Best medium bomber?

[the lancaster kicks ass]

or the swordfish........

 

[cheddar cheese]

How about no, it was the SM.79.

 

[mosquitoman]

Tell that to the crew of the Bismark or the the Duilo

 

[cheddar cheese]

3 engines are better than 1, or even 2

 

[mosquitoman]

In that case, the Spruce Goose would be the best- it's got 8 engines!

 

[wmaxt]

3 engines are better than 1, or even 2

3 engines never has set well with me. Not enough for real redundancy just enough to keep an underpowered plane in the air - ya know.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Aha, but the versions of the SM.79 due for Romania had just 2 engines with a glazed nose in place of the middle engine! Similar performace to the trimotor 8)

 

[mosquitoman]

Exactly, so the 3rd engine wasn't needed

 

[hellmaker]

I tend to agree... why use 3 engines...unless they are all weak, and need their power combined to lift the plane into air... It wouldn't have been faster or more manuvrable, it would only have had 3 engines...more drag...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

and more engines isn't nessisarily better..........

 

[mosquitoman]

Only if somebody's trying to shoot your engines off

 

[Mosin]

Hi guys its me Mosin.
I think the JUNKER 88 is the best medium bomber out of the top 4..
Heres my list 1 through 4
1. JUNKER 88
2. B-25
3. B-26
4. the WELLINGTON
But this is just my opinion.
Bye

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the wellington was the best IMO........

 

[mosquitoman]

Mosin, where's the Mossie?

 

[Gemhorse]

Well, it was my mother that first thought of 'Mitchell', and being rather exasperated by then, trying to pick a name all liked, I leapt at it, as the aircraft was my first thought, and Billy Mitchell came to mind also, as he really stood-up for what he believed in, and that was certainly proved right....Just to be different, the other-half decided we should spell it with just one 'l', and that's how it's been....Now at 10, he most certainly stands-up for himself, and he's been introduced to the B-25 Mitchell which he was quite chuffed with...with all those guns!!

Getting back to topic, Lanc's suggestion of the Wellington is hot too, 'cause it's really about 'service', and the Wellington gave that for sure....
The Sm.79 gave great service for the Italians, sending alot of tonnage to the sea floor, they were a real pain in the ass in the MTO and Malta's survival....but they were more a Torp. bomber...

I gotta go with universal agreement and say ....
1. B-25
2. Mosquito... [this is the only time it's 2nd...]
3. Wellington
4. Ju-88

 

[mosquitoman]

Nice list Gemhorse, I don't see why the Beau isn't up there aswell though

 

[Anonymous]

A-26 Invader! (NOT the same as the B-26 Marauder)

=S=

Lunatic

 

[DAVIDICUS]

Thank you RG_Lunatic.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the beau can't be considdered a medium bomber..........

 

[mosquitoman]

My mistake , I thought it had moved on to torpedo bombing for a bit. Very good list then