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IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Famous title comes to consoles. |
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"P-51 Mustang" - William Newby Grant "The Encyclopedia of Aircraft of WWIII" - Paul Eden First of all. The mustang on your picture are a P-51-NA, Allison engine and with 4x20mm. The US ordered "...150 Mustang IAs with their quadruple 20mm M-2 cannons as P-51-NAs in September 1941,...." - William Newby Grant I guess that explains the US markings on a british model. Same as the British Mk. IA. BTW, the early IA had 2x.50in in each wing and .3in two mounted below the engine. The A-36A "Apache" did not have 20mm cannons but two .5in MG in each wing. The where Allison engined as well. But the real question are the difference in IL-2, between the Mustang Mk. III and the P-51 B/C models. First of all, the B/C does not differ. It is a stupid american distinguishing between the plane build on different factories. It was later changed. In the game, the "C" version have a british Malcom hood. This was not standard. But a retrofit which only happende at some USAF sqd based in England. If the maintenace crews could get it from the british. The Mustang Mk. III and the P-51C should be identical in the game. Both are merlin engined, but I think I have read somewhere that the Mk.III are a suped up (tuned) version. Which is historical but where only done if they sqd's in question was assigned to intercept V-1 rockets (cruisemissiles). |
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