B-29 Super Fortress

[Vertex61]

See Rule #6

[jay]

-1 for the idea. B29 came in pretty late (1945) and the ordance is too heavy. Even if it would be added it would have to be perked 300+.


A pretty good reason why no NUKES!

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more like 10000+ perked if it will be ever added (i hope to god it never is) cause got to think off all thos useless bobmer perkies

[Vertex61]

Yep. The guns on the B29 are also very good. NO fighter could destory it if it was added.

[sandwich]

Yep. The guns on the B29 are also very good. NO fighter could destory it if it was added.

999000 would never lose a bomber.

He would be unkillable.

[valad94]

-1 for the idea. B29 came in pretty late (1945)

no ur a little off on that, the B-29 came in middle of 1944

[phatzo]

eerr Vertex you might want to get rid of that F-Bomb (err bad pun)

[jay]

Yep. The guns on the B29 are also very good. NO fighter could destory it if it was added.

2 x .50 in and 1× 20 mm M2 cannon in tail position (the cannon was eventually removed as it proved unreliable in service)

B-29s carried out around 33,000 sorties with a loss rate of 1.38% which meant that about 450 aircraft were lost with all or part of their crew (how many were lost over Japan I cannot say). 11,026 fighter attacks reported over Japan. B-29s claimed 714 destroyed, 456 prob and 770 damaged

[dhart]

You would see more players opting to use the B-29 than any of the other bombers.  Why?  Bigger payload and it will get you there faster, regardless of the altitude.  It would pretty much render all other heavy bombers in game hanger queens.  Perking it won't help since there are a great deal of players (probably majority of the dedicated bomber pilots) that have so many bomber perks that they can take off in a B-29 (heavily perked like ME 262) and crash it on take off and reup another one until the cows come home and not make a serious dent in their perk points.


ack-ack

The same can be said for the 262, you dont see everyone just hop into one of those all the time. Just put the plane in the game!

[oakranger]

-1 for the idea. B29 came in pretty late (1945) and the ordance is too heavy. Even if it would be added it would have to be perked 300+.


A pretty good reason why no NUKES!

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Two thing: 1) remove your post before skuzzy see it. 2) B-29 came into service on May 1944, not 1945. 3)  Why must a nuke come to mind with the B-29. Two lousy nukes where used, compared it to the tonnage of other ordnance they drop from June 1944 to August 1945.


Here is a comparative chart of other Bombers we have on AH.  Bold indicates it out dose the B-29
                          B-29                  B-17                     B-24                    Ki-76                               Ar 234
Cruse Speed         220 mph               182 mph               215 mph                  -     

Max Speed           357 mph               287 mph               290 mph                334 mph                           467 mpH (19,700 ft)

Clime Rate            900 ft/min            900 ft/min             1,025 ft/min          1,476 ft/min                          -         

Service Ceiling       33,600 ft             35,600 ft              28,000 ft/min         31,070 ft                           32,800 \ft 

Guns                    10 x .50 cal,         13 x .50 cal          10 x .50 cal           1 x 20 mm, 5 x 12.7 mm        2 x 20 mm     
                           2 x .50 and
                          1 x 20mm on tail

Ords Load             20,000 lbs           17, 600 lbs             8,000 lbs              2,360 lbs                            3,309 lbs

How many produce + 3,000               +12,000                +18,000               676                                    210


 

[Ack-Ack]

The same can be said for the 262, you dont see everyone just hop into one of those all the time. Just put the plane in the game!

No it can't, apples and oranges really.  The perk points is not the reason most don't fly the ME 262, most don't fly it because it's really not that easy of a plane to fly, or rather not that easy of a plane to shoot from.  Low velocity cannon means you have to be a pretty good aim with it.

ack-ack

[phatzo]

No it can't, apples and oranges really.  The perk points is not the reason most don't fly the ME 262, most don't fly it because it's really not that easy of a plane to fly, or rather not that easy of a plane to shoot from.  Low velocity cannon means you have to be a pretty good aim with it.

ack-ack

and if your not sure of yourself you will most likely auger it.

[oakranger]

No it can't, apples and oranges really.  The perk points is not the reason most don't fly the ME 262, most don't fly it because it's really not that easy of a plane to fly, or rather not that easy of a plane to shoot from.  Low velocity cannon means you have to be a pretty good aim with it.

ack-ack

Yea, it is not that easy to fly.  take off is slow, acceleration really slow unless diving, if you turn to hard at high speeds, wing come off, and lose a eng most likely crashing trying to land.  Most of all, hitting something at high speed require a lot of skills and timing. 

[stealth]

Yep. The guns on the B29 are also very good. NO fighter could destroy it if it was added.

Some people like a challenge to kill plane's like that.I know I would want to shoot one down.

[dhart]

No it can't, apples and oranges really.  The perk points is not the reason most don't fly the ME 262, most don't fly it because it's really not that easy of a plane to fly,
ack-ack

And you think that trying to get something that is larger than any other bomber off the ground and fly it is easy? Look, we can do this all day long and you would never win. They need to put the plane in and deal with it then. 

[Rino]

And you think that trying to get something that is larger than any other bomber off the ground and fly it is easy? Look, we can do this all day long and you would never win. They need to put the plane in and deal with it then. 

     How hard is auto-takeoff?