Screenshots!

[gecko]

CR.42s had quite the career for a Bi-plane, first combats were against the Luftwaffe over Belgium, then against France and England with the Regia Aeronautica- both over the two countries themselves, and abroad in the Mediterranean, went to the Eastern front with the Hungarians, and got its last (probable) kill serving with the Luftwaffe in 1944. Here's a few shots showing CR.42s in combat in the ETO:

Belgian CR.42 intercepts an He 111 - May 1940:


Italian CR.42s in combat with French D.520s - June 1940:


Italian CR.42s over SE England during the closing phase of the Battle of Britain - October 1940:


Luftwaffe CR.42 conducting anti-partisan operations over southern France - May 1944:


All shots are of the MAW CR.42 by Pietro Zazzetta, Alessandro Biagi, and Manuele Villa. Thanks guys!

Daniel

[josepicos]

SWEET!!

[Bravo/4]

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[rbp71854]

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Many hours of artistic endeavor!!!

Nice cockpit work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Could it be a ?

[greycap.raf]

A dozen or so armament switches, a lever to choose between diving and landing flaps, and wings with trailing edges sweeping strongly forward... that's a Helldiver if any. And it's looking mighty great.

[BeauBrummie]

A great cockpit whatever bird it is John.

[gecko]

Looks Helldiverish to me!

[BeauBrummie]

Just a few more more screenies from a third mission I've completed.

[Bravo/4]

Yes it's the Helldiver!
Still very early stages, keen eyes will see a few things are off at the mo!

Thanks to Steve we have four versions, a A25A Shrike, a SB2C-1C, 3, and 4.





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[HouseHobbit]

Beautiful!!
I can't wait to (wreck) fly Her..

[gecko]

How do the models differ John? Don't know much about the Helldiver.

[Bravo/4]

How do the models differ John? Don't know much about the Helldiver.

No Helldiver expert myself Daniel, but here are some specs!

The A25 was the Army version, with different dive brakes.

Engine R-2600-8

Armament 2 x 50cal fixed forward machine guns, 2 x 30cal flexible rear cover machine guns, and a 1,600Lb bomb load.

Performance max speed 272 mph, range as dive bomber 1,030 miles, service ceiling 21,200 FT

480 built.


SB2C-1C

Engine R-2600-8

Armament 2 x 20mm fixed forward canons, 2 x 30cal flexible rear cover machine guns, and a 2,000Lb bomb load, or 1 Mk 13 torpedo.

Performance max speed 273 mph, range as dive bomber 1,375 miles, service ceiling 21,200 FT

778 built.


SB2C-3

Engine R-2600-20 with 4 blade prop, no spinner

Armament 2 x 20mm fixed forward canons, 2 x 30cal flexible rear cover machine guns, and a 2,000Lb bomb load, or 1 2000LB torpedo.

Performance max speed 294 mph, range as dive bomber 1,200 miles, service ceiling 25,000 FT

1,112 built.


SB2C-4

Engine R-1535-94 with 4 blade prop, and spinner

Armament 2 x 20mm fixed forward canons, 2 x 30cal flexible rear cover machine guns, and a 2,000Lb bomb load, or 1 Mk 13 torpedo. Fitted with wing racks for eight 5 in rockets, or two 500LB bombs.

Performance max speed 295 mph, range as dive bomber 1,165 miles, service ceiling 25,000 FT

2,045 built.

[josepicos]

reminds me the mission in medal of honor airborne called Das Flakturm, that was a scary mission to complete, and the beginning looks a bit like these photos.........................

[HouseHobbit]

Lesson One; Never turn in front of Bismark's Big Guns after launching a torpedo at Her..

Glad I carry a spare flask of Mead for when this happens..
Which way to Middle Earth??

Oh the pretty colors!!

[HouseHobbit]

Thanks Master Beau!!
These are FUN!!
Hobbits and MTB's, OH YEA!!

Big bangs!! lots of eye candy..
Nasty Germans attacking!

Saving the Castle Anthrax!
(okay no Castle Anthrax, just wishful thinking)


And I didn't even get my feets Wet!!

Hobbits don't like wet feets!