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Ahead of its time
The B-29’s crew compartments were pressurised and joined by a tunnel, so the crew could work above 9 km without oxygen masks and heavy clothing. The turrets were remotely controlled, and the gunners aimed through a fire-control computer that allowed for range and speed. The new R-3350 engines gave trouble for a long time; engine fires were the greatest danger of the early years.
Over Japan
B-29s began raiding Japan in 1944 from China, then from the Mariana Islands. When strong winds at high altitude spoiled their accuracy, General Curtis LeMay changed tactics: the B-29s dropped incendiaries from low level at night. The raid on Tokyo in March 1945 killed tens of thousands of civilians. In August 1945 “Enola Gay” dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and “Bockscar” on Nagasaki.
The Soviet Union built the Tu-4 by copying B-29s that had made forced landings in Siberia. The B-29 was also used in the Korean War, but daylight raids had to be abandoned in the face of the MiG-15.
In WarSimBox
In the game it is the heaviest bomber, in the second stage of the research tree: it flies very high, carries one of the largest loads and defends every direction with five remotely controlled twin-gun turrets. It is very tough, but slow and large, and struggles against jet fighters.
Unlocked in the aircraft tree after researching Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress.
- Top speed
- 576 km/h · 9,000 m
- Climb
- 5.7 m/s
- Sustained turn
- 32.2 s
- Stall speed
- 181 km/h
These figures come from the game’s flight model (climb, turn and stall at sea level).
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