Originally posted by Pongo
What are you babbling about. The B29 is not a korean war plane. 1000s of them flew in ww2 and they were operational before DDay. I say bring on the F8F and the F7F as well. No other reason required then they are cool WW2 planes.
Oh yeah, Billy the rocket plane Capt. and his special friend Mr. Bomber boy need a new plane.
Why?
Because it will enhance aerial combat in the MA?
No.
Because it adds more than any other plane identified to special events, dueling, and the Combat Theatre?
No.
Because in a rolling planeset such as teh envisioned TOD there is a gaping hole for heavy Allied Bombers?
No.
Because "I want one", that's why.
What astute logic. I marvel at the simian perspicacity of these fellows. "It's the most needed" because I say so.
The B-29 is a fantastic plane, certainly. But in the MA it would not be used in the manner in which it was employed against Japan. It's bombload would be far out of proportion to what was useful due to the constraints of fuel requirements in the actual war. And let us be honest, many of our credibility challenged brethren in arms want one for a nuclear option.
The logical fallacy of the need for a nuke has been enunciated previously. But will be posted here to remind all of what is lost when the B-29 with nukes enters the fray:
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=69895&highlight=Stupidityand:
Basically, the A-bomb represented the end of the romance of air warfare. The idea of dogfighting, while still germane to pilots, really only exists in the days prior to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki incidents. Given also that the arenas are too small for the use of such, you're basically talking about altering the world of AH for 2 seconds of pre-pubescent ridiculousness that has nothing in common in any real way with aerial combat. The impact of one man in a 29 outstrips anything that we all profess to love when we get excited about a P-40, 190, Spitfire, etc. It is therefore not relevant to this game.
If we had a B-29/A-bomb equipped arena, I'd like these to be the last two additions to the game, after the Gloster gladiator, Cr32, CR42, Fiat Br20, Mig-3, Ju-52, Me-410, Henschel 123, LaGG-3, P-39/P-400, I-16, Ki-84, Do-17, Wellington, PBY, B-25, Cant Herone, Sunderland, Heinkell 115, He-111, P108, SM 79, Z1007, Brewster, Finnish Myrsky, Dewoitine, Petoz, Fiesler Storch, Taylor L-5, Dutch Fokkers, Helldiver, Baltimore, Grace, Betty, Nell, Lilly, Sally, Ann, Manchester, Kingfisher, Hudson, Blenheim, Stirling, Saetta, etc., etc., after every other plane, fine.
Make the B-29 and A bomb well after all relevant ground vehicles and some just for fun have been introduced, make it after artillery and infantry, Japanese Destroyers, German VIICs (U-Boootwaffen), Italian transport planes, English armor, merchant ships for supply operations, Russian rocket launchers, and assorted coastal patrol craft of all nationalities mounting open 3"-5" guns and various caliber MG.
Model the B-29 only after love is gone, romance is dead, Chivalry slain, comaraderie forsaken, and all hope is lost, for that is what the A-bomb stands for.
In fact, only model it to have a perpetual A-Bomb Arena with sides having a bunch of extremely large cities defended by 163s, Salamanders, F8s, F7s, and 262s and B-29s and A-bombs. Play to your hearts' content, but not until the CR42 and Brewster Buffalo have had their say, and one man versus one man in honorable combat has been played to its death knell. Something which obviates the A-bomb entirely, since that knell has not tolled, as we still pine for it as evidenced by our participation here.
Thanks for the thread,
Yours,
Sakai
