What if the Japanese used the betty as a stopgap till the dedicated lorna and other planes came into play; we have a betty in game plus the ww2 radars or from the vulcan bomber. This would also complement the what-if awacs proposal. weps loadouts include bombs and depth charges. Maybe rockets?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4Mhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4MGeneral characteristics
Crew: 7 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator/bombardier/nose gunner, captain/top turret gunner, radio operator/waist gunner, engine mechanic/waist gunner, tail gunner)
Length: 19.97 m (65 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 24.89 m (81 ft 8 in)
Height: 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) in rigging position
Wing area: 78.125 m2 (840.93 sq ft)
Airfoil: root: MAC118 mod (12.5%); tip:MAC118 mod (10%)[20]
Empty weight: 6,741 kg (14,861 lb)
Gross weight: 9,500 kg (20,944 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 12,860 kg (28,351 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Mitsubishi MK4A Kasei 11 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,140 kW (1,530 hp) each for take-off
1,050 kW (1,410 hp) at 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
1,000 kW (1,340 hp) at 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Propellers: 3-bladed Hamilton Standard licensed Sumitomo constant speed variable-pitch
Performance
Maximum speed: 428 km/h (266 mph, 231 kn) at 4,200 m (13,780 ft)
Cruise speed: 315 km/h (196 mph, 170 kn) at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Stall speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
Range: 2,852 km (1,772 mi, 1,540 nmi)
Ferry range: 5,040 km (3,130 mi, 2,720 nmi) [N 2]
Rate of climb: 9.166 m/s (1,804.3 ft/min)
Armament
Guns: 1× 20 mm Type 99 cannon (tail turret), 4× 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun (nose turret ×1, waist positions ×2, top turret ×1)
Bombs: 1× 858 kg (1,892 lb) Type 91 Kai-3 (improved model 3) aerial torpedo or 1× 800 kg (1,764 lb) bomb or 4× 250 kg (551 lb) bombs
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Topic: Betty maritime patrol bomber (Read 333 times)
