Hi Setter,
I found this from:http://www.microworks.net/pacific/aviation/pv_ventura.htm
In July 1942, the USN approached LAC with the idea of increasing the range of the PV-1 to maximize its usefulness as a maritime patrol aircraft. This project was assigned to Vega engineers and as a result, the new aircraft was designated Vega Model 15, instead of using the LAC Model 37 designation. The new aircraft was the PV-2 Harpoon, Vega Model 15-27-01. The aircraft used the same fuselage and engines as the PV-1 but in order to increase range, the fuel capacity of the PV-2 was increased by 15.9 percent over the PV-1; to increase take-off performance, a new wing with greater span, constant taper and rounded wing-tips and enlarged vertical tail surfaces were used. Armament was also increased to nine 50-caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns, two fixed guns in the upper decking of the nose, three fixed guns in a pod beneath the nose, two guns in the Martin dorsal turret and two flexible guns in the ventral tunnel position. Production models were equipped with eight zero-length HVAR rails, four on each wing. The internal bomb load was increased to 4,000-pounds (1,814 kg). The new aircraft would have reduced speed but increased range and better field performance and the USN placed an order for 500 aircraft on 30 June 1943.
Not sure if this helps though,
TNZ
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