[Th!rdeye]

I need some evidence of a P-47D-11 and earlier using rockets. Pictures are the best preferred method but if you have a written source then it will do aswell. It needs to be BEFORE the Pylon'd P-47D. So block number -14 and lower.


Thanks

[Zorin]

Republic P-47D-11-RE Thunderbolt (42-75215/75614)



The P-47D-6-RE to P-47D-11-RE and P-47G-10-CU to 15-CU production blocks had only ventral shackles, which were stressed to accommodate one 500-lb bomb...


Source: http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/p47_4.html

[Th!rdeye]

I know that Zorin, but i want to see if there is any evidence to show a retrofit of them.

[fly_zo]

... not sure which type is this ...

[Th!rdeye]

If i could see the serial....

[Mysticpuma]

Ok, P-47D-1-RE only 105 were delivered with serials 42-7843 to 42-7957


Armament: six/eight .5in m/gns, 300-425rpg. plus 1x500lb bomb, or 2x500lb bomb, or 10x 5in Rocket.

The rest of the details re. the P-47D-1-RE;

Weights; tare 9,900lb
gross; 13,500lb
max permissable; 15,000lb
Max Speed; 420mph@30,000ft @ 5,000ft, cruise 340mph, landing 104mph
Ceiling; 42,000ft
Rate of Climb; 2,800ft/min @S/L
Height to time; 15,000ft in 7.2min, 20,000ft in 11min, 30,000ft in 20 min
Range; 400 miles with bombs (1.3 hr endurance) @ 25,000ft, 835miles @ 10,000ft, max 1,700 miles with ferry (200gal) tank
Engine; P&W R-2800-21 of 2,200hp @ 31,000ft (MW Injected)
Propellor; Curtiss Electric 12ft 2in diameter
Fuel; 370 to 700gal
Armament (listed above)

Reading my book, it appears that this was the same loadout all the way until they reached the P-47-D11 which had serials 42-75215 to 42-75614 and only had six/eight .5in m/gns, 267-425rpg. plus 1x500lb bomb, but of which 400 were delivered.

Hope that helps, so Rockets were available earlier.

Cheers, MP