Radcliffe must take charge of his tank destroyer to flank enemy lines, thereby opening a second front and enabling a breakthrough. However, CSAT tanks have established a formidable line of defence to prevent any further advances. Colonel Akhanteros' troops have been forced into a full retreat following Pyrgos' capture, and allied units are pushing south-west towards the city of Paros. Army combat vehicle crewman Sergeant Sydney 'Sid' Radcliffe, callsign Victor. 50- caliber machine guns, eight 5" rockets, 3,000 pounds of bombs and its 75mm tank cannon.The player controls U.S. The Marine Corps also adopted the 75mm B-25 as the PBJ-1, standing for Patrol (P) Bomber (B) built by North American Aviation (J), not "peanut butter and jelly." One of the most heavily armed aircraft in the world, it could attack targets with eight forward-firing. An average of four rounds could be fired on a strafing run. After being signaled that the gun was loaded, the pilot could fire it with a button on his control wheel. The lighter T13E1 75mm cannon was adapted from the M4 and was loaded by the plane's navigator. Modified from a B-25C, the experimental XB-25G proved the flying tank gun concept and led to the development of the B-25G and later H variants. Modified from the M3 cannon found on the M4 Sherman tank, it was the largest weapon carried on an American bomber at the time. Like an early AC-130, the B-25 Mitchell of Doolittle Raid fame was experimentally fitted with the 75mm M4 cannon. The answer came in the form of a tank cannon on a bomber. needed a heavy-hitting aircraft for anti-ship operations.
It was so successful that the British toyed with the idea of mounting a 96mm QF 32-pounder to a Mosquito. The Mk XVIII went on to sink at least a dozen German U-boats and surface ships. Pilot Tony Phillips shot down one Ju 88 with four 57mm shells, one of which tore off the German's engine. Though the U-boat was only damaged, three Ju 88s were shot down. On March 10, 1944, Mk XVIIIs from 248 Squadron engaged a German convoy of one U-boat and four destroyers protected by 10 Ju 88 Schnellbombers. Despite the Air Ministry's doubts over arming the Mosquito with a tank gun, the variant proved to be very effective. It was designed to attack U-boats and other German ships. The Mk XVIII fighter-bomber variant was armed with an autoloading quickfire 57mm anti-tank gun, the same gun used on the Churchill and Crusader tanks. It was said that the only problem with the Mosquito is that the RAF never had enough of them. Famously made mostly of wood, the Mosquito was used as a fighter, bomber, pathfinder, and reconnaissance aircraft. The DH Mosquito was one of the most capable planes of WWII.
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