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afaik the LeO 451 were operational in italian raf only from 1942 and never were used as combat aircraft in luftwaffe
the largest number of them were assigned to Transportgeschwader 4 (IV./TG4)
Ok...perhaps I misunderstood the thread's criteria.....
Ok...perhaps I misunderstood the thread's criteria...
I understood it to read: "1941: Top 3 Axis Level Bombers"
So I assumed that this:
would be for the year 1941
would be for bombers in Axis service
would be for aircraft as intended by design, not by later disposition
would be for aircraft regardless of speed, range, number of crewmen, color or whatever other random points may be brought up...
Ok...perhaps I misunderstood the thread's criteria...
I understood it to read: "1941: Top 3 Axis Level Bombers"
So I assumed that this:
would be for the year 1941
would be for bombers in Axis service
would be for aircraft as intended by design, not by later disposition
would be for aircraft regardless of speed, range, number of crewmen, color or whatever other random points may be brought up...
From Green (Bombers and Recce Acft vol 8 ) so take it as you will.
Armament: offensive.
two 1,1102lb and five 441lb bombs in fuselage bomb bay with 220 imp. gal. of fuel.
two 1,1102lb and two 441lb bombs with 398 imp. gal. of fuel.
two 1,1102lb bombs with 530 imp gal. of fuel.
one 1,1102lb or two 441lb bombs with 720 imp. gal. of fuel.
plus one 441lb or 220lb bomb in each of two wing root bays.
Now it is pretty zippy but as far as carrying a bomb load over distance goes..........It beats a Blenheim by about 10% in bomb load![]()
I take it that the bombs to be carried were 1,102kb (500kg).
In the first configuration the load is 2 x 1,102lb + 5 x 441lb = 4,409lb which is, I would think, much more than 10% greater than a Blenheim.
But I guess the 10% is for load at maximum range?