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ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

My guess (which is all it is) is that the search sectors will be dictated by the hex grid. So we should probably see something like a North to Northeast search sector, as well as a NE to SE sector, SE to S, S to SW, and SW to NW, NW to N. This is merely conjecture...

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ORIGINAL: Pauk

Will 20mm canon guns be more effective against transports? Usually, they can't even start fire on enemy transports....

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ORIGINAL: Grotius

Great news about search arcs! Will the arcs be only in multiples of 90 degrees? For example, can we search in a 60 degree arc? A 45 degree arc?

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ORIGINAL: Grotius

Great news about search arcs! Will the arcs be only in multiples of 90 degrees? For example, can we search in a 60 degree arc? A 45 degree arc?

Arcs are set-able by degrees, so for example you can search from 193 degrees to 218 degrees.

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ORIGINAL: Dixie

Probably because it was not a standard load for them. I don't know of any other time than Midway when B-26s carried torps.

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ORIGINAL: TheElf

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ORIGINAL: Dixie

Probably because it was not a standard load for them. I don't know of any other time than Midway when B-26s carried torps.

You are correct sir.

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ORIGINAL: jwilkerson

Arcs are set-able by degrees, so for example you can search from 193 degrees to 218 degrees.

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ORIGINAL: Dixie

Probably because it was not a standard load for them. I don't know of any other time than Midway when B-26s carried torps.

You are correct sir.


I think that's more a combination of the B-26s getting phased out in the Pacific and a complete lack of targets where they were based than anything inherently wrong w/ them as torpedo bombers. If those rl armorers knew how useless 500lbers were in WitP, I'm sure torpedos would have been a standard load out.

Useless trivia, but does anyone know how many torps were stored at Midway during the battle?

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ORIGINAL: Dixie

Probably because it was not a standard load for them.  I don't know of any other time than Midway when B-26s carried torps.

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The Marauder could carry an 18-inch 2000-pound torpedo slung on an external rack underneath the fuselage. On the ground, the torpedo only cleared the ground by about four inches when taxiing. In June, the B-26A made its debut as a torpedo bomber, being used against Japanese warships during the Battle of Midway. Four Marauders were equipped with external torpedo racks underneath the keel and took off on June 4, 1942 in an attempt to attack Japanese carriers. The torpedo runs began at 800 feet altitude, the B-26s then dropping down to only ten feet above the water under heavy attack from Japanese fighters. Two of the Marauders were lost in this action, and the other two were heavily damaged. No hits were made on the Japanese carriers. The B-26 was much too large an aircraft for this type of attack.

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ORIGINAL: Dili

All B-26 http://home.att.net/~jbaugher2/b26.html

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher2/b26_19.html

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The Marauder could carry an 18-inch 2000-pound torpedo slung on an external rack underneath the fuselage. On the ground, the torpedo only cleared the ground by about four inches when taxiing. In June, the B-26A made its debut as a torpedo bomber, being used against Japanese warships during the Battle of Midway. Four Marauders were equipped with external torpedo racks underneath the keel and took off on June 4, 1942 in an attempt to attack Japanese carriers. The torpedo runs began at 800 feet altitude, the B-26s then dropping down to only ten feet above the water under heavy attack from Japanese fighters. Two of the Marauders were lost in this action, and the other two were heavily damaged. No hits were made on the Japanese carriers. The B-26 was much too large an aircraft for this type of attack.

I think the size issue doesnt make much sense since Ju88,He111, Savoia 79, G4M1 were used as torpedo bombers successfully.