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Default Re: China OOB21 and OOB14 v.11

Nationalist China OOB21:

Remaining remarks from my notes:


47 45L66 AT guns - photo has a short barrel, should be eg. 29366

63 GMC AOP Truck - photo of CMP truck is appropriate only for late use. Better light truck of 1930s/40s is eg. 1074 (KNIL)

394 Nakajima Type 91 - it's a detail, but according to the book on Chinese aviation quoted before, delivered in a significant number to Kwangsi airforce only in 9/1935 (now 9/34). Only one was used from 9/34 for evaluation (the second one got quickly crashed).


396 Waco 240A - according to the book, arrived only in 1/31 (now 1/30) - the earliest fighter bomber from 1/30 might be copied Breguet XIV (unit 427 level bomber), or Old Corsair mentioned below.

397 Douglas O-2MC - might be copied with alternative heavier bomb load 2 x 120lb described in action in the quoted book.

399 V-92C Corsair - it has a different icon, than unit 400 - apparently should be the same. However, it makes not much sense as a strafer. It could be renamed as O2U-1D, known as "Old Corsair" used from 1930, with weaker engine - with some lighter bombs and possibly slower?

400 V-92C Corsair - it could carry 2 x 120lb (described in the book) - now it has one 110lb bomb.

408 I-16 Type 10 - name should be changed to Type 5 (it has 2 MGs)
There could be added I-16 Type 10 with 4 MGs from spring of 1938.

A Chinese photo: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/91/c9/69/9...054da73187.jpg


427 Breguet XIV.B [level bomber] - might be copied as a fighter-bomber, the most typical Chinese attack plane from late 1920s. -
"B" in the name seems redundant (or B2 to be precise in French nomenclature)
Typical WW1 era bomb load of Bre 14 was 32 x 8kg or 16 x 20kg.

428 Fiat Br.3 - it's worth to copy it with much heavier load, eg. 6 x 250lb or 2 x 500lb bombs (confirmed in the book).
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