Post by weedsrock2 on Jun 8, 2020 7:33:20 GMT
We are finally starting to catch up. So let's start another one.
G.55 Centauro
Maker: Fiat
Introduced: 1943
Wingspan: 38 ft, 11 in
Length: 30 ft, 9 in
Speed: 385 mph at 23,026 ft
Forumini Speed: 22
Service Ceiling: 42,763 ft
Armament: 2 x 12.7 mm MG, 3 x 20 mm cannon, 2 x 353 lb (160 kg) bombs
Suggested stats (for discussion)
Aircraft
Fighter
Year: 1943
Cost:?
MG: 3
AA: 9
Bomb: 7?
A/VA/HP:7/9/1
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SAs
Land Fighter-Bomber - This unit can't be based on a Carrier, and it can't benefit from the Expert Dogfighter or Expert Bomber bonus.
and
Bombing Run 7: Once per game, you may place this unit as a Dive Bomber instead of as a Fighter. While a Dive Bomber, this unit can make a 7-dice Bomb attack and reduces its Armor and Vital Armor each by 1. (Ki-84 "Frank)
or
Fighter-Bomber - When you place this unit during the Air Mission phase, declare whether this unit's type will be Fighter or Dive Bomber this turn. It can make Bomb attacks only while it's a Dive Bomber. While a Dive Bomber, reduce its Armor and Vital Armor each by 1.
plus
Mission Selection - This unit counts as either a Dive Bomber or a Fighter. (Choose the unit's role when you place it during the Air Mission phase.)
Notes:
Re.2001 CB could carry 1 x 550 lb (250 kg) bomb
Ki-84 Frank could carry 2 x 551 lb (250 kg) bombs
Fw190 A-3 could carry 1 x 1,102 lb (500 kg) bomb, but had to remove the outboard wing cannon to do so
DAP Beaufighter could carry 1,500 lb (680 kg) of bombs
F4U-1D could carry 2,002 lb (907 kg) of bombs
Only about 30 G.55s had been delivered by the armistice and had participated in the defense of Rome. Post-armistice G.55s continued to be manufactured and were used by the Fascist Republica Sociale Italiana. It is considered by many to be the best of the "Series 5" Italian fighters. It was never used to escort bombers. It was occasionally used for ground support missions for the Fascists. A single prototype G.55S torpedo plane variant was developed in 1944.
G.55 Centauro
Maker: Fiat
Introduced: 1943
Wingspan: 38 ft, 11 in
Length: 30 ft, 9 in
Speed: 385 mph at 23,026 ft
Forumini Speed: 22
Service Ceiling: 42,763 ft
Armament: 2 x 12.7 mm MG, 3 x 20 mm cannon, 2 x 353 lb (160 kg) bombs
Suggested stats (for discussion)
Aircraft
Fighter
Year: 1943
Cost:?
MG: 3
AA: 9
Bomb: 7?
A/VA/HP:7/9/1
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SAs
Land Fighter-Bomber - This unit can't be based on a Carrier, and it can't benefit from the Expert Dogfighter or Expert Bomber bonus.
and
Bombing Run 7: Once per game, you may place this unit as a Dive Bomber instead of as a Fighter. While a Dive Bomber, this unit can make a 7-dice Bomb attack and reduces its Armor and Vital Armor each by 1. (Ki-84 "Frank)
or
Fighter-Bomber - When you place this unit during the Air Mission phase, declare whether this unit's type will be Fighter or Dive Bomber this turn. It can make Bomb attacks only while it's a Dive Bomber. While a Dive Bomber, reduce its Armor and Vital Armor each by 1.
plus
Mission Selection - This unit counts as either a Dive Bomber or a Fighter. (Choose the unit's role when you place it during the Air Mission phase.)
Notes:
Re.2001 CB could carry 1 x 550 lb (250 kg) bomb
Ki-84 Frank could carry 2 x 551 lb (250 kg) bombs
Fw190 A-3 could carry 1 x 1,102 lb (500 kg) bomb, but had to remove the outboard wing cannon to do so
DAP Beaufighter could carry 1,500 lb (680 kg) of bombs
F4U-1D could carry 2,002 lb (907 kg) of bombs
Only about 30 G.55s had been delivered by the armistice and had participated in the defense of Rome. Post-armistice G.55s continued to be manufactured and were used by the Fascist Republica Sociale Italiana. It is considered by many to be the best of the "Series 5" Italian fighters. It was never used to escort bombers. It was occasionally used for ground support missions for the Fascists. A single prototype G.55S torpedo plane variant was developed in 1944.
