Consolidated B-24J Liberator - The Definitive Liberator

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Consolidated B-24J Liberator

   Hello everybody. I’d like to suggest the Consolidated B-24J Liberator for US aviation in War Thunder. The B-24J was the most prolific variant of the Liberator, built at all five factories, with 6,678 B-24Js in total. This variant had an improved autopilot, bombsight, and changes to its defensive armament, especially replacing the greenhouse nose with a Consolidated A-6 nose turret.

   This aircraft was originally featured on the Future of the American Aviation Tree in War Thunder back on June 30, 2014; however, there were no plans for it, so I made this suggestion to ensure it would get a place in War Thunder one day.

Conclusion | Why it should be in the game

   I made this suggestion to request more World War II-era vehicles to add to War Thunder. I feel the B-24J itself is a long overdue addition to US aviation since it has an entirely different nose turret. Apart from totally new external visuals, the nose turret would greatly improve B-24J’s frontal defensive coverage. However, due to the new nose turret and other internal equipment, the performance of the B-24J dropped slightly. I do not perceive this as a deal breaker since it performs closely to the B-24D in-game. The B-24J would go into a folder with the B-24D without greatly hindering the grind in the bomber line.

   I would prefer the production block of B-24J-100-CF as the final representation for the B-24J variant in War Thunder. This production block introduced the Emerson turret on the nose and the enclosed waist windows. What’s your preference for the B-24J block production? I’d like to see your input in the comments on this!

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Thank you for taking the time to read my suggestion! 😃

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A 100% absolute +1 from me! Honestly, more B-24s would be super appreciated; I always felt it was a bit of a shame that we only had the B-24D in-game and none of the later variants, so this would be a neat addition. As an added bonus the camo options for it would be near limitless

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Heavy bombers are always fun! +1

(BTW, you listed the nose turret twice in the armament section.)

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It has been brought to my attention that B-24J can carry up to 12,800 pounds of bombload, including access to 2 x 4,000-lb bombs on external wing racks. Therefore, I have updated B-24J’s specs.

Here’s a screenshot of the page B-24J Erection and Maintenance Instructions that included every bomb and how many it can carry.

For more info, this source can be accessed with this link:

Starting from pg 1018 to pg 1026, it will describe B-24’s armament. The page shown in the screenshot is page 1019.

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Fixed, thank you!

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You’re welcome!

+1 it’s always bothered me that there’s only 1 B-24 model, foldered under a B-17.
Add this and maybe also the H and folder them all up plus the PB4Y, with B-17s in their own folder

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+1 from me, seems like a good sidegrade.

Stretch, get in the ball turret.

Call of Duty 2 Big Red One reference. That’s a fun mission!

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