Designed as a crew trainer but most were quickly disarmed for communication use. 189mph, 1x forward and 1x rear MG in a manual turret, plus 16 practice bombs (light stores carriers that could take up to 4x100lb).
Hardly a powerhouse but like all good Dons it could teach the noobs a few new tricks.
Honestly I’m kinda surprised how fast the implementation on production floor is made. I expected for them to roll out next year and not just few months after they being ordered
It served mainly as a crew trainer and transport alongside rhe Avro Anson, but if required the Mk.I could sport 1x MG in a dorsal turret, plus 4x light stores carriers for 16x 20lb bombs. A few aircraft also flew coastal patrolls employing stores with a little more bite.
Although it didn’t, it was very much capable of mounting it. I personally wouldn’t have a problem with adding such ERA if gaijin would be willing to finally bump it up to 11.0 where it belongs.
It doesnt really matter, Snail added 292 in exact form (minus few inaccuracies) it was tested.
Could it mount appropriate ERA package? Yes. Did it mount it? No.
If anything it could be a ground for suggestion of introducing Object 292 as it COULD HAVE BEEN with proper hull and turret ERA, AA MG, etc, but thats smells too much of the paper tank (even if I would gladly have those objects for Soviet top tier instead of yet another T-80/T-72/T-90)