evangilder
"Shooter"
It doesn't look like it would be that fast, but hey, why not?!
P-38M Combat History
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- #22
cheddar cheese
Major General
Have you seen the armament for it yet? 8)
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
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- Dec 20, 2003
the rather large gun and 2x.50??
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cheddar cheese
Major General
Even more kick ass than that:
SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 70 ft. 0 in.
Length: 49 ft. 3 in.
Height: 16 ft. 0 in.
Weight: 31,306 lbs. empty/38,874 lbs. gross
Armament: Designed for one 75mm cannon and two .50-cal. machine guns --or-- four 37mm cannons. Two rear-firing power turrets with two .50-cal. machine guns each.
Engines: Two turbo-supercharged Allison V-3420-11/13 engines of 2,600 hp. each
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 430 mph. at 25,000 ft.
Cruising speed: 274 mph.
Service ceiling: 38,400 ft.
SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 70 ft. 0 in.
Length: 49 ft. 3 in.
Height: 16 ft. 0 in.
Weight: 31,306 lbs. empty/38,874 lbs. gross
Armament: Designed for one 75mm cannon and two .50-cal. machine guns --or-- four 37mm cannons. Two rear-firing power turrets with two .50-cal. machine guns each.
Engines: Two turbo-supercharged Allison V-3420-11/13 engines of 2,600 hp. each
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 430 mph. at 25,000 ft.
Cruising speed: 274 mph.
Service ceiling: 38,400 ft.
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
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- Dec 20, 2003
so it never actually flew with them??
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cheddar cheese
Major General
Only one was built. But if it was designed for it than it could by all means take it.
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
- 19,937
- Dec 20, 2003
it's not the taking it i'm worried about, it's them stats 
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cheddar cheese
Major General
Yeah theyre pretty impressive.
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
- 19,937
- Dec 20, 2003
too impressive if you ask me..........
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cheddar cheese
Major General
Looks pretty tough as well.
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
- 19,937
- Dec 20, 2003
easy pickings though.......
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cheddar cheese
Major General
In what way?!
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
- 19,937
- Dec 20, 2003
well it's not going to be nimble is it.......
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- #34
cheddar cheese
Major General
Well it wasnt intended to be. The ceiling and speed and armament seem sufficient enough to counteract this 
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
- 19,937
- Dec 20, 2003
you actually think that with that armourment it would be up there in air to air comabt?? no no, this plane has all the makings of a ground pounder...........
mosquitoman
Master Sergeant
That's what I was thinking, then again if one of those cannon shells found it's mark any plane would become splinters
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
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- Dec 20, 2003
but you have more chance of winning the lottery than that happeneing.........
mosquitoman
Master Sergeant
Well you've got to be in it to win it!
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
- 19,937
- Dec 20, 2003
that is true, although even if you are "In It" you have a rediculously slim chance of winning, although there is still that chance......
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
the lancaster kicks ass said:
It was designed as a bomber destroyer and 2 were actually built, thats why it got the big gun. When I worked at Lockeed in the early 1980s some of the old timers there used to talk about it. Many engine problems, big, it leaked a lot, but also heard it was fast and on one flight got up to 450 MPH!
