B-25 Stats

Aircraft Stats:

•  Length — 52 ft 11 in (16.13 m)

•  Wingspan — 67 ft 7 in (20.60 m)

•  Top Speed — 280 mph

•  Powerplant — 2 × Wright R-2600-13 radial engines

•  Primary Weapon — 1 × 75 mm M4 cannon with 21 rounds

•  Secondary Armament — 2 × .50 cal fixed machine guns in the nose + 4 × .50 cal guns in defensive turrets

Why the 75 mm cannon mattered

The B-25G was purpose-built as a hard-hitting gunship. The massive 75 mm cannon could destroy barges, vehicles, coastal targets, and airfields during low-level strafing runs — firepower rarely seen on a medium bomber.