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The flak suppression was for inbound on a skip-bombing run. Pretty effective against lackluster Japanese flak, as the Japanese disregard for defensive measures left their gunners poorly shielded.
Against emplaced 88s in the ETO, I suspect they wouldn't have fared so well.
I agree. And that's why the gun nose B25s and their skip bombing tactics were much better suited to the PTO than the ETO. German flak was much more potent and the gunners better protected.I have walked around at Peleliu and looked at the Japanese defenses, granted decades later. It would have been extremely difficult for them to have gotten 88s there to emplace if they had had them. I think it is worth remembering that the physical environment was dramatically different between theaters and that drove the weapon selection.
And I thought the ZSU23 was a badass looking weapon! Do you know what caliber these are? Looks deadly, but where are the armored shields these kinds of weapons usually have? A couple of B25Js in a scissors attack would wipe these guys out.
Good shot of the Baltimore Whore, this one looks to be a test bed aircraft. Wonder what the scoop at the rear fuselage was attached to.Y'know, scrolling down, yes, those might be some rather badass flying machines, however, for pure badassery from both an offensive as well as for aircrew, my vote would have to be the Flying Prostitute herself, the B-26, so called because she seemed to have no visible means of support, a point that was reinforced by one of her other names, One a Day in Tampa Bay. She was so hot that she looked like she truly was flying at high speed just sitting on the ground. After all, "badass" can be looked at both ways. This bird had to be flown all the way, from taxying, to landing, no gentle flaring before touchdown here. View attachment 574236
I had that same weird color ME-109 too! I believe Lindbergh and Aurora were tied for worst.Poor old Aurora, back in the 1950s and early 60s when I built a lot of models they were worse out there.
I remember a Bf-109E I built from a Aurora kit, it came in dark maroon plastic.
It had 2 little bombs you hung out near each wing tip.
Seems like about every Aurora model you got in that era had those 4 little bombs for the outer wings.
Zero, Avenger, P-47, even a very inaccurate copy of what was supposed to be a Mig 19 had those 4 little bombs.
They're 2cm (0.79 in). Most flak batteries I've seen only have frontal armor, I assume because of weight, cost, and/or production time.And I thought the ZSU23 was a badass looking weapon! Do you know what caliber these are? Looks deadly, but where are the armored shields these kinds of weapons usually have? A couple of B25Js in a scissors attack would wipe these guys out.
I had that Emil, too! And the yellow Zero and the OD P40E, and the black (or almost black) FW190. Aurora was rugged as hell, but poorly detailed, and Lindbergh was fairly well detailed, but kind of flimsy. I would rate Lindbergh ahead by a nose, if handled carefully. I liked Monogram if I couldn't afford Revell, which was most of the time.I had that same weird color ME-109 too! I believe Lindbergh and Aurora were tied for worst.
Ditto, although in most cases it's not really armor, more like frontal deflection shielding.Most flak batteries I've seen only have frontal armor, I assume because of weight, cost, and/or production time.
I had that Emil, too! And the yellow Zero and the OD P40E, and the black (or almost black) FW190. Aurora was rugged as hell, but poorly detailed, and Lindbergh was fairly well detailed, but kind of flimsy. I would rate Lindbergh ahead by a nose, if handled carefully. I liked Monogram if I couldn't afford Revell, which was most of the time.
What a blast!
Cheers,
Wes
Westinghouse 19-B axial flow turbojet.Good shot of the Baltimore Whore, this one looks to be a test bed aircraft. Wonder what the scoop at the rear fuselage was attached to.
After all these years I finally find out that was an actual me-109 type. I thought they just came up with something "Messerschmidtish". After all, it wasn't from Monogram or Revell. And now, back to our thread......I had that Emil, too! And the yellow Zero and the OD P40E, and the black (or almost black) FW190. Aurora was rugged as hell, but poorly detailed, and Lindbergh was fairly well detailed, but kind of flimsy. I would rate Lindbergh ahead by a nose, if handled carefully. I liked Monogram if I couldn't afford Revell, which was most of the time.
What a blast!
Cheers,
Wes
OK, the door has been opened. Here is a woulda, shoulda, coulda. I nominate this as the most badass looking B-26, anyway. Note the French roundels. I was going to call this the french version of "B- - - - W- - - -", but it sounds a little too nasty. Note the F-84. This aircraft probably served in ww2 so It should count. Although this Marauder likely was still giving useful service into the 50's! Wonder what the top end was?Westinghouse 19-B axial flow turbojet.
And I thought the ZSU23 was a badass looking weapon! Do you know what caliber these are? Looks deadly, but where are the armored shields these kinds of weapons usually have? A couple of B25Js in a scissors attack would wipe these guys out.
That inlet duct has a very P80-ish look to it, don't you think?OK, the door has been opened. Here is a woulda, shoulda, coulda. I nominate this as the most badass looking B-26, anyway.
Gee, I think I'll go back to the Pacific and skip bombing the Nippon Maru.Not so sure. There were a number protecting a potential target, always well camouflaged, so when a plane shoot at a particular one another Vierling would nail it easily.
This might not be the most badass plane but perhaps "Most Badass Emeritus"?Confirmed! 20 missions. Official Badass nominee.View attachment 582296
Not so sure. There were a number protecting a potential target, always well camouflaged, so when a plane shoot at a particular one another Vierling would nail it easily.