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U.S. Enters WWII Early (1940) GB Inspiration
Brian da Basher:
Had the United States been drawn into World War 2 in January 1940 (as an example), it would have been fighting with a whole different set of equipment than what is familiar to us.
For example, the US Army Air Corps' (as it was then) top bomber was the B-18 Bolo with 345 in inventory (compared to 53 early-model B-17s). Their top fighter was the Curtiss P-36 (211 on hand), supplemented by 66 Seversky P-35s and 81 Boeing P-26s; there were only 31 early P-40s (and obviously no P-51s, P-47s, P-38s, or P-39s. There were 128 Northrop A-17 attack aircraft, supplemented by a bunch of prototypes and obsolete types. And, there were a boatload of observation types: Douglas O-43 and O-46 and North American O-47, among others.
The Navy included only 6 aircraft carriers (Langley, Lexington, Saratoga, Ranger, Yorktown and Enterprise) and was still very much a battleship-based Navy. Aircraft on the decks of those carriers in January 1940 would have included Grumman F3F (new at the time) and F2F, as well as Great Lakes TG-2 and BG-2, with the Douglas TBD and Vought SB2U being the most modern aircraft on US carrier decks.
On the Army side, the M2 medium tank was just beginning to reach units, with the M2 Light Tank being still standard: the M3 Grant/Lee and the M4 Sherman would start to enter units in the second half of 1940.
The Big Gimper:
Brian:
Would you accept an impressed Northrop Gamma 2A? The modified design would fall between the original Gamma 2A and YA-13.
Acree:
Of course! Especially since in real life at least 3 Gammas were impressed into US Army service (the UC-100 in the USAAF and at least two Gamma 2Ds with the Army Corps of Engineers). And I'm really looking forward to it since the Gamma is one of my favorites!
The Big Gimper:
Thanks Brian. Completely unaware of the UC-100 designation.
Joe Baugher to the rescue: http://www.joebaugher.com/ustransports/cdesig.html
The Big Gimper:
+ =? (Mohahahaha!)
Just the skis Brian.
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