Best Bomber

[MP-Willow]

Would you say during the war it developed more or less then a B-24?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i can't say as i don't know enough about the development of the B-24.................

 

[MP-Willow]

ok, it was a shot to ask. Basically the B-24 got more guns armor bombs, and fuel as it developed. I wanted to know if the Lancaster developed similarly. Any sugestions where I could read up on the Lanc.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

not from the internet, i get most of my infromation from books...................

and not the lanc wasn't chaged at all really, it carried the same ammout of fuel and same payload throughout the whole war (excluding the Mk.II, but we don't really think of that as a lancaster)......................

 

[Lightning Guy]

Most of the changes to the Lanc involved changes in the electronic gizmos being carried.

 

[plan_D]

Shackleton, in service, where? Probably as a transport, or a AEW for some poor country. The Shackleton was the RAFs first AEW. And there used to be a static one in Cyprus RAF base (with a name I can't spell) where my dad was stationed several times with the Lightnings.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

some still are used in that role, they're obviously not used for bombing..................

 

[plan_D]

Not with this country they aren't. We don't have any Shackletons in service anymore, doing anything.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

did i say in this country??

 

[plan_D]

You said 'still being used', I said not in this country. And with that I was expecting some form of list with the countries using it. Without that, I assume you meant this country.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

perhaps i should have made myself more clear.....................

 

[plan_D]

Have you got any name of a country still using the Shackleton?

 

[MP-Willow]

Lanc the Mk II was the same just with different engines. From what I have read the RAF made more changes to the fighters like Mossie and Spit then to the Bombers. That is not fully true because the twin engine bombers did go through a lot but that was mostly after the Halifax and Lancaster were on the line.

 

[MichaelHenley]

B-17 still rocks!!!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

Lanc the Mk II was the same just with different engines

where did you get the impression i didn't know that??

B-17 still rocks!!!

it sucked...................

 

[MP-Willow]

He is well just drawn to the mass marketing and he pritty looks of the B-17. It is forgivable. One should spend some time with the B-24!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

that's all very well for american bombers, but if he wants a real bomber to love, he should spend some alone time with the lancaster.................

 

[MP-Willow]

We will always be at ods over this topic yes?
As a compromise we could try to find a bomber of a third nation to agree to love.

 

[plan_D]

Me...I'm the bomber of a third nation. Or the Pe-8.

 

[Lightning Guy]

The Pe-8 wasn't even that effective was it? I didn't think it compared well to any of the Western bombers in most realms of performance.