Post by flakstruk on Feb 18, 2023 1:52:40 GMT
Tarpon (TBF-1)
General characteristics (From Wiki)
General characteristics (From Wiki)
Crew: 3
Length: 40 ft 1⁄8 in (12.195 m)
Wingspan: 54 ft 2 in (16.51 m)
Width: 19 ft (5.8 m) folded
Height: 16 ft 5 in (5.00 m)
Wing area: 490 sq ft (46 m2)
Airfoil: root: NACA 23015; tip: NACA 23009[41]
Gross weight: 15,536 lb (7,047 kg)
Fuel capacity: Fuel 330 US gal (275 imp gal; 1,249 l) in three center-section integral tanks + 2x 58 US gal (48 imp gal; 220 l) droppable slipper tanks under outer wings, with provision for a jettisonable 275 US gal (229 imp gal; 1,041 l) bomb-bay ferry tank.; Oil 32 US gal (27 imp gal; 121 l)
Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-2600-8 Twin Cyclone 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,700 hp (1,300 kW)
Propellers: 3-bladed Hamilton Standard constant-speed propeller
Performance
Maximum speed: 278 mph (447 km/h, 242 kn)
Cruise speed: 215 mph (346 km/h, 187 kn)
Range: 905 mi (1,456 km, 786 nmi) at cruise speed
Service ceiling: 22,600 ft (6,900 m)
Rate of climb: 1,075 ft/min (5.46 m/s)
Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (0.18 kW/kg)[citation needed]
Armament
Guns:
1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) nose-mounted M1919 Browning machine gun (on early models) or 2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) wing-mounted M2 Browning machine guns
1 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) dorsal-mounted M2 Browning machine gun
1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) ventral-mounted M1919 Browning machine gun
Rockets:
up to eight 3.5-Inch (89 mm) Forward Firing Aircraft Rockets, 5-inch (127 mm) Forward Firing Aircraft Rockets or High Velocity Aerial Rockets
Bombs:
Up to 2,000 lb (907 kg) of bombs or
1 × 2,000 lb (907 kg) Mark 13 torpedo or Mark 24 mine (Fido) acoustic homing torpedo
Game Stats: from TBF-1
Tarpon GR.I
Torpedo Bomber 1943 (sqd. 832)
TT 2
ASW 3
(Alternate Payload/Bomb) 6
A5 V8 H1
The first 400 were designated Tarpon. Later versions reverted to Avenger.
Early missions included laying mines
Sank directly 15 u-boats and shared 10 more
Many installation strikes
Game Stats: from TBF-1
Tarpon GR.I
Torpedo Bomber 1943 (sqd. 832)
TT 2
ASW 3
(Alternate Payload/Bomb) 6
A5 V8 H1
The first 400 were designated Tarpon. Later versions reverted to Avenger.
Early missions included laying mines
Sank directly 15 u-boats and shared 10 more
Many installation strikes