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Re: FD AU 2

Posted: June 21st, 2013, 7:29 am
by nighthunter
I had gotten bored, and did the G, a field modification of the C:

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Re: FD AU 2

Posted: June 21st, 2013, 8:53 am
by eswube
That's a very cool idea. :)

But - I hate to write it - there's something that I (and apparently everyone else) overlooked when You posted the C version and now this one:

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Of course, tail gunner may be simply laying on his belly, but this way he'll have an extremely poor field of vision. ;)

(Soldier taken from Scottfitzz's drawing in FD Vehicles 6)

Re: FD AU 2

Posted: June 21st, 2013, 12:29 pm
by klagldsf
Not entirely unrealistic:

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;)

Though I'll admit it's at best pushing it.

Re: FD AU 2

Posted: June 21st, 2013, 3:00 pm
by eswube
Well, B-23 has been drawn in FD scale and You can check it and see that it's tail-gunner station is still bit higher. ;)

Re: FD AU 2

Posted: June 21st, 2013, 4:48 pm
by nighthunter
It's actually about the same size, eswube, and who is to say he isnt laying at an angle?

Re: FD AU 2

Posted: June 22nd, 2013, 7:29 am
by eswube
Well, "about the same size" is a very roomy expression. ;)

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If the gunner is laying there, then I still think that he won't see much through those tiny windows. 8-)

Re: FD AU 2

Posted: June 22nd, 2013, 8:57 pm
by nighthunter
Okay, okay, I'll fix it, lol

Re: FD AU 2

Posted: June 22nd, 2013, 9:05 pm
by Kilomuse
I've been inside the tail gun position of the B-23 Dragon and it is incredibly cramped. You have to lay down flat on your stomach, pull your arms close together, and have a very limited angle of fire due to the size of the .50-caliber and the ammo box, and the fact that your arms will hit the sides of the compartment. Aiming the gun upwards is especially difficult.

Re: FD AU 2

Posted: June 23rd, 2013, 4:38 am
by squizzy
True Story! After getting to see Season 4 of Ice Pilots N.W.Ts here in Oz on YouTube a premonition of the late Buffalo Air Chief Pilot Arnie Schreder popped up in front of me while doing the finial touch ups to both the ASP/AEW and CoastGuarder HS748s telling me "You should Buff these Planes up next!". So here they are in Buffalo Airways Colours.
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HS780 Andover (possible Curtis C-46 Commando Replacement)
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HS748 Sr2 (possible Douglas DC-3/C-47 Skytrain/Dakota Replacement)
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Macavia HS748 Turbine Tanker

Re: FD AU 2

Posted: June 23rd, 2013, 7:17 am
by eswube
Very nice work on those liveries.