhorn and go trot around naked in front of Russian lines while shouting insults about Stalin and the proletariat. At least I can expect to live longer this way.

CapZap1970 · 02-02-08, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Graf Paper

ASW Aircraft with field artillery mounted?

Putting tank busters on ASW patrols is just plain wrong!

PLEASE tell us you didn't add that B-25 in GWX!

If you see any men in black leather trenchcoats looking for an AWOL Kaleun, just tell them I volunteered for the Eastern Front where life is so much more safe!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to grab my bullhorn and go trot around naked in front of Russian lines while shouting insults about Stalin and the proletariat. At least I can expect to live longer this way.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Very true!!!

CapZap

Hartmann · 02-02-08, 11:26 PM

Another powerful weapon but is not for british planes

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In 1942, the need for an effective antitank weapon led to the construction of the final variant. The Ju. 87 G-1 was characterized by the installation of two 37 mm BK 3.7 cannons beneath its wings. The cannon proved to be a deadly and effective weapon and the G-1 a stable platform for its role. The cannon weighed 801 lbs (363 kg) and was fed by six-shot loaders. The G-1 was derived from mounting the cannon on a D-5 airframe. Most of these aircraft were used against russia and on the eastern front. It was in this aircraft that hans rudel scored his remarkable record of no fewer than 519 Soviet tanks destroyed .

Sailor Steve · 02-02-08, 11:36 PM

The Germans also used a 50mm cannon in the nose of an Me-410 to attack B-17s. Unfortunately the only way to hit one was to sit a precise distance behind the bomber box, which left the attackers very vulnerable to counter-attack by the escorts.

Pablo · 02-03-08, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Graf Paper

ASW Aircraft with field artillery mounted?

Putting tank busters on ASW patrols is just plain wrong!

PLEASE tell us you didn't add that B-25 in GWX!

Hi!

The B-25G's successor, the B-25H, was a purpose-built strafing machine, with a 75mm cannon, eight forward-firing 0.50-caliber machine guns, eight 5-inch air-to-ground rockets, and six 500-lb bombs; however, the 75mm cannon was not that successful in either aircraft since the bomber could only get off about four shots on each strafing run, and the gun had a strong recoil. Fortunately for most of you U-boat skippers, it was used primarily in the Pacific to shoot up Japanese cargo ships and ground targets.

B-25s were pressed into service as ASW patrollers off the U.S. east coast during Operation Paukenschlag, but they were the older B-25B, -C, etc., medium bombers with just a single 0.50-caliber machine gun in the nose.

We didn't put the B-25 in GWX this time since we thought rocket-armed B-24's would be enough; however, it seems we may have been mistaken about that...

Pablo

NealT · 02-03-08, 08:46 AM

As I recall...both the Hurricane and the Typhoon had some fairly effective tank/sub busting weapons slung from the wings...

bigboywooly · 02-03-08, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by NealT

As I recall...both the Hurricane and the Typhoon had some fairly effective tank/sub busting weapons slung from the wings...

Graf Paper · 02-03-08, 11:18 AM

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We didn't put the B-25 in GWX this time since we thought rocket-armed B-24's would be enough; however, it seems we may have been mistaken about that...

Can some kind soul lend me 50 bucks? Guido says he'll need that much more for gas money and spare ammo if he's going to hit every name on the list of GWX devs. :p

I'm beginning to get a bit paranoid about leaving port and being harassed while Im at sea!

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,712 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Sail along the coast, snorchel for 6 weeks, then return __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	ASW Aircraft with field artillery mounted? Putting tank busters on ASW patrols is just plain wrong! PLEASE tell us you didn't add that B-25 in GWX! If you see any men in black leather trenchcoats looking for an AWOL Kaleun, just tell them I volunteered for the Eastern Front where life is so much more safe! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to grab my bullhorn and go trot around naked in front of Russian lines while shouting insults about Stalin and the proletariat. At least I can expect to live longer this way. __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.

02-02-08, 11:26 PM	#25
Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Another powerful weapon but is not for british planes " In 1942, the need for an effective antitank weapon led to the construction of the final variant. The Ju. 87 G-1 was characterized by the installation of two 37 mm BK 3.7 cannons beneath its wings. The cannon proved to be a deadly and effective weapon and the G-1 a stable platform for its role. The cannon weighed 801 lbs (363 kg) and was fed by six-shot loaders. The G-1 was derived from mounting the cannon on a D-5 airframe. Most of these aircraft were used against russia and on the eastern front. It was in this aircraft that hans rudel scored his remarkable record of no fewer than 519 Soviet tanks destroyed . __________________ But this ship can't sink!... She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty. Strength and honor

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The Germans also used a 50mm cannon in the nose of an Me-410 to attack B-17s. Unfortunately the only way to hit one was to sit a precise distance behind the bomber box, which left the attackers very vulnerable to counter-attack by the escorts. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	Stop giving more guns to the british!!!!

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NealT Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 2 Meters Below Jimbuna Posts: 1,060 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	As I recall...both the Hurricane and the Typhoon had some fairly effective tank/sub busting weapons slung from the wings...