The Germans should have made large quantities of JU 290's and blitzed England and New York with them! Had they had air to air refueling and a few good aircraft carriers to carry fighter escorts, it could have been a chilling reality!
sorry to go back to my last post but the top turret was the most useful in DAYLIGHT. Most nightfighters came from underneath for all three of my reasons not just the first.
Anyway if your that concerned just drop the front turret and put a gun underneath. Weight would be less, crew the same and guns better proportioned.
One question probably for Yank. Does anyone know the loss ratio for the Lanc compared to the Halifax III a plane I admit to having a soft spot for. I know that overall Halifax's had a higher loss ratio but the III was a big improvement and I am trying to find out how it compared.
I have tried unsuccessfully to locate specific British aircraft losses during WWII. Maybe someone can enlighten me as to where to find these stats. I understand that the Lanc was a superior a/c though.
The Germans should have made large quantities of JU 290's and blitzed England and New York with them! Had they had air to air refueling and a few good aircraft carriers to carry fighter escorts, it could have been a chilling reality!
Although experimented with in the 1920s, the air refueling concept was revitilized in the post war years when it was realized how thirsty the early jets were. Here's a great site on this stuff: