And yes that is an original RAF Application advertising the Washington B Mk.1 to RAF Recruits in that Aeromodeller Booklet in 1952.
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The Shackleton though a great aircraft has not got the payload capacity to go toe-to-toe as it where with other nations as it is lacking 5,000lbs of payload in comparison. Especially in defensive armament. So this would be a nice continuation/filling out of the bomber line gaps.
And I do have to say if the Washington B Mk.1 doesn’t become a tech tree vehicle I will be very disappointed in not having the clear chronological lineage of bombers in the RAF present ingame for us to enjoy.
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If you are 14-17 — and keen — joint he Air Training Corps
omg xD
ATC = Air Training Corpse is the Air Cadets in the UK.
It is the Civilian Training Arm of the RAF below the ages of 18. At 18 you can decide to just leave or continue by applying to Join the RAF.
They operate the same way the Sea Cadets (Royal Navy) and Army Cadets (Royal Army) do. (Just some differences between the services provided to under 18’s).
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Ok thats a bit better :D
Huge win for Bookscene, came in clutch with that absolute banger of a price. £3.99 from £12.95!!!
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@Sebbo_the_Plebbo May I mention you need to update your suggestion for payload and turrets.
With Payload being 20,000lbs just like the Normal B-29A and 12x12.7mm guns.
https://www.raf.mod.uk/what-we-do/our-history/air-historical-branch/regional-studies-post-coldwar-narratives/the-bomber-role-1945-1970/
^See Chapter 1, Page 4 of The RAF In The Post War Years: The Bomber Role 1945-1970 by Humphrey Wynn 1984.
^ I think you chaps may also find this interesting.
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It was passed to devs in 2014 so it’s crazy to think it hasn’t been added when things like China gained a Tu-4.
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+1, despite how forlorn bombers are, and how copy-pasted the B-29/Tu-4 family already is, I agree its fully important to give a better picture of the history of the UK’s bomber arm.
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+1, such an addition is long overdue
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I’ve made these corrections, and thank you very much for the additional sources and context around the aircraft, it is genuinely appreciated. It is a big shame that this plane isn’t yet in the game.
And sorry to hear that you were planning on submitting a suggestion yourself! I was shocked to see that one hadn’t been made already so I put this one together recently.
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I have been busy working on weekends at the Vulcan and completing my degree so I didn’t manage to finish my submission before you submitted yours.
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98 Votes so far. Let’s get the Washington B.1 in the tech tree chaps!!!
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+1, absolutely
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+1 I dont care if its useless in the current state but I still need it
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+1 Surprised this isnt already ingame
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The real power play of this would be to have it with the brit load outs, as lets be frank two Bomb, Medium Capacity, 22,000 lb (Grand Slam) would be freaking insane, the B29 washington could also carry a Tall Boy 12,000 lb bomb internally
This last imaged shows the B 29 carrying the T-12 Cloudmaker 43,600 lb bomb, for those in doubt about the weight of the bomb load.
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