Request for comment

[DuckofTindalos]

I'm not as familiar as I'd like to be with the Avro Manchester, so a lot of these stats are at best educated guesses. Comments welcome... (art by MadmanRick)

[DuckofTindalos]

Aside, that is, from commenting on the "F" mounts for the bombs, which I've already changed since doing the screenshot. I've also reduced the bombload a bit, reasoning that the 10000 pound capacity of the ETO might not be quite so much in the PTO.

[Dixie]

I'd consider dropping the durability down, the Manchester was notoriously poor on one engine so few made it back once they had an engine damaged.  Defo drop the max load capacity, the engines would have struggled to produce the required power to get 10000 lb of bombs off the ground in addition to fuel etc.  

[DuckofTindalos]

I've reduced the load to about 7000 pounds in the latest version.

[MadmanRick]

Termy,
How does the artwork look in game (I haven't had the time to load any of this recent stuff up, which is why I asked)?

[DuckofTindalos]

I assume you're asking about the air combat animation screen? I haven't gotten that far yet; this is just a preliminary shot.

[topeverest]

5 service rating...wow.

[DuckofTindalos]

Hard to maintain, with very touchy engines.

[m10bob]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

I'm not as familiar as I'd like to be with the Avro Manchester, so a lot of these stats are at best educated guesses. Comments welcome... (art by MadmanRick)

Combat Aircraft Of The World..John W.R.Taylor sez the plane had a maximum combat range of 1630 miles with an 8100 Lb bomb load..Further sez the plane had a "cavernous" bomb bay, half the length of the plane, and could carry what aircrews called "slum-clearing" bombs...Maximum bomb load was 10,350 Lbs...Entered service November 1940 and quickly became unpopular due the the Vulture engine problems.("Vulture"!..What a hoot!)It sez the lane COULD maintain height on one engine!..About 200 were built, serving with 11 squadrons..
One plane flew 600 miles on one engine after being damaged in a raid over Berlin..(Must have been rugged!)...The defensive guns are as you have them listed..

[DuckofTindalos]

Thanks, Bob. That last bit seems to tally poorly with "conventional wisdom", which is that nearly all Manchester non-combat losses occurred when the aircraft lost power to one engine and couldn't maintain altitude.

[chesmart]

Termi are you working on a mod ? 

[DuckofTindalos]

Manchester Mk Ia, take two!