21.04.2008, 14:39
That thing would have had a maximum ceiling of 4000 to 6000 meters. MAXIMUM.
And though it maybe wouldn't have been THAT easy to shoot down, it would have been such a large target that everything with 20mm's and above would've shredded it to pieces whenever and wherever it appeared. Makes me question the effort, materials and money that would've gone into it for so little effect.
And then there's the effect of firing those big big guns in midair... maybe it would've crashed just by shooting them and running out of airspeed...
As was proven, faster planes with not so big warloads were always more succesful than planes with huge warloads but slow and vulnerable as hell. Considering equality of the opposing airforces of course.
(And i know this thing here in this thread was just meant as a joke, but giving this some educated thought is fun for me
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And though it maybe wouldn't have been THAT easy to shoot down, it would have been such a large target that everything with 20mm's and above would've shredded it to pieces whenever and wherever it appeared. Makes me question the effort, materials and money that would've gone into it for so little effect.
And then there's the effect of firing those big big guns in midair... maybe it would've crashed just by shooting them and running out of airspeed...
As was proven, faster planes with not so big warloads were always more succesful than planes with huge warloads but slow and vulnerable as hell. Considering equality of the opposing airforces of course.
(And i know this thing here in this thread was just meant as a joke, but giving this some educated thought is fun for me
)