Posted my first work here: Blenheim Mk I card
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Last edited by OldGuy59; 03-28-2017 at 09:34.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
You're at it again Mike, I cannot thank you enough for your continued excellence.
Lest we forget
Hi Mike, there is an amendment pending on the WGS unofficial aircraft section regarding the Blenheim firing arcs. The Bristol B1 turret could not traverse through 360 degrees. The turret could only traverse 60 degrees either side to the rear of the fuselage centre-line, then the gun itself could traverse another 40 degrees. So you have 100 degrees either side. The Bristol turret also allowed the gun to move side to side to engage targets that would normally be obstructed by the tail. The result is a much reduced tail shadow. I will post some diagrams and source documentation later today.
Now you tell me.
Pilotfriend.com - Bristol Blenheim / Bolingbroke
Amongst other armament that might be found on various planes:
1 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Browning fixed forward-firing machine-gun in the port wing.
1 x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Lewis or Vickers "K" trainable machine-gun in a semi-retractable hydraulically operated Bristol B.Mk III dorsal turret, or
2 x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Vickers "K" trainable machine-guns in a power-operated Bristol B.Mk IIIA dorsal turret, or
2 x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Browning trainable machine-guns in a power-operated Bristol B.Mk IV dorsal turret.
1 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Browning trainable rearward-firing machine-gun in a remotely controlled Frazer-Nash FN.54 chin turret, or
2 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Browning trainable rearward-firing machine-guns in a remotely controlled Frazer-Nash FN.54A chin turret. The turret could rotate 20 degrees to either side with a depression of 17 degrees.
1 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Vickers "K" forward-firing machine-gun in a gimbal nose gun mount (optional field modification).
1 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Vickers "K" machine-gun in a rear firing engine nacelle mount (optional field modification).
1 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Vickers "K" machine-gun in a rear firing under tail mount (optional field modification).
Note that on one site, the rear-facing chin turret was to be used to shoot planes in the tail blind spot, not lower aircraft? It had 15 degrees left/right arc, and 25 degrees depression, but could shoot directly aft (No elevation). So, same altitude (red), and not necessarily yellow indicating only lower targets?
Well, what does the USC say about multi-crewed aircraft, that are not bombers? I have been putting planes on Heavy Fighter cards, but not doing Crew Management cards, as Ares doesn't do them. Now, IIRC, these are "two seater" for the most part. However, for planes like this, or the Ju-88, there is actually a crew, with defined positions, and even multiple positions/guns.
Any discussion/decision on that?
Last edited by OldGuy59; 03-27-2017 at 16:56.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
This information is sourced from "British Aircraft Armament Vol.1: RAF Gun Turrets", by R Wallace Clarke, published in 1993 by Patrick Stephens Ltd. A copy of this excellent reference book can be downloaded from www.scribd.com here https://www.scribd.com/search?page=1...tops&query=RAF aircraft armament
Last edited by Carl_Brisgamer; 03-28-2017 at 12:03.
Plane Cards revised above.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
It doesn't look like anyone did a management card for this one. Here are a few questions;
Did this plane have a copilot?
I assume the pilot controls the forward firing MG.
With only one MG in the port wing, outboard of the engine, would it make sense to shift the forward firing arc to the left some?
Thanks!
Lol WW1 is so much less complicated.
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Looking good Dave
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Charming rendition Dave.
Is that Spode I see in the background, or could it possibly be Dresden?
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Very nice Dave. Wish I could have seen them Tuesday.
There were only three members in a Blenheim's crew, Dave. The pilot controlled the forward firing gun, the navigator/ bomb-aimer operated the under nose rearward firing blister and the wireless operator/ air gunner manned the dorsal turret.
They look tidy Dave
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Excellent Blenheims!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Thanks guys! I’m looking forward to getting them into action!
I was thinking of doing up a Management card for this plane, but unless someone is desperate, I'll wait.
There will be official cards for this plane sometime this year. It would be nice if they used our ideas, but so far, it appears that Ares does something different from anything posted on our site. I'm thinking it is to avoid having to credit anyone here for their stuff.
Hmmm... Is that a bit cynical?
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
I hadn’t heard that they were doing a Bristol Blenheim. I didn’t see anything on the Ares site.
Those Blenheims are brilliant, really well done.
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Looks good! What model brand model is that?
Hi Dak21
The Blenheim is a Zvezda 1/200 model flying over the Tobruk Memoir'44 map
Nice Blenheim with DAK camo.
Blenheim loverly Chee.
Kyte.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Your usual immaculate work Peter.
Superb.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Very crisp Peter! The colors look very rich. Probably five coats of Vallejo air there.
I’ve got some AIM Blenheim MK I’s on deck too. Maybe I’ll build one of those Zveda models. Looks like very nice detail.
Thanks Rob.
Dave, surprisingly with a black prime only 1 coat on the green and most of the tan. The sky underneath was a double coat. After working on so many Shapeways it was strange to paint such a smooth surface.
Great painting, Peter!
I like the look of that Peter.
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Very nice Pete. I have some of those but went with AIM ones. Always an insperation by your work.
Beautiful Blenheim Peter! Appreciate the info/how to's also.
Lovely Blenheim, Peter!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Very nice (Rep Gun Empty..)
Hi, i'm building a trio of Zvezda Blenheims and i'm wondering what kind of stand fits with these custom cards. Heavy fighter or bomber stand?
This aircraft being quite small i would chose the heavy fighter base like the dornier 17 but is it ok with the manoeuver deck?
Thanks
Éric from France
Great looking bird Peter. Love the camo.
The wingspan of the Bristol Blenheim is 17,2 meters.
A wingspan up to 18 m means a heavy fighter base, like the Dornier 17, Messerschmitt Bf.110, Bristol Beaufighter.
So you are right, you can use a heavy fighter base for your Zveda Blenheim.
Planes with wingspan larger than 18 m use bomber base (Ju.88 A-1 and A-4, He.111, B.25, B.17 , Lancaster).
The Blenheim has the same speed as the Do.17 (around 422 km/h), so you can use the same deck U or a deck with a 3,2 cm straight maneuver.
Thanks Monse !
I had the same questions for the Tupolev SB-2 but i can answer it by myself now.
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