Hi Shadow Wolf
The dp is apparently pure fantasy. My curiosity was up so I dug into my library to see what the real world load out for the SB2C was.
What I found in some detailed studies: In it's internal bay it could carry either a single 1,000 lb bomb or 2x 500 lb bombs. On the external bomb racks it could carry a 500 lb bomb, or a 250 lb bomb. Rockets could replace the bomb racks on the dash 4 model. Maximum load it could carry was 2000 lbs total.
With modifications it was designed to be able to carry a 2000 lb bomb or a Mark 13 torpedo in the internal bay, but I could find no record of that ever being implemented. Nothing was ever mounted externally on the belly.
So your choices for a realistic bomb load are:
Heavy = 1x 1000 lb OR 2x 500 lb bombs internal bay plus a 500 lb bomb on each wing mount.
Medium = 1x 1000 lb OR 2x 500 lb bombs internal bay plus a 250 lb bomb on each wing mount.
Light = 1x 1000 lb OR 2x 500 lb bombs internal bay
In the SB2C-4 model, rockets can replace the wing mounted bombs.
Are you able to set up a weapons load out in the .dp?
Regarding the Corsair, probably the best option IMHO is DBolt's F4U-1D Corsair. There are also the Overhauled stock, the FDG2 and the Aeroplane Heaven Corsairs you could look at, but I think overall appearance, Sergio's comes out ahead (excepting the cockpit/pilot).
Do you have any reference photos of the CV-9 Corsair markings?
BTW as a complete side note, my father was a Navy flight instructor in 1944. In 1945 when the Navy was winding down training new pilots, he was slated to train in SB2Cs for deployment. I don't think he was happy about the prospect of flying that plane. The war ended before he could be transferred to dive bombers so he never had to get into one.
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