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[SIZE=4]Farman F.420 Liberator[/SIZE]
License-built Consolidated B-24

[SIZE=3]Specifications[/SIZE]
Crew: 11 (bombardier, navigator, pilot, co-pilot, chin turret, top turret, radio operator, 2 waist gunners, ball turret, tail gunner)
Length: 22.73 m (74 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 33.53 m (110 ft 0 in)
Height: 9.17 m (30 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 97.4 m² (1,048 ft²)
Empty weight: 13,000 kg (28,660 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 30,100 kg (66,359 lb)
Powerplant: 4 × Gnome-Rhone 14R, 1,750hp each, with 4-blade propellers

[SIZE=3]Performance[/SIZE]
Maximum speed: 495 km/h (307.6 mph, 267.3 kn)
Cruise speed: 175 mph (121 kn, 224 km/h)
Range: 4,400 km (2,734 mi)
Service ceiling: 8,500 m (28,000 ft)

[SIZE=3]Armament[/SIZE]
Guns: 12 × 12.7mm Hotchkiss machine guns in six turrets
Bombs: Up to 12,800 lb (5,800 kg) of bombs, mines, or torpedoes

[SIZE=3]Notes[/SIZE]
The F.420 is a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer with supercharged Gnome-Rhone engines, French-manufactured avionics, and Hotchkiss MGs. Compared to the Privateer, the F.420 has less range but more speed and a higher service ceiling.

Interesting...

Are the waist guns actually in turrets or twin flex mounts?

B-24 or PB4Y? They are two different aircraft. Crew suggest B-24, while armament suggest PB4Y.

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
Are the waist guns actually in turrets or twin flex mounts?

Flex mounts, I think.

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Originally posted by Desertfox
B-24 or PB4Y? They are two different aircraft. Crew suggest B-24, while armament suggest PB4Y.

As I said, it's basically the historical PB4Y-2 Privateer, as I said earlier. All physical specs come from the Privateer, but I increased speed and weights (balanced by more powerful supercharged engines) and decreased range.

As I don't know if Jason's introduced the Privateer yet, my version will be written up in Wesworld as a B-24 variant.

In that case your ball turret gunner should be a top aft turret gunner. The Privateer also had side turrets instead of flex mounts.

The Privateer is under development, and at the time of the current news cycle should be entering the final stages before production.

President Wilkie wishes to put a greater emphasis on the defence of US possessions and interest in the Pacific, the Privateer is merely a cog in the works.