B-29 Super Fortress

[Stryker]

think they were only used in the pacific theater, i seen on a few docs they were GOIN to be used in europe but i believe they were pretty much all used in the pacific cause of the great distances of the islands they were hopping to.. but what do i know? +1 superfortress

-Gambit  

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[Bronk]

You people are slipping. Look how long it took someone to post this.


For shame.

[lyric1]

So do you want it or not...because if what you say is true it wont be as invincible as I thought it was honestly. One question, what battles were B-29s used in, I have only really heard of them hitting Japanesse mainland

Korea & I think that might be about it? Not to sure.

[Saxman]

You people are slipping. Look how long it took someone to post this.
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For shame.

Probably because he didn't actually ASK for the nuke, so that smart-assed graphic wasn't necessary.

[100goon]

bronk, atleast i got the kitten at gunpoint up quick and..... ITS PEANUT BUTTA JELLY TIME PEANUT BUTTA JELLY TIME, WHERE YA AT WHERE YA AT NOW THERE YOU GO THERE YOU GO PEANUT BUTTA JELLY PEANUT BUTTA JELLY 

[Bronk]

Probably because he didn't actually ASK for the nuke, so that smart-assed graphic wasn't necessary.

Awfully centrist of you.

[StokesAk]

I am probably not the first to request this airframe but I hope I will be the last. 

I doubt you will be the last.

At the amount we have already...that is a minuscule fraction compared to what it will be.

[Chalenge]

So do you want it or not...because if what you say is true it wont be as invincible as I thought it was honestly. One question, what battles were B-29s used in, I have only really heard of them hitting Japanesse mainland

The B-29 served in India and China long before it ever saw the first Pacific island. The pilots ferried their planes from mainland U.S. to India via South America and Africa. They always had problems with the engines running hot so its a mystery why they chose to use them in the Pacific rather than in Europe but there you go. Once in China they began raids into Japan and for five months no other aircraft could even reach the Japanese. One year after the first B-17 raids began on targets in Europe there were one-hundred B-29s hitting Japan from China but engines overheating kept ten-percent from striking their targets. Engine heat and fires plagued this plane throughout its history. The longest mission I ever read about was 3900 miles (round trip) with a standard internal load.

Crazy as it seems LeMay ordered crews to stop bombing runs from 30000 feet and to hit targets with incendiary bombs (maximum internal load) from low altitude at night and without defensive guns. Even after great success the Japanese did not surrender and so Operation Silverplate came about.

What I said is true about the ceiling but as you know fighters in the game can go much higher and even with the range of the B-29 it will not be untouchable. The problem is that once it is introduced (not that it ever will be) the whining for nukes will never stop. I can see Hitech using this plane only once maps in the arena are even larger than they are now.

[Saxman]

Chalenge,

They stopped the high-altitude bombing runs because the jet stream was wreaking havoc with accuracy, even worse than the problems faced by bomber crews in Europe. One tactic didn't work, so they switched to a different one. If the low-altitude raids failed, I'm sure they would have looked for some other approach.

[5PointOh]

Von,

Don't listen to the old grumpy crowd.  Your wish was nicely composed, and you put some good thought into it. No shame in that.   You pay your 15 bucks like the rest of these guys, so continue to wish.  With over 3000 B-29s delievered, I'm sure it made more of an impact than some of the other LW WWII bombers. Anyway as much as I'd like to see the 29 in AH, there are many other planes that should be taken care of first.

But I commend you on your effort.

[Chalenge]

Chalenge,

They stopped the high-altitude bombing runs because the jet stream was wreaking havoc with accuracy, even worse than the problems faced by bomber crews in Europe. One tactic didn't work, so they switched to a different one. If the low-altitude raids failed, I'm sure they would have looked for some other approach.

Correct and what I said did not include all of the details in LeMays decision (and a few details unrelated) but it was still accurate for what I said.

[SirFrancis]

[...]  The overall consensus I have seen is that everyone wants the B-29.  [...]

I don´t want it!

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Just curious: If (!!!!) HTC will bring in this monster-uber-bomber, how about the runways. Do they have be longer for starting and landing? Do the hangers should be repositioned, because of the wingspan? I just think, that the current airfields in AH are not suitable for a B-29. 

Regards
SF

[JunkyII]

I don´t want it!

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Just curious: If (!!!!) HTC will bring in this monster-uber-bomber, how about the runways. Do they have be longer for starting and landing? Do the hangers should be repositioned, because of the wingspan? I just think, that the current airfields in AH are not suitable for a B-29. 

Regards
SF

I think they have already dealt with this w/ other bombers making them only be able to lift from the longer of the runways

The B-29 served in India and China long before it ever saw the first Pacific island. The pilots ferried their planes from mainland U.S. to India via South America and Africa. They always had problems with the engines running hot so its a mystery why they chose to use them in the Pacific rather than in Europe but there you go. Once in China they began raids into Japan and for five months no other aircraft could even reach the Japanese. One year after the first B-17 raids began on targets in Europe there were one-hundred B-29s hitting Japan from China but engines overheating kept ten-percent from striking their targets. Engine heat and fires plagued this plane throughout its history. The longest mission I ever read about was 3900 miles (round trip) with a standard internal load.

Crazy as it seems LeMay ordered crews to stop bombing runs from 30000 feet and to hit targets with incendiary bombs (maximum internal load) from low altitude at night and without defensive guns. Even after great success the Japanese did not surrender and so Operation Silverplate came about.

What I said is true about the ceiling but as you know fighters in the game can go much higher and even with the range of the B-29 it will not be untouchable. The problem is that once it is introduced (not that it ever will be) the whining for nukes will never stop. I can see Hitech using this plane only once maps in the arena are even larger than they are now.

Combantantly served or is that just the route they took to get to the pacific theater...what im getting at is that is...Why do planes have to fill in events spots such as FSO? I know alot of people who dont participate in events because of their schedules(Ive only been to 3 and my sqaud of 50+ doesnt particpate). I think the planes introduced should be more on amount wanted(by the community via these wishlists) and amount used in WW2....just seems right since the majority fly in the LW arenas 90% of the time, seems to me that birds needed for certain events are made first, but this is just a personal opinion...im ranting sry

[Chalenge]

Here is the trailer for the upcoming documentary on the 444th Bomb Group that was the first unit to operate B-29s from India against the Japanese in Asia and then China against SE Asia and finally Tinian against the home island. This was posted in February 2009 and no I dont think the final film is finished yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqahpOCcD3w