B-24D-25-CO - Revision history

U156755443: /* History */

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‎History

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Undo revision 184306 by U140753025 (talk)

U140753025: /* Pros and cons */

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‎Pros and cons

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U146514425: /* Pros and cons */ corrected spelling. thats all.

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‎Pros and cons: corrected spelling. thats all.

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

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‎Suspended armament: Updated

U9202753: Specs-Card ArtImage Added

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Specs-Card ArtImage Added

U38088265: /* Details */

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‎Details

U38088265: /* In-game description */ Reformatted

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‎In-game description: Reformatted

U44629479: /* Media */ Added Shooting Range episode

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‎Media: Added Shooting Range episode

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 The B-24 made its operational debut in June of 1942. It was tasked with long-range raids on Germany's Romanian oilfields. The B-24 is commonly remembered for its service with the Eighth Air Force but it filled a desperate roll for the navy as a long-range patrol aircraft. After huge losses of allied shipping, the Navy was granted access to Liberators. These aircraft were operated under the designation PB4Y. They were equipped with air to surface radar and depth charges. The B-24 also quickly replaced the B-17 in the Pacific theatre due to its long-range capabilities. The B-24 was used to bring havoc to Japanese land installations and naval vessels. Liberators stayed in service until 1951, they were replaced by the Privateer.
-The B-24 is often unfairly compared to the B-17. The B-24 was newer, more efficient, and much more versatile then Boeing's design. The B-24 saw action on all fronts, its most valuable work may have been against U-boats. The aircraft also saw work as a cargo plane, tanker, patrol, and reconnaissance. Even some were armed with additional guns as escorts. The B-24 was not as popular with its crews as the B-17. The B-24 was known to catch fire in battle easier and at times was known to suffer from hydraulic problems.
+The B-24 is often unfairly compared to the B-17. The B-24 was newer, more efficient, and much more versatile then Boeing's design. The B-24 saw action on all fronts, its most valuable work may have been against U-boats. The aircraft also saw work as a cargo plane, tanker, patrol, and reconnaissance. Even some were armed with additional guns as escorts. However, the B-24 was not as popular with its crews as the B-17. The B-24 was known to catch fire in battle easier and at times was known to suffer from hydraulic problems, with most of its control surfaces controlled by snaking hydraulic pipes in its fuselage, meaning that it was much easier to disable the plane by shooting at the pipes. Its wings were much more narrow than the B-17, as such, wing hits had a higher chance of breaking a spar.
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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=b_24d Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 * Significantly lower payload compared to heavy bombers of other nations
 * Twin tail configuration reduces manoeuvrability, rectified in [[PB4Y-2|PB4Y-2 ''Privateer'']] with a single tail
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 * Significantly lower payload compared to heavy bombers of other nations
 * Twin tail configuration reduces manoeuvrability, rectified in [[PB4Y-2|PB4Y-2 ''Privateer'']] with a single tail
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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=b_24d Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 '''Cons:'''
-* Poor handling, built for top speed and level flight, not maneuvering
+* Poor handling, built for top speed and level flight, not manoeuvring
 * Significantly lower payload compared to heavy bombers of other nations
-* Twin tail configuration reduces maneuverability, rectified in [[PB4Y-2|PB4Y-2 ''Privateer'']] with a single tail
+* Twin tail configuration reduces manoeuvrability, rectified in [[PB4Y-2|PB4Y-2 ''Privateer'']] with a single tail
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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=b_24d Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 '''Cons:'''
-* Poor handling, built for top speed a level flight, not manoeuvring
+* Poor handling, built for top speed and level flight, not maneuvering
 * Significantly lower payload compared to heavy bombers of other nations
-* Twin tail configuration reduces manoeuvrability, rectified in [[PB4Y-2|PB4Y-2 ''Privateer'']] with a single tail
+* Twin tail configuration reduces maneuverability, rectified in [[PB4Y-2|PB4Y-2 ''Privateer'']] with a single tail
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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=b_24d Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 {{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}
 <!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' -->
-{{main|AN-M30A1 (100 lb)|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|AN-M66A2 (2,000 lb)}}
+{{main|AN-M30A1 (100 lb)|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|AN-Mk 1 (1,600 lb)|AN-M66A2 (2,000 lb)}}
 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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 * 12 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (6,000 lb total)
 * 8 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (8,000 lb total)
 * 4 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bombs (8,000 lb total)

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-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 357 || 263 || ~4 || ~2
+| 600 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 357 || 263 || ~4 || ~2
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 The B-24 is often unfairly compared to the B-17. The B-24 was newer, more efficient, and much more versatile then Boeing's design. The B-24 saw action on all fronts, its most valuable work may have been against U-boats. The aircraft also saw work as a cargo plane, tanker, patrol, and reconnaissance. Even some were armed with additional guns as escorts. The B-24 was not as popular with its crews as the B-17. The B-24 was known to catch fire in battle easier and at times was known to suffer from hydraulic problems.
-=== In-game description ===
+{{break}}
 The Consolidated B-24D "Liberator" heavy bomber was created as a part of "Project A" a program launched to enhance the USA's industrial capacity to meet the needs of the Air Force. The contract for the aircraft, which was to be an improved B-17, was received by Consolidated in March of 1939, with a prototype required by the end of the year. The prototype was finished and made its first flight just two days before the deadline on December 29.
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 The B-24 was actively used in the Pacific and European theaters of war.
 == Media ==

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 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|FHjd7MDjrMg|'''Spade Review. B-24 Liberator. Fly it like a PB4Y!''' - ''Joseph 2000''|-u9qHJjOEV0|'''B-24 EXPERIENCE in War Thunder''' - ''Munitions''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|qR4zPyav9hk|'''The Shooting Range #320''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 04:15 discusses an air battle between a Liberator and Condors.|FHjd7MDjrMg|'''Spade Review. B-24 Liberator. Fly it like a PB4Y!''' - ''Joseph 2000''|-u9qHJjOEV0|'''B-24 EXPERIENCE in War Thunder''' - ''Munitions''}}
 == See also ==