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[PEA] Republic P-47B Thunderbolt (Razorback)

79.5k TheUltimatePlaneLover  8 months ago

Part Efficient Aircrafts!

Of course, I had to do the Jug. Meet a P-47B!


Yes, I know there's already a P-47, but that's a D variant with bubble canopy, you're not taking this one from me.


Ah yes, the old but trusty all-American Juggernaut. The P-47B comes with heavy armor, heavy guns, and a WAAAAAAY overpowered enigne.

For reference, he can easily keep up with my PEA Me 262 A-1a- which also has overpowered engines.

Don't underestimate the Jug's size though. It's as tanky as it is agile, and while still out-turned by planes like the F4U or P-39, it's still a formidable opponent to consider. You certainly can, but I don't recommend fighting the P-47B with any other PEA, not even the Sabrehog. Unless you have missiles on said craft, but that's cheating.


PEA Lore:

This J- P-47B served in Europe during WWII. Most Thunderbolts assumed ground attack roles, but despite carrying and dropping payloads onto targets on several occasions, he never quite got the memo. He was more like a dogfighter, always picking a fight with enemy aircraft. And of course, it never cost him, otherwise he probably wouldn't be here.

After the war, he decided it would be a good idea to fight in the Korean War. It worked until the USAF stopped funding him. Then the P-47B attempted to serve in the Baguette War, but again, the USAF refused to fund him. After that, he finally went back to America to retire(ish). There he became good friends with the P-39 (if you remember her). They may be vastly different in many areas, but they both agree that chaos fighting is best fighting. They are the best of friends, with rumor even claiming that they are (by some means) siblings by adoption.

Although the Airacobra and Thunderbolt never really say anything about it, the A6M suggests the Corsair started it. The Corsair said the P-51 started it. The P-51 said that the Bf-109 started it. The Bf-109 said the J2M5 started it. The J2M5 just laughs every time we ask them. However, I'm just going to add even more lore to the story, and say that they all started it because they're all in some sort of underground mafia or somethin' I dunno lol.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 5 airplane(s) +203 bonus
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 39.3ft (12.0m)
  • Length 34.2ft (10.4m)
  • Height 12.9ft (3.9m)
  • Empty Weight 8,813lbs (3,997kg)
  • Loaded Weight 17,088lbs (7,751kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.438
  • Wing Loading 55.3lbs/ft2 (269.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 309.1ft2 (28.7m2)
  • Drag Points 2486

Parts

  • Number of Parts 74
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 375