Rumors of new Bomber? Can anyone Confirm?

[Krusty]

His original post just said 2 planes and a vehicle, right?

So who's to say that we'll get a bomber? We might get two fighters, eh? EH???

[Sikboy]

Originally posted by Westy
Hot damn!  Check "NEWS" !!!!

[edited to add the screenshot]
 

lol, that was mean. The "edited to add the screenshot" really added to the authenticity.

-Sik

[Majors]

Hi Mates

I like that Beaufighter.  However, you can't have a WWII flight simulation without all models of the B-24 and B-25.  Believe me there are plenty of uses for them both in AH2.

Hope to have them someday.

Cheers to you all.


Majors
249RAF
Oldest Yank in the RAF

[Karnak]

GRUNHERZ,

Why do you think the Blen would be useful?  That strikes me as a mere "Lets make sure the Luftwaffe gets portrayed as favorably as possible." type of choice.  The Ju88A-4 would still be superior to the Wellington Mk III, but the Wellington might actually do something whereas the Blenheim would be both helpless and incapable of actually accomplishing anything.

Krusty,

Pyro said "A fighter, a bomber and a tank."

[NoBaddy]

Originally posted by Majors
Hi Mates

I like that Beaufighter.  However, you can't have a WWII flight simulation without all models of the B-24 and B-25.  Believe me there are plenty of uses for them both in AH2.

Hope to have them someday.

Cheers to you all.


Majors
249RAF
Oldest Yank in the RAF

Damn!! Guess we a tiddlywinks simulation all of these years .

[GRUNHERZ]

Originally posted by Karnak
GRUNHERZ,

Why do you think the Blen would be useful?  That strikes me as a mere "Lets make sure the Luftwaffe gets portrayed as favorably as possible." type of choice.  The Ju88A-4 would still be superior to the Wellington Mk III, but the Wellington might actually do something whereas the Blenheim would be both helpless and incapable of actually accomplishing anything.

Krusty,

Pyro said "A fighter, a bomber and a tank."

Because I want to recreate those rodeos where I can shoot at Blenheims with my 109F4 while avoiding tyhe Spitv escort.

[Citabria]

it isnt a ww2 combat sim till it has a b-24 liberator.

[United]

Here we go again...
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=122443&highlight=B24

[GRUNHERZ]

Originally posted by Citabria
it isnt a ww2 combat sim till it has a b-24 liberator.

That would be the worst possible bomber to add at this time.

[oboe]

Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
That would be the worst possible bomber to add at this time.

Not so sure about that.   TOD is coming and we know it will be initially based in the 1944 ETO.     So, the realistic missions will be escorted US heavy bomber strikes and German interceptors.

B-24 might be useful as a secondary US heavy bomber.

I'd be interested to see the Greif as well, though.  Thought I remember one of the artists saying what a difficult plane it would be to model though....

[United]

Secondary?  The B-24 often flew along with B-17s in missions over France and Germany.  Look up March 18, 1945.  There was a huge bombing raid consisting of 1250 some bombers and 700 some escort fighters.  That one definately included B-24s and B-17s.

[Citabria]

to hell with the stupid CT its boring as paint drying.

I fly in the MA and scenarios only when there is a really good one going on.

if I want to fly an effective bomber with good bombload and defenses I have one option... the B-17

I want the option of flying another heavily armed heavy bomb load 4 engine bomber.

that is the B-24 or the B-29

personally I like the B-24 because it was used in the ETO and PTO while B-29 was only late war PTO

there were almost no B-17s used in the pacific around 1943. all b17s were diverted to the ETO and B-24s took over the entire heavy bombardment duties in the PTO until the B-29 showed up.

if HTC is serious about getting the PTO planeset in shape it requires the B-24. and lets not forget I am an american and I want to fly american planes and to hell with you foriegn bastards!

[Citabria]

get back to reality. the only other useful axis bomber for scenarios would be the he111 and that would be just a flying easy kill target for anyone in the CT or MA. all axis buffs are lame and no one cares if the russians had the PE2. the PE2 is boring. it will end up as another gadget aircraft like the il2 has contributing little to the overall heavy usage pool aircraft of the MA.

the B-24 has never been correctly 3d modelled. everyone screws up the pilot canopy and nose. if superfly or nate is doing it it may finally be done justice because they are so meticulous about proportions. and rest assured I will make known any innacuracies in the wireframe if i find any in the event the b24 is modelled.

there are really only 2 aircraft i wish to see perfectly 3d modelled. the p38 and the b24. the rest i don't care as long as they are close. but i wish to see the p38 and b24 flawlessly modelled because they have been so screwed up by every cross eyed 3d modeller in other games and sims because the actual 3d drawings which 3d modelleres base their wireframes off of are innacurate. please do these two justice

[Telstar]

Beaufighter would be nice  but, a Halifax would be better

[Karnak]

As to the topic of the thread, I'd not be surprised to see a B-24, but I think it more likely to be Russian.  Tu-2S or Pe-2FT.

I'd put Germany in the running too with maybe Italy in a distant fourth.

So my top bets in order:

USSR:
Pe-2FT
Tu-2S

USA:
B-25
B-24

Germany:
Ju188A-2
He177A-5

Italy:
S.M.79-II
Z.1007


I'm out and done.