Bombloads for DOA

[Talon]

While researching the USN part in DOA I found the bombloads the Dauntless,Devastator and Wildcat in the early part of the war.

Dauntless-carried either a 1000lb or 1 x 500lb and 2 x 100lb bombs.

F4F-3 Wildcat-carrier 2 x 100lb bombs.

Devastator- carried either a torpedo or 2 x 500lb bombs.During the Wake attack it carried 12 x 100lb bombs.

I have fixed the DP's so each plane has the correct bombloads.

Pic of Devastator dropping 12 bombs.


Talon

 

[whitehawk_2009]

Learn something new every day! I didn't know they could put that much iron under a TBD.

WH

 

[trasno]

Learn something new every day! I didn't know they could put that much iron under a TBD.

WH

There is an oficial report on Enterprise attacks agaianst Kwajalein, that says Devastators carried three 500 pounders, but I never found a pic showing that load.

Trasno

 

[trasno]

Here is the report:
http://www.cv6.org/ship/logs/action19420201.htm

And I read the same in a book, but I don´t remember the title.

Trasno.

 

[The B24 Guy]

Hi All,

I did a lot of research on this and only found one illustration depicting the three 500lb bomb load. I think I got it right in the DP of the Overhauled TBD.

They could also carry the Norton Bombsight.

Regards,
B24Guy

 

[Talon]

For the TBD I just made two extra bombloads for it.The DOA USN missions it carried either 2 x 500lb bombs or a torpedo.The 2 bombs were used because they weren't sure if the planes carrying torpedoes could make over the mountain ranges.Only 13 TBD's carried the torpedo while all others carried 500lb bombs.

While attacking Wake the Enterprise TBD's carried 12 x 100lb bombs.

I've done alot of research as I always do when I make missions.


Talon

 

[trasno]

Yes, the bombload for Wake is correct.