Auto Credit Based on Blyatnov's Pe-8
Welcome to defensive bombers gen 1.5!
- Nothing much new, just that bombers will have their actual guns modeled (instead of the copy and paste 1000m/s thing for every gun) with realistic engagement ranges and muzzle velocities, similar to the defensive warships. Have fun with more realistic engagements!
Original build here
Swarm version (multiple spawnable at once) here
- The Defensive bombers series’ aim is to make killing AI bomber targets 10x more difficult, because fun is not allowed
- The PE-8 was a lesser known Soviet heavy bomber which is without a doubt most famous for its ability to murder entire teams (wether it be allied or enemy) in WarThunder with the massive FAB-5000. It has a pretty decent defensive armament, but lacks much defensive towards the bottom of the aircraft.
Functional armament
(too lazy to write down their individual stats)
-1x 20 mm ShVAK cannon (dorsal) (covers all areas except for the direct front/rear and bottom of the aircraft)
-1x 20 mm ShVAK cannon (tail) (covers the rear of the aircraft)
-2x 12.7 mm Berezin UBT machine gun (engines?) (1 covers the rear-left, the other the rear-right)
-2x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun (nose) (covers the front of the aircraft)
(Spawn as AI in aggressive mode, guns will activate and deactivate depending on if they are in arc/range)
Notes
- Might update the XML for all the bombers, but no promises as it’d be a pretty annoying process. The most I can confirm is a new B-17G/YB-40 post and that’s all
- These gen 1.5s feel way better to fight against then the other bombers that will shoot at you from literally any range. Glad the FT works and all.
- That’s it I guess
Enjoy getting obliterated! (Realistically)
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Pe-8
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 129.3ft (39.4m)
- Length 79.0ft (24.1m)
- Height 27.1ft (8.3m)
- Empty Weight 8,066lbs (3,658kg)
- Loaded Weight 11,870lbs (5,384kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 1.01
- Wing Loading 29.6lbs/ft2 (144.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 401.0ft2 (37.3m2)
- Drag Points 16085
Parts
- Number of Parts 186
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 1,010
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Flying Fletcher with Two Pe-8s and Two Freedom Version B-29s, with each of the said bombers armed with at least 4 Defensive Skinks, and each of the said Skinks armed with two Centurions
@TheUltimatePlaneLover lol, the only vehicle to rival the Bob Semple in power, a bomber with skinks strapped onto it
@TemporaryReplacement true lol
Is it Ok that I’m having thoughts about putting a defensive skink onto a bomber
@Wywtt080 sure
@TheUltimatePlaneLover I agree lol, honestly the PE-8 looks better than the B-29/TU-4 in my opinion. (Also meme bomb > literal atomic bomb)
It’ll definitely be easier for PEA P-51 now that the guns ranges are limited, so maybe redemption arc is possible
@TemporaryReplacement Can You Make My B-24 Defensive?
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/64Qgo5/Ai-WW2-Aircraft-Consolidated-B-24J-Liberator
Nice.
Pe-8 > Tu-4
Change my mind
Good bomber tho, PEA P-51 redemption or he still gon get rekt?
@TemporaryReplacement ahh
@Jaspy190 I’m actually thinking of using a system with two separate builds, so that the carrier can still use its AA, and the fighter can act separately. The fighter could maybe be locked in place by a magnet/detacher until the player gets into a certain distance, and then it’s launched or something? AAMs could work though, as I’ve seen similar on the site already
@TemporaryReplacement would it be possible to use AAMs? or do you want propellor driven drones?
@Jaspy190 lol. Next I gotta get defensive carriers to launch actual fighters somehow
Nice, feels like we're getting closer to being able to play Naval Warfare (the roblox game) on SP multiplayer
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