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Dornier Do.335 Pfeil Kyushu J7W Shinden Lavochkin La-11 North Dornier Do.335 Pfeil Kyushu J7W Shinden Lavochkin La-11 North American P-82 Twin Mustang Gloster Meteor F.III Messerschmitt Me.262A-1 Schwalbe Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-15bis North American F-86A-5 Sabre PILOTING (LIGHT AIRPLANE) TL Vehicle ST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move Lwt. Load SM Occ. DR Range Stall Locations Notes 7 Do.335 Pfeil 100 0/3 9f 3/238 10.5 1.1 +5 1 5 1250 54 g3WrWi [1, 2] 7 J7W Shinden 79 +1/3 9f 3/227 5.8 0.2 +4 1 5 2080 52 g3WrWi [1, 3] 7 Twin Mustang 100 +1/3 10f 2/224 12.9 2.2 +5 2 5 2240 57 2g4WrWi [1, 4] 7 La-11 73 +2/3 10f 4/204 4.4 0.2 +4 1 5 1400 50 g3WrWi [1, 5] Notes: [1] Pilot is protected by DR 30 against attacks from forward and back. [2] Engine-mounted Mk-103 30mm autocannon with 70 rounds of ammunition, two synchronized MG151/20 autocannons (High-Tech, p.133) with 200 rounds of ammunition each. Can carry four SC250 bombs (High-Tech, p.195). [3] Four Type 5 30mm autocannons with 60 rounds of ammunition each. Two Type 97 60kg bombs. [4] Six M2 Browning machine guns (High-Tech, p.133) with 300 rounds of ammunition each. Can mount one of the following: two 2000lb bombs, 4 1000lb bombs, 10 HVAR rockets, a pod with additional eight M2 Brownings and 400 rounds of ammunition for each, or a radar. [5] Three synchronized NS-23 23mm autocannons with 75 rounds of ammunition each. PILOTING (HIGH-PERFORMANCE AIRPLANE) TL Vehicle ST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move Lwt. Load SM Occ. DR Range Stall Locations Notes 7 Me.262A-1 81 0/3 9f 3/259 7.9 1.1 +4 1 5 650 61 g3WrWi [1, 2] 7 Meteor F.III 87 0/3 9f 3/254 7.2 1.1 +5 1 5 1350 46 g3WrWi [1, 3] 7 Mig-15bis 79 +1/4 10f 5/326 6.7 1.1 +4 1 5 745 58 g3WrWi [1, 4] 7 F-86A Sabre 86 +1/4 10f 4/332 8.1 1.1 +5 1 5 1000 56 g3WrWi [1, 5] Notes: [1] Pilot is protected by DR 30 against attacks from forward and back. [2] Four Mk-108 30mm autocannons with 90 rounds of ammunition for each. 12 R4M rockets or two SC250 bombs. [3] Four HS.404 autocannons, 200 rounds of ammunition for each. 8 HVAR rockets. [4] N-37D autocannon with 40 rounds of ammunition and two 23mm NR-23 autocannons, with 80 rounds of ammunition each. Two FAB-100 bombs or drop tanks (range +480). [5] Six M2 Browning machine guns (High-Tech, p.133) with 300 rounds of ammunition each. Two 1000lb bombs or 16 HVAR rockets. GUNNER (MACHINE GUN) TL Weapon Damage Acc Range EWt. RoF Shots ST Bulk Rcl Cost LC Notes 6 HS.404 6d×3 pi++ 5 1700/6400 131/56 12! Varies 25M -10 3 $25K 1 follow-up 3d [1d] cr ex APHC-T round 6d×3(2) pi++ inc 6 MK-103 6d×5(0.5) pi++ 5 7! 3 1 follow-up 7d [2d] cr ex APHC-T round 9d×3(2) pi++ inc 6 MK-108 4d×4(0.5) pi++ 4 11! 3 1 follow-up 7d [2d] cr ex 7 Type 5 5d×5(0.5) pi++ 5 8! 3 1 follow-up 6d [1d+1] cr ex APHC-T round 5d×5(2) pi++ inc 7 N-37D, 37×155mm 6d×5(0.5) pi++ 5 6! 4 1 follow-up 4d [1d-1] cr ex APHC-T round 6d×5(2) pi++ inc 7 NS-23, 23×115mm 5d×4(0.5) pi++ 5 10! 3 1 [1] follow-up 3d [1d-2] cr ex APHC-T round 5d×4(2) pi++ inc [1] NR-23 version is RoF 15! GUNNER (ROCKETS) TL Weapon Damage Acc Range Weight RoF Shots ST Bulk Rcl Cost LC Notes 7 R4M Orkan, 6d×3 [6d+2] cr ex 1 8.5 1 7 HVAR, HE, 5’’ 6d×5 [6d+2] cr ex 1 /5000 50.5 Varies Varies 1 1 ARTILLERY (BOMBS) TL Weapon Damage Weight Cost LC Notes 6 FAB-100 6d×25 [6d×2] cr ex 220 1 6 Type 97 6d×15 [5d×2] cr ex 132 1 6 AN-M57 6d×20 [6d×2] cr ex 250 1 6 AN-M64 6d×30 [7d×2] cr ex 500 1 6 AN-M65 6d×45 [8d×2] cr ex 1000 1 6 AN-M66 6d×65 [6d×3] cr ex 2000 1.
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