These vids should wind you up for a future B-25 release...hopefully soon!

[Blitzen]

Down very low ow and very tight formations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTUl9s3YJPQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFMp4p4PFWw

[MajorMagee]

If you want to get excited about the B-25 read "Warpath Across The Pacific" by Lawrence J. Hickey, and "General Kenney Reports" by George C. Kenney.

[Freycinet]

The last of those two books can be found here as a free pdf (defense.gov-website):

https://media.defense.gov/2010/May/26/2001330291/-1/-1/0/AFD-100526-032.pdf

And the first one I just bought from 

https://irandpcorp.com/products/345bg/

 

Thanks for the recommendation!!

[Gambit21]

Yep - has to be a J or I don’t care.

[DBFlyguy]

1 hour ago, Gambit21 said:

Yep - has to be a J or I don’t care.

A J makes the most sense from a data standpoint plus..straffing ?

Edited December 18, 2021 by DBFlyguy

[BlitzPig_EL]

But the J didn't operate in Northern Europe.

 

Sad but true.

[Rjel]

The earlier D we have now will work in the early PTO era just fine. But by the time the PTO maps covering 1944 arrive, we will expect to be flying the H and J models. Well, hoping to be flying them anyway.

[DBFlyguy]

2 hours ago, BlitzPig_EL said:

But the J didn't operate in Northern Europe.

 

Sad but true.

 

RAF Squadrons that flew the J (Mitchell mk.III) in Europe:

• 98 Squadron from Sep 44 - Nov 45
• 180 Squadron Dec44 - Sep 45
• 320 Squadron (Dutch) Feb45 - Aug45
• 342 Squadron (Free French) Apr 45
• 226 Squadron Jan45 - Sep 45 (looks like they flew a mix of mk.II's and mk.III's)

Edited December 18, 2021 by DBFlyguy

[dannytherat]

For me it has to be a "D", for the family reasons I've stated before elsewhere (my great-uncle was a navigator on Mitchell IIs with 98 Sqn RAF during 1943 and 1944, and survived a ditching in the Channel in September 1943 after his a/c was attacked by Fw 190s).

 

Don't get me wrong, I'd be delighted with a "J" too (or Mk III as the RAF called it), but in my heart of hearts I'd be a bit disappointed it wasn't a "D".

 

Sorry for keeping on going on about the family link, but I'm very proud of it.

 

Also, giving the western Allies a much needed glazed-nose level bomber, as opposed to a solid-nosed strafer, would be no bad thing. ?

[Freycinet]

A big S! to your your great uncle and thanks for keeping his memory alive!

[DBFlyguy]

6 hours ago, dannytherat said:

For me it has to be a "D", for the family reasons I've stated before elsewhere (my great-uncle was a navigator on Mitchell IIs with 98 Sqn RAF during 1943 and 1944, and survived a ditching in the Channel in September 1943 after his a/c was attacked by Fw 190s).

 

Don't get me wrong, I'd be delighted with a "J" too (or Mk III as the RAF called it), but in my heart of hearts I'd be a bit disappointed it wasn't a "D".

 

Sorry for keeping on going on about the family link, but I'm very proud of it.

 

Also, giving the western Allies a much needed glazed-nose level bomber, as opposed to a solid-nosed strafer, would be no bad thing. ?

 

The J was "glaze nosed" as well:

 

Later variants of the J had the "hard nose"

 

[dannytherat]

1 minute ago, DBFlyguy said:

 

The J was "glaze nosed" as well:

 

Later variants of the J had the "hard nose"

 

Yes, I know, but one of the previous posters stated a preference for the "J" because of the potential for strafing.

 

For what it's worth there were also "D"s with machine-gun noses which served in the Far East, if people want a strafing B-25, ready for when/if that theatre sees the light of day in game.

 

My personal preference is for the "D" (Mitchell II) for the reasons I've already said, not to mention that we've already got a nice AI "D" in game as a starting point.

 

Like I say, I'd be pleased to get a "J" but my fingers are crossed for a "D"! ?