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• Apr 25, 2004

• #81

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When you're talking about the ground attack Mustang, you're talking about the A-36 Apache, right?

 

• Apr 25, 2004

• #82

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Dec 20, 2003

i'd never even heard of a ground attack 'stang............

 

• Apr 26, 2004

• #83

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Yes, there was the A-36 Apache, which was a Mustang (before being called Mustang) with the Allison engine, used as a ground attack aircraft.

 

• Apr 26, 2004

• #84

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This is the A-36, which was a ground attack aircraft before having a Merlin engine, it was not known as the Mustang.

The (RAF) Mustang I, was armed as thus; 4 x .303 in wings, 2 x .50 cal in wings and 2 x .50 cal under nose.

 

• Apr 26, 2004

• #85

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Dec 20, 2003

I always thought it was just 6x.30s?, or is that the american ones?

 

• Apr 26, 2004

• #86

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The first A-36A flew in Sept 1942, [they wanted to call it 'Apache', but the Brit's 'Mustang' stuck- The Mustangs, were in fact developed FOR Britain..] The A-36A's incorporating mods to strengthen it, and had special hydraulic dive-brakes to slow in high-angle dives. It had 2x.5's in each wing, 500 were ordered and first saw action over Pantelleria in June '43 with the 27th BG. They had a high attrition-rate, being vulnerable in pull-out and were known to disentegrate due to wing over-stress. They were eventually replaced by P-47's in early '44. - ALL that I've studied of the Mustang, it never had .303's, but .30's, .50's and 20mm's.

 

• Apr 27, 2004

• #87

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It was called the Apache, the Allison engined dive bomber was called the Apache. It was only the Merlin engined ones that became the Mustang, which was a fighter, where the Apache was a ground attack plane.

The P-51D had 6 x .50 cal in its wings. The Mustang I was armed as I mentioned before. The Mustang IA had 4 x 20mm in its wings.

 

• Apr 27, 2004

• #88

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I've put the A-36 in the Aircraft Database, although I forgot to put Apache.

 

• Apr 27, 2004

• #89

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Dec 20, 2003

i've never heard of a 'stang with cannon...........

 

• Apr 27, 2004

• #90

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Don't know much about Mustangs, do you?

 

• Apr 27, 2004

• #91

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Jan 9, 2004

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he doesnt know much about anything (i can talk...)

 

• Apr 27, 2004

• #92

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Dec 20, 2003

1) that was verry verry cheap
2) no, i don't know allot about 'stangs...................

 

• May 30, 2004

• #93

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hey, i did say i can talk

 

• May 30, 2004

• #94

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Dec 20, 2003

i never said you couldn't..............

 

• May 30, 2004

• #95

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Jan 9, 2004

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im aware of that, i was just looking for an excuse to spam

 

• May 30, 2004

• #96

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Dec 20, 2003

as i am doing at this present moment...............

 

• May 30, 2004

• #97

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At least you know something about the 'Stang now.

 

• May 30, 2004

• #98

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Mar 6, 2004

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[' Yawn...']

 

• May 31, 2004

• #99

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• May 31, 2004

• #100

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Dec 20, 2003

wow gemhourse, i never thought you had it in you..............