03.01.2010, 13:44
Hi all,
The game allows us to fly now the G4M1 Betty (conventionnal bomber) and the G4M2-E which only had MXY-7 Ohka flying bomb as an embarked weapon.
I'd like to know if a new slot with the 3D model of the G4M2-E may be possible to have a conventionnal bomber with the same armament as the G4M1. This would be the G4M2-A, a bomber which operated at the end of the war for instance in the Philippines campaign and all other 1944 campaign where the IJN saw action.
I wonder how difficult it would be to mod.
More data :
* In July 1943, the substantially improved "G4M2" or "Navy Type 1 Attack Bomber Model 22" went into production. This variant featured an improved wing with rounded wingtips; tailplanes with rounded tips; a larger tailfin; uprated Kasei 21 engines with 1,345 kW (1,800 HP) and water-methanol injection; a modified bomb-aimer's window; a second 7.7 millimeter gun in the nose, capable of being moved to fire out either side; replacement of the dorsal blister with a power-operated turret featuring a Type 99 Model 1 20 millimeter cannon; and provisions for an auxiliary fuel tank with a capacity of 1,591 liters (420 US gallons), raising total fuel capacity to 6,492 liters (1,713 US gallons). Real bombbay doors that could be opened in flight were added after initial production.
MITSUBISHI G4M2 MODEL 22;
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spec metric english
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wingspan 25 meters 82 feet
wing area 78.125 sq_meters 841 sq_feet
length 20 meters 65 feet 7 inches
height 6 meters 19 feet 8 inches
empty weight 8,160 kilograms 17,990 pounds
normal loaded weight 12,500 kilograms 27,558 pounds
max speed at altitude 438 KPH 272 MPH / 236 KT
service ceiling 8,950 meters 29,935 feet
range 6,062 kilometers 3,765 MI / 3,270 NMI
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The G4M1 continued to be built in parallel until January 1944, when the supply of Kasei 21 engines permitted production to be completely shifted over to the G4M2. A total of about 1,200 G4M1s was built in all.
* Following initial deliveries of the G4M2 Model 22, production then included the "Model 22A", in which the 7.7 millimeter machine gun mounted on each side of the fuselage was replaced by a Type 99 Model 1 20 millimeter cannon, raising the number of cannon to four; and then by the "Model 22B", which featured Type 99 Model 2 cannon.
The G4M2 Model 22 series was supposed to be the end of the road for the G4M, but development of intended replacements was not going well, and so the G4M continued to be built. After delivery of 350 of all subvariants of the Model 22, production moved on to the "G4M2a", the main changes being MK4T Kasei 25 engines providing 1,380 kW (1,850 HP) and improved fuel consumption, as well as bulged bombbay doors. Four subvariants of the G4M2a were built:
* Model 24: Armament like that of the G4M2 Model 22, with four 7.7 millimeter machine guns and twin Model 99 Type 1 20 millimeter cannon. Only 14 Model 24s were built.
* Model 24A: Armament like that of the G4M2 Model 22A, with twin 7.7 millimeter guns and four Model 99 Type 1 cannon.
* Model 24B: Armament like that of the G4M2 Model 22B, with twin 7.7 millimeter guns and four Model 99 Type 2 cannon.
* Model 24C: Like the model 24B, except that the 7.7 millimeter nose gun was supplemented by a 13 millimeter Type 2 machine gun.
The Model 24B and Model 24C were the primary production variants. There were also a number of engine test conversions of prototypes, including the single "G4M2b Model 25" and the two "G4M2c Model 26" machines. The most notorious G4M2 conversion was the "G4M2e Model 24J", a conversion of G4M2a Model 24B and 24C machines to carry the MXY7 Oka suicide aircraft.
G4M2A
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G4M2E
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The game allows us to fly now the G4M1 Betty (conventionnal bomber) and the G4M2-E which only had MXY-7 Ohka flying bomb as an embarked weapon.
I'd like to know if a new slot with the 3D model of the G4M2-E may be possible to have a conventionnal bomber with the same armament as the G4M1. This would be the G4M2-A, a bomber which operated at the end of the war for instance in the Philippines campaign and all other 1944 campaign where the IJN saw action.
I wonder how difficult it would be to mod.
More data :
* In July 1943, the substantially improved "G4M2" or "Navy Type 1 Attack Bomber Model 22" went into production. This variant featured an improved wing with rounded wingtips; tailplanes with rounded tips; a larger tailfin; uprated Kasei 21 engines with 1,345 kW (1,800 HP) and water-methanol injection; a modified bomb-aimer's window; a second 7.7 millimeter gun in the nose, capable of being moved to fire out either side; replacement of the dorsal blister with a power-operated turret featuring a Type 99 Model 1 20 millimeter cannon; and provisions for an auxiliary fuel tank with a capacity of 1,591 liters (420 US gallons), raising total fuel capacity to 6,492 liters (1,713 US gallons). Real bombbay doors that could be opened in flight were added after initial production.
MITSUBISHI G4M2 MODEL 22;
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spec metric english
_____________________ _________________ _______________________
wingspan 25 meters 82 feet
wing area 78.125 sq_meters 841 sq_feet
length 20 meters 65 feet 7 inches
height 6 meters 19 feet 8 inches
empty weight 8,160 kilograms 17,990 pounds
normal loaded weight 12,500 kilograms 27,558 pounds
max speed at altitude 438 KPH 272 MPH / 236 KT
service ceiling 8,950 meters 29,935 feet
range 6,062 kilometers 3,765 MI / 3,270 NMI
_____________________ _________________ _______________________
The G4M1 continued to be built in parallel until January 1944, when the supply of Kasei 21 engines permitted production to be completely shifted over to the G4M2. A total of about 1,200 G4M1s was built in all.
* Following initial deliveries of the G4M2 Model 22, production then included the "Model 22A", in which the 7.7 millimeter machine gun mounted on each side of the fuselage was replaced by a Type 99 Model 1 20 millimeter cannon, raising the number of cannon to four; and then by the "Model 22B", which featured Type 99 Model 2 cannon.
The G4M2 Model 22 series was supposed to be the end of the road for the G4M, but development of intended replacements was not going well, and so the G4M continued to be built. After delivery of 350 of all subvariants of the Model 22, production moved on to the "G4M2a", the main changes being MK4T Kasei 25 engines providing 1,380 kW (1,850 HP) and improved fuel consumption, as well as bulged bombbay doors. Four subvariants of the G4M2a were built:
* Model 24: Armament like that of the G4M2 Model 22, with four 7.7 millimeter machine guns and twin Model 99 Type 1 20 millimeter cannon. Only 14 Model 24s were built.
* Model 24A: Armament like that of the G4M2 Model 22A, with twin 7.7 millimeter guns and four Model 99 Type 1 cannon.
* Model 24B: Armament like that of the G4M2 Model 22B, with twin 7.7 millimeter guns and four Model 99 Type 2 cannon.
* Model 24C: Like the model 24B, except that the 7.7 millimeter nose gun was supplemented by a 13 millimeter Type 2 machine gun.
The Model 24B and Model 24C were the primary production variants. There were also a number of engine test conversions of prototypes, including the single "G4M2b Model 25" and the two "G4M2c Model 26" machines. The most notorious G4M2 conversion was the "G4M2e Model 24J", a conversion of G4M2a Model 24B and 24C machines to carry the MXY7 Oka suicide aircraft.
G4M2A
G4M2E
