KraziKanuK
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- Jan 26, 2005
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CurzonDax said:When I was a kid, it was my fav plane because I thought they looked so futuristic. But if memory serves me right the 400 was used in a A2G role by the USAAF especially on the 'Canal. It could make Japanese tanks inot sushi.
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The Nerd said:well, thanks for setting me strait on that, mow Ill never refer to it as that bad of plane.
The most serious change, however, was the elimination of the turbosupercharger, and its replacement by a single-stage geared supercharger. This change was a result of a shift in philosophy on the part of the USAAC. The USAAC believed that the widths of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans made the USA virtually immune from high-altitude attack by enemy bombers. Therefore, the development of high-altitude interceptors was curtailed in favor of strike fighters optimized for low-level close support. The 1150 hp V-1710-17 (E2) of the XP-39 was replaced by a V-1710-37 (E5) engine rated at an altitude of 13,300 feet. The carburetor air intake was mounted in a dorsal position just behind the cockpit, where it was to remain throughout the Airacobra production run.
Agreed, it was never it's primary role. In fact, the link I posted earlier attempts to dispel that myth as well.KraziKanuK said:I see that myth that the Russians used the P-39 as an a2g ac is still going. Sure it did some but that was not its primary role.
DerAdlerIstGelandet said:This is the way I always looked at the P-39. It was a decent aircraft but she was a step behind the Spitfire, Bf-109, Fw-190 and P-51. Sure at the hands of an experienced pilot she could get the job done. She was deffinatly in my opinion better suited for ground attack than as a fighter. Plus as stated before I would not like to sit on a drive shaft!
Now that I disagree with!!! I knew many "ole timers" who flew the Mariner During and after WW2. Not the most endearing patrol plane in the world, the "Pig Boat" served faithfully until Viet Nam in its later version, the Marlin. I don't know where you heard of it being a flying gas can, but I could tell you many of the crews I met actually preferred the Mariner/ Marlin over the P-2...HealzDevo said:I still reckon that the Martin Mariner was one of the worst aircraft of WW2. It earned from the crews that flew it the nickname of the 'Flying Gas Can' for its habit of exploding in mid-air!!! A famous case was that a squadron of fighters went missing in the Bermuda Triangle shortly after the War. A Martin Mariner was sent to find them but a bright explosion was seen- presumeably the Martin Mariner exploding?