some more ideas for planes

[wylieboy]

Okay I have some new ideas for some planes:

1. The german troop transport-Junkers Ju 52/3 M
2. U.S. patrol bomber PBY "Catalina"
3. British bomer-"Halifax"
4. German torpdo bomber-Heinkel He-115
5. German float plane-Arado Ar 196
6. the glider that was pulled behind the C-47 on D-Day

[Rino]

I'm just wondering who you are going to get to fly that
collection of aerial bullseyes?

[wylieboy]

Do you even know what kind of planes those are?

[Rino]

Let's see..Ju-52..pathetically slow underarmed german trimotor
transport/bomber

    PBY..again pathetically slow underarmed Navy patrol flying
boat.

    Halifax was a poor man's lancaster.

    He-115, another floatplane who's biggest claim to fame was
fishing downed pilots out of the Channel and praying that the
RAF was sound asleep.

    Ar-196, which would come in handy if we had any German
surface ships, and at least carried a pair of cannon.  Still duck
soup to virtually every fighter currently in the game.

    Horsa glider...big wooden box full of squishy things

    This was off the top of my head, btw..I suppose getting a
reference book would probably be overkill.  All these birds have
some geewhiz value as niche items but not very useful.

[Karnak]

1. The german troop transport-Junkers Ju 52/3 M

At some point it would be nice to see this, but it is not a huge priority.

2. U.S. patrol bomber PBY "Catalina"[/b]

If a flying boat is to be added it should be something capable, either the H8K2 'Emily' or the Coranado, maybe the Sunderland but it would be a sitting duck compared to the other two.  The PBY was a great aircraft, but it wouldn't fit into AH very well.

3. British bomer-"Halifax"[/b]

Why?  This fills a as close to identical role as the Lancaster as can be imagined.  You'd be hard pressed to find two aircraft that overlapped to a greater extent.  The Wellington would be much better as it would give us a capable, early war British bomber than the German fighters could catch, unlike the Boston.

4. German torpdo bomber-Heinkel He-115[/b]

Why?  It serves no purpose and played a very small part in reality.  The Ju88A-4 is better and covers the same timeframe.  A good torpedo bomber to add would be the B6N2 as it is a very capable aircraft, played a large part and fills a significant gap.  The B7A1 and TBD-1 Devastator would also be ok additions.  The TBD-1 because it fills a gap and the B7A1 because it would see wide use in the MA.

5. German float plane-Arado Ar 196[/b]

Once again, why?  It fills no significant gap and played a very small part.

6. the glider that was pulled behind the C-47 on D-Day [/B]

What role do you see for this in AH?