Author Topic: Name the best plane for the job (Read 980 times)

Morpheus · « **Reply #30 on:** April 19, 2005, 12:24:36 AM »

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Originally posted by gnubee
Oh...and one more category that I forgot before...

High Speed Medical Evac: P-38

Yep... those are ambulance pods boys... man that would be one hel...errr heck of a ride

LOL good way to sucker someone you dont like much to go for a ride with ya.

Get up to alt and "DT's away!!! Ooops"

Seeker · « **Reply #31 on:** April 19, 2005, 09:56:13 AM »

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Originally posted by Kweassa

* Anti-shipping missions

Would there be a really serious need for anti-shipping planes in the ETO? I'm not sure about that. Thus, considering the circumstances, I'd say the PTO USN dive bombers would probably among the best.

Is the Atlantic ETO? and if not; where is it?

More tonnage lost there than anywhere else; and some of the biggest (if not the biggest) naval engagements.

Don't forget the traditional Allied/Brit stratergy of blockade.

Plenty of ship strikes going on

TheDudeDVant · « **Reply #32 on:** April 19, 2005, 10:16:55 AM »

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Originally posted by Morpheus
P38- Everything.

ya, what he said! hehe

Kev367th · « **Reply #33 on:** April 19, 2005, 10:29:04 AM »

Long range bomber escort: P-51D

High alt interception of unescorted bombers: Bf 109 G-10 with gondies

High alt interception of escorted bombers: Me262

Anti-shipping missions: Beaufighter/Mosquito

Short range dogfight: Spit VIII or XIV

Airfield attack: P-47D

Infantry Support: Typhoon

Kev367th · « **Reply #34 on:** April 19, 2005, 10:31:40 AM »

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Originally posted by gnubee
Oh...and one more category that I forgot before...

High Speed Medical Evac: P-38

Yep... those are ambulance pods boys... man that would be one hel...errr heck of a ride

Interesting aside -
British Army Scout helicopters in the medivac role had a sign inside the stretcher pods that said "Do not worry, you are not dead", or words to those effect.