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Nice plane this.
A bit faster than the P-80 the USAF is standardizing on, but the P-80 is still comparable.
It should have little problem catching the B-29/B-32 that the USAF has, not that it is likely to need too, more saying that for comparitive purposes. The B-36 might prove a different proposition.
Are there any high altitude bombers in Europe I wonder?
France has a bunch of B-32s. But high altitude bombing doesn't really fit with the French (or Russian) air strategy. Bombing from that altitude is too inaccurate.
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Catching them yes, though the B-36 can go higher than the Bf329 interceptor. Rather irrelevant though.
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Bombing from that altitude is too inaccurate.
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This is probably the most advanced fighter if its kind in Europe at the moment in terms of layout, lots of experimental features (in British eyes), but the French are not behind and I feel with Messers Messerschmitt and Dassault to choose from, the Russians are probably in the most enviable position.
Question: 2x 30mm with 150 rounds each doesn't sound like a sufficient armament to shoot down bombers. As OTL experience with the Me262 showed you need to down a bomber with a single pass as you rarely will have a chance against that same aircraft again. Not sure if 2 guns will do the job... What do you think?
F2H-1 Banshee - 4x20mm, 150 rpg
F9F-2 Panther - 4x20mm, 190 rpg
I get the impression that it depends on what the guys at the top think of it. It might be the case that with some nations they think "Be smart, be precise and make every round count" while others will think "Just spray the enemy with bullets. Don't worry. You will hit them."
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On the other hand looking at the Bf-262, what Hooman said does kinda make sense. You are going from 4x 30mm MK 108 cannons to just a pair of them with the Bf329 and is that really enough? On the other hand that is probably the limits of the La-15 fuselage. Not sure if it is an idea to sacrifice some range and put a pair in the wings (if they fit in there).
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The structure of the Bf329 is far lighter than the Bf262.
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There is no room in the wing to shoe-horn another pair of guns there, as in the historical MiG-19.
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Of course, I recall someone pinging me for employing four 30mm guns in the Bf262, opining that the armament was too heavy...
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