Should war thunder add XB-19 Bomber for the tech tree how will it perform what BR should it be will it make cas more OP?

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isnt that just a prototype pb4y?

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no i dont think

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Can honestly count on one hand the amount of times I’ve seen a B-17 / 24 / 29 be effective in ground battles, so I’m not sure why this would be any different or make CAS more OP?, unless it has some particularly crazy, PE-8 / Lancaster type munitions ?

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The bomb bay could carry **eight 2,000 pound bombs, sixteen 1,600 pound bombs, or thirty 600 pound bombs Additionally, wing racks could be added to carry up to ten more 2,000-pound bombs could be fitted, though this cut the bombers range significantly. All told, the XB-19 could carry 37,100 pounds of bombs.

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and the b29 can carry 40 500lbs bombs…

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It would end up being hot garbage like all the other bombers in the game bar Pe-8/Lancaster.

It would be useful if it carried one big bomb like those two.

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I just want it to see it in game because it might be fun to fly

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Pretty useless. Any attacker or nimble bomber like Tu-2S/Ju-188 are much better as CAS.

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for the guns it has 5 Γ— 0.5 in (12.70 mm) M2 Browning machine guns . 6 Γ— 0.3 in (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns. 2 Γ— 37 mm (1.457 in) M4 autocannon.

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I like it looks funny and fun.

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A-26/B-26 exists.

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