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Well, I picked the A-20, then the Bristol.
Why? Because I'm American, so we come first, then the blokes.
Anyway, at that time, I think our only other Attack Bomber was the army version of the Dauntless (A-24?) and the A-20 can hold a bigger bomb load and is roughly just as fast.
Elvis
I picked the A-20, then torn between Beaufighter and NA40B for second place. The NA40B was not as good as B-25A abd B series and in my mind not as good as the A-20. I'm trying to remember if the NA40B had the gull wing Mod that was first incorporated in B-25A - but I believe 'no'. The NA 40B was really the same airframe and engine as the B-25A but only a middle top turret plus one nose mounted .30 cal and more of a true medium bomber than attack.
As to the A-20, my vote is the same if we are talking about Boston III which started deliveries in 1941 - and a definite yes when talking about A-20G's which mounted 8 x .50s in hard nose plus 2,000 pound bomb load (internal) plus 2,000 external
I have read about the desert air force using Bostons, Blenhiems, Beaufighters and Baltimores/Marylands. Have you read any good books about the African air campaigns? I also could not find out if the Bostons used in N.A. by the British were Boston IIs or IIIs, do you know? Did the USAAF use Bostons in Africa?
For me its a toss up between the A-20 and the Baltimore. Both had similar performances and in the case of the Boston III versus the Baltimore III, very similar armament (The balt having more defensive firepower). Apart from its bombing role the Baltimore was also heavily used in the recce role which it performed well. The Mk V and IV could attain a max range of around 2800 miles when fitted with a 800 gallon fuel tank in the bomb bay.
However if we bring the A20G into the picture that is clearly the better of the two especially in the ground attack role (was it in service in '41?)
For those interested get hold a book called "Desert Scorpions" by Leon Kane-Maguire which is a history of 459 sqn RAAF and gives an excellent account of that squadrons activities with Hudsons, Venturas and Baltimores in the desert and over the Med. Their use of Hudsons on low level shipping strikes against German F Boats was particulary dangerous business!!
Also "Alamein to the Alps" by Mark Lax is a good account of 454 sqn RAAF's use of the Baltimore in the Med and Italy.
see 454 459 RAAF Squadrons for more info on these two units.
I picked the A-20, then torn between Beaufighter and NA40B for second place. The NA40B was not as good as B-25A abd B series and in my mind not as good as the A-20. I'm trying to remember if the NA40B had the gull wing Mod that was first incorporated in B-25A - but I believe 'no'. The NA 40B was really the same airframe and engine as the B-25A but only a middle top turret plus one nose mounted .30 cal and more of a true medium bomber than attack.
As to the A-20, my vote is the same if we are talking about Boston III which started deliveries in 1941 - and a definite yes when talking about A-20G's which mounted 8 x .50s in hard nose plus 2,000 pound bomb load (internal) plus 2,000 external
Boston III in 1941 this would be the A-20c correct? How were the flight characteristics compared to the Baltimore?
Are we limiting this to just allied aircraft?
I am asking because I believe the Ju 88 was in service in 1941 though I am not sure if I would classify it is an attack bomber.
If this poll went into 1942 I would vote for the Hs 129B.