Originally posted by Vukovlad
New B-14
@ Vukoflad: I probably made not clear that I meant the smaller, round window with gun.... :o/ Sorry, my fault. May I ask for another small modification? :oP
The B-14 has 4x 960hp while the B-17 has 4x 1200hp. However, she also carriers at least two time the B-14s bombload, has a higher speed, more equipement and a larger crew. Doesn´t explain to me why the stats for the WW B-14 are unrealistic....
Let´s check: Her stats are pretty much those of the historical plane. Only bombload is increased a bit but when comparing the WW B-14 to historical 4-engine-bombers it doesn´t seem to be too much.
Ju 89 V1/V2
Länge: 26,50 m
Spannweite: 35,27 m
Höhe: 7,61 m
Besatzung: 9
Motor: Jumo 211A/DB 600A
Leistung: 4x 1000/1100 PS (735kW/750kW - some sources like wiki rate the DB 600A even at 810kW) at sea level
Vmax: 386 km/h
Reichweite: 2980 km
Gipfelhöhe: 7000 m
Bewaffnung: 2 x MG/FF
2 x MG 15
1600 kg Bombenlast
The Lancaster, Halifax, Stirling or B-17 all had engines in the 1200-1300hp range. They carried up to 3 times as much bombload at higher speeds and heavier self-defence armament for only 25% more power. Example:
Avro Lancaster Mk. I
Kenngröße Daten
Länge 21,18 m
Höhe 5,97 m
Flügelspannweite 31,09 m
Tragflügelfläche 120,80 m²
Leergewicht 16.705 kg
Startgewicht 30.800 kg
Startgewicht (max) 31.750 kg
Antrieb Vier Rolls-Royce Merlin XX mit je 1280 PS
Höchstgeschwindigkeit 448 km/h in 5600 m Höhe
Marschgeschwindigkeit 338 km/h
Steigleistung 6095 m in 41 min mit Bombenhöchstladung
Maximale Reichweite 2675 km mit 6350 kg Bomben
Dienstgipfelhöhe 7467 m
Besatzung sieben Mann
Bewaffnung Acht Browning 0303-in-(7,7 mm)-MGs,
bis zu 6350 kg Bomben
The stats also compare well to the FW200 or Ju90 even thought those were not designed as bombers. However, the Ju90 for example was designed for 40 passengers including cargo and achieved 350+km/h and a range of 2100km with four 830hp engines (BMW 132H).
So in fact I think the Germans were on the lower end with 1600kg bombload stated für the historical Ju89 - probably a matter of space in her bomb bays as she was a prototype plane anyway.
I also don´t see why drag should be a problem regarding the Ju89 but have less impact on other design of similar layout - like the British bombers for example.