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Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless by Uncle T

My version of the Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless aircraft carrier based dive bomber (SBD - Scout Bomber Douglas).
It's an approximation, not a 1:1 replica.

This is the same plane as my Douglas A-24 Banshee but with a different paint scheme and this version has an arrestor hook for carrier landings.

It's armed with 2 machine guns in the engine cowling, 2 rear machine guns manned by the radio operator, 1 1600 lb bomb under the fuselage released with a bomb cradle to avoid the propeller, and 1 325 lb bomb under each wing.

This carrier based plane did not have folding wings since the wings needed to be robust for dive bombing.

Alt controls to fly.
W/S: Variable throttle.
A/D: Yaw and ground steering.
LUp/Down arrow: Pitch.
Left/Right arrow: Roll.
X/Disable steering: Landing gear.
Hold X/Invert steering: Air brakes.
Fire action 1/Num 1: Machine guns.
Fire action 2/Num 2: 1600 lb bomb.*
Fire action 3-4/Num 3-4: 325 lb bombs.
Fire action 8/Num 8: Arrestor hook.

Rear machine gun uses Alt controls.
Up/Down arrow / Mouse: Aim up/down.
Left/Right arrow / Mouse: Aim side to side.
Fire action 1/Num 1: Fire.

Camera 1: Rear machine guns for better visibility.
Camera 2: 1600 lb bomb so you can check your aim.

* To dive bomb approach at altitude (400+ metres), reduce throttle, apply air brakes, go into a steep dive (60-80 degrees), aim and drop the 1600 lb bomb. A green light in the cockpit will indicate the bomb's been released and it's time to pull up. The cradle will fall off after a few seconds.
NOTE! Don't go into a full 90 degrees dive since the physics in the game won't let the bomb swing away properly and bomb + cradle might well end up in your propeller.
Don't forget to retract the air brakes!

Feel free to edit but if you re-upload in any manner please credit the original creation and creator.

Have fun!