B-29 Super Fortress

[ShrkBite]

another kitten died!

[Dan216TH]

ENOUGH!  either add the B-29 or someone just lock this thing and send it to the depths of irrelavency.

BTW wheres 8player?

[phatzo]

ENOUGH!  either add the B-29 or someone just lock this thing and send it to the depths of irrelavency.

BTW wheres 8player?

unless your not particularly fond of kittens

[Castle51]

I don't think there is any one realistic topic on this wishlist thread that is as active as the request for the B-29.  The majority of the posts come from people with legitimate reasons as to why this aircraft as much or more right to be in this game as say the Ar234, and the lesser half are just afraid such an aircraft will unbalance the game (kinda like how the Me262 does now, right?) And then of course you get the occasional hammerhead wanting to put A-bombs on it which gives it even more of a bad vibe. 
          This is why they came up with the perk system people.  Obviously if this plane ever does show up its gonna be right up there with the 262 and will see limited use by die-hard buff pilots who will know how to use it.  If anything at all it'll get people into using bombers the way they were meant to be against strats and cities instead of using them as the one way trips that you tend to see in the game more often than not. 
              Bottom line is as long as  this bird stays on the wishlist and out of AH, people aren't gonna stop asking for it so until it shows up May the merciless slaughter of kittens continue.....

[Castle51]

If u cant tell I'm a dog person

[Serenity]

I don't think there is any one realistic topic on this wishlist thread that is as active as the request for the B-29.  The majority of the posts come from people with legitimate reasons as to why this aircraft as much or more right to be in this game as say the Ar234, and the lesser half are just afraid such an aircraft will unbalance the game (kinda like how the Me262 does now, right?) And then of course you get the occasional hammerhead wanting to put A-bombs on it which gives it even more of a bad vibe. 
          This is why they came up with the perk system people.  Obviously if this plane ever does show up its gonna be right up there with the 262 and will see limited use by die-hard buff pilots who will know how to use it.  If anything at all it'll get people into using bombers the way they were meant to be against strats and cities instead of using them as the one way trips that you tend to see in the game more often than not. 
              Bottom line is as long as  this bird stays on the wishlist and out of AH, people aren't gonna stop asking for it so until it shows up May the merciless slaughter of kittens continue.....

The point is, the B-29 has the potential to be even more destabilizing than the 262, because it can fly where no other plane can intercept it. IIRC, we have NO aircraft in game that could catch the B-29 at proper altitude.

[Castle51]

I've been up to those altitudes in a Ta152 before.  Hey, maybe a B-29 in the game will actually give that plane a purpose for once.

[Serenity]

I've been up to those altitudes in a Ta152 before.  Hey, maybe a B-29 in the game will actually give that plane a purpose for once.

I don't believe the Ta-152H has the speed to catch the B-29 up there.

[frank3]

Waw, 12 threads and it's still about the B-29? That's miraculous!

[Castle51]

I don't believe the Ta-152H has the speed to catch the B-29 up there.

Well you know what, my F6F doesn't have the speed to catch up to a 262.  I deal with it!

[Castle51]

I just got done test flying the Ta-152, I got up to 40,000 feet (about 5000 higher than the max alt for the B-29) and held a true speed of 388mph (31 mph faster than the max speed for the B-29).  I originally took off with 100% fuel and a drop tank and by the time I reached 40,000 (about an 18 minute climb)i still had about 50 minutes of fuel left to stay up there and patrol.  the Ta-152 was still comfortably manuverable and controlable at least up to 37,200 feet and it packs sufficient firepower to take down a bomber of that size. 

[Hap]

I don't believe the Ta-152H has the speed to catch the B-29 up there.

Wiki says 33K and 357 mph.  Had a Spit 14 up there a few days ago.  TAS was somewhere around 440-420.  N jug, TA 152, and dunno about the 262.  Other planes also fly fast enough at 20k to run down anything chugging along at 360 TAS in round figures.  Oh, also had a TA 152 up at 35k escorting a few weeks ago.  Way fast.

B29 with proper load out for AH would be wonderful.  Period.  HTC could trick it up so the door do not open below 25K or 15K or whatever alt they say.

Also, i don't know how the guns worked, but HTC could make them "work" for the world of AH.  It's rate of climb at 900 feet per min is inline with our current buffs. 


For grins, I have a pony at 33k right now in the MA.  410 TAS with 1 left showing on the climb line in e6b.  according to speed charts, pony is much faster at 25k.  Pony, N Jug, and TA152 are fast enough to run down a 29.  At 25 to 20k, then even more join the chase.

[Plazus]

Wiki says 33K and 357 mph.  Had a Spit 14 up there a few days ago.  TAS was somewhere around 440-420.  N jug, TA 152, and dunno about the 262.  Other planes also fly fast enough at 20k to run down anything chugging along at 360 TAS in round figures.  Oh, also had a TA 152 up at 35k escorting a few weeks ago.  Way fast.

B29 with proper load out for AH would be wonderful.  Period.  HTC could trick it up so the door do not open below 25K or 15K or whatever alt they say.

Also, i don't know how the guns worked, but HTC could make them "work" for the world of AH.  It's rate of climb at 900 feet per min is inline with our current buffs. 

I like that idea. It would most certainly force the noobs to bomb a little better at a more appropriate altitude. A lot less dweebery and a lot more simulation and realism. Id give a minimum of 10-15k for the bomb doors to open for good measure. In fact, Id set that limitation for almost all the other bombers (the bombers with superior performance above 15k, that is).

[Dan216TH]

another dead kitten

[Castle51]

I hate kittens, KILL'EM ALL!!!!