Barrett_g Posted January 16, 2023 Posted January 16, 2023 There’s an upcoming free WWII Marianas map that might kickstart some WWII interest. There’s also a F4U Corsair and a Hellcat in the works. With the anticipated pivot to the Pacific Theater, what do our currently available P-47’s models need for a realistic Pacific deployment? Pacific Thunderbolts had RF loops, correct? Anything else?
saburo_cz Posted January 16, 2023 Posted January 16, 2023 Planes with RF loops were only used in C.B.I. theatre by combat units. For Marianas we need early models, Razorbacks, with Bazooka rocket launchers which were used by VII AF there. 1 F6F P-51D | P-47D | Mosquito FB Mk VI | Spitfire | Fw 190D | Fw 190A | Bf 109K | WWII Assets Pack Normandy 2 | The Channel | Sinai | Syria | PG | NTTR | South Atlantic F-4E | F-14A/B | F-15E | F/A-18 | F-86 | F-16C | A-10C | FC-3 | CA | SC |
Peq Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 P-47s in Saipan were Razorbacks IIRC. Okinawa would be a perfect fit for the bubbletop. 1
303_Kermit Posted January 30, 2023 Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) The problem is, that P-47 struggles by 30°C (I never tried to fly by higher temp.) honestly - I found myself incapable to perform aerial combat. Honestly it looked like air temperature doesn't drop by altitude for P-47. Intercooler and Cyl. Heads raises significantly even on very high altitude (30k ft). I was constantly overheated. What it's going to be like in Pacific? And second case is... Derola. Still not working. .... Having diluther would be also very nice ... not exactly necessary for Pacific, but nice. The model is almost ready accept those 2 things. Edited January 30, 2023 by 303_Kermit
303_Kermit Posted January 30, 2023 Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 4:26 AM, Barrett_g said: There’s an upcoming free WWII Marianas map that might kickstart some WWII interest. There’s also a F4U Corsair and a Hellcat in the works. With the anticipated pivot to the Pacific Theater, what do our currently available P-47’s models need for a realistic Pacific deployment? Pacific Thunderbolts had RF loops, correct? Anything else? By the end of the war there were even P-47M (according to National Geographic documentary). However not much.
Bozon Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 On 1/30/2023 at 10:14 AM, 303_Kermit said: By the end of the war there were even P-47M (according to National Geographic documentary). However not much. That is probably a mistake, meant “P-47N”. AFAIK the M was only used by the 56th FG of the 8AF. “Mosquitoes fly, but flies don’t Mosquito” :pilotfly: - Geoffrey de Havilland. ... well, he could have said it!
303_Kermit Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bozon said: That is probably a mistake, meant “P-47N”. AFAIK the M was only used by the 56th FG of the 8AF. That was also my thought, but since I also found that "N" actually never took part in WW2 I didn't like to mention it. I'm simply not sure and my sources are quite unreliable. I thought that Nat. Geo shall poses some better? Apperntly there are some doubts. Anyway... I would like to have P-47D-20 Razorback for Pacific... My best regards Green Ugly Fellow Edited February 4, 2023 by 303_Kermit
Bozon Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 7 hours ago, 303_Kermit said: That was also my thought, but since I also found that "N" actually never took part in WW2 I didn't like to mention it. I'm simply not sure and my sources are quite unreliable. I thought that Nat. Geo shall poses some better? Apperntly there are some doubts. Anyway... I would like to have P-47D-20 Razorback for Pacific... My best regards Green Ugly Fellow ?! The P-47N most definitely took part in WWII, escorting B-29s to Japan. P-47M was basically the latest “D” model incorporating “field mods” as factory standard and approved to run the engine at 72” man pressure. It was only sent to the 56th FG in the ETO and in practice was not much different than their field-modded P47 “D”s. P47-N was a significant variation over the D series, the first of which was a different wing - extended, squared off and with a fuel tank in it. Takeoff weight went from “high” to “ludicrous” and it needed as much runway as the B-29s... It only served in the PTO. “Mosquitoes fly, but flies don’t Mosquito” :pilotfly: - Geoffrey de Havilland. ... well, he could have said it!
saburo_cz Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 The P-47M had the same engines like the N models. Not like the D models with "field mods". In fact it was D-30 with the engine from N model. R-2800 "C" series instead of "B" series, it had higher maximal revolution 2800 vs. 2700 RPM. F6F P-51D | P-47D | Mosquito FB Mk VI | Spitfire | Fw 190D | Fw 190A | Bf 109K | WWII Assets Pack Normandy 2 | The Channel | Sinai | Syria | PG | NTTR | South Atlantic F-4E | F-14A/B | F-15E | F/A-18 | F-86 | F-16C | A-10C | FC-3 | CA | SC |
Art-J Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Bozon said: The P-47N most definitely took part in WWII, escorting B-29s to Japan. Damn right, mate. 413th, 414th, 318th and 507th Fighter Groups had Ns based on Ie Shima and Iwo Jima during summer of '45 and they flew meny sorties to Japan. Not a long combat history then, but still... i7 9700K @ stock speed, single GTX1070, 32 gigs of RAM, TH Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win10.
Art-J Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 A bit of a thread bump - this nice vid featuring N's on Iwo popped up on YT recently: i7 9700K @ stock speed, single GTX1070, 32 gigs of RAM, TH Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win10.
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