B-29 Super Fortress

[Ack-Ack]

From the first article in '97:

"Pro-Line is headed by Paul "Voss" Hinds. Paul is a former USAF F16 Viper pilot who also happens to own and fly his own P-51 Mustang! It also happens that he has flown a Spitfire and the only flying Me-109 in the world."


Talk about living the dream. 

To think, all it took was one bite from a red scorpion to kill the dream.


ack-ack

[Nemisis]

That is such a over statement. 

Agreed. Add a few puffy acks to the V bases and ports, and, combined with the uber pwnage puffy inflicts on perk planes, you have no problems. As for the airbases, if no one is there to attack the B-29, then no one would have been there to attack the 5 lancs that have always done the same job.

But I say not yet. We need to get a Tu-2, and a Pe-8 first.

[caldera]

To think, all it took was one bite from a red scorpion to kill the dream.


ack-ack

While on a covert op, a scorpion used one of his little claws and gave me a purple nurple.  Man that hurt like hell.   

[lyric1]

I would like to have it now so we can end all the B29 threads on the wish list.

[lyric1]

Speaking of B29's I wonder if any of this is salvageable?

http://forum.armyairforces.com/photo.aspx?photoid=4516

[stealth]

I would like to have it now so we can end all the B29 threads on the wish list.

Yes i agree.

[LLogann]

We need to wish for AC Supplies too then!   

Speaking of B29's I wonder if any of this is salvageable?

http://forum.armyairforces.com/photo.aspx?photoid=4516

[stealth]

I say we just get the B29 in here I've kinda noticed if there's a bomber with a bigger load then a b25H or C and it has a 20mm gun on it for protection I've noticed it wont be on the game.

[Plazus]

Just quit trying, stealth. Your B29 thread here has been shot down to a million peices.

[oakranger]

Just quit trying, stealth. Your B29 thread here has been shot down to a million peices.

Really, how?

Non of you "i don't want the B-29" have not yet prove why B-29 should not be on AH.

[gyrene81]

Really, how?

Non of you "i don't want the B-29" have not yet prove why B-29 should not be on AH.

And no one has proven why it should be in AH.

[oakranger]

And no one has proven why it should be in AH.

It has.
It played a major role in bombing Japan. 
It was the only bomber to bomb Japan most of the war.
Almost 90% of the bombs dropped on islands of Japan were delivered by B-29 (147,000 tons)
Makes great FSO and other special event with the B-29

[gyrene81]

It has.

Not even close.

It played a major role in bombing Japan.
It was the only bomber to bomb Japan most of the war.

It did? You have got to quit reading those old 3rd grade school books full of revised history. I could have sworn the war was going on much earlier than October 1944. And, wasn't Okinawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima and a few other islands part of Japan...and they were bombed by something other than the B-29.

Almost 90% of the bombs dropped on islands of Japan were delivered by B-29 (147,000 tons)

You get 1 point on that.

Makes great FSO and other special event with the B-29

Maybe for you and all the other "1337 ah is a leet bomber" types...but unless you want ME262's and 163's enabled for every FSO, ain't gonna work.

[oakranger]

It did? You have got to quit reading those old 3rd grade school books full of revised history. I could have sworn the war was going on much earlier than October 1944. And, wasn't Okinawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima and a few other islands part of Japan...and they were bombed by something other than the B-29.

I am talking about the mainland Japan.  20th (Strategic) Army Air Force was the only group assign to bomb mainland Japan and the B-29 was the ONLY bomber to bomb Japan most of the war. 
In fact, Here is all the BG in the Pacific Theater and there roll.  Not bad for a 3rd Grade Text Book

5th Army Air Force
3rd BG:
•   B-25/A-20
•   All operations south-west Pacific
22nd Bomb Group
•   B-24, B-25, B-26
•   Operations south-west Pacific
•   flew their first armed recon mission of several from Okinawa over Japan 08/25/1945
38TH BG
•   B-25
•   All operations South West Pacific
43th BG
•   B-17, B-24
•   Operations south-west Pacific
•   July 1945, start doing missions on Japan
90th BG
•   B-24
•   All operations south-west pacific
•   On 10 August 1945 concluded the war by flying reconnaissance missions over Japan.
312th BG
•   A-20 and at end of the war B-32
•   Opreations south west Pacific
•   Only BG assign the B-32, flew reconnaissance over Japan Aug 1945
345th BG
•   B-25
•   All operations south-west Pacific
•   Support invasion of Okinawa
380th BG
•   B-24
•   All operations south-west pacific

417th Bomb Group
•   A-20
•   All operations south-west Pacific


7th Army Air Forces
30th BG
•   B-24
•   All operations south-west Pacific
•   Last operation was over Iwo Jima
41st BG
•   B-25
•   All operations south west Pacific

10th Army Air Force
12th BG
•   B-25
•   Operations in North Africa (44) and transfer to China later in 44 for India – Burma operations.
13th Army Air Force
5th BG
•   B-17, B-24
•   All operations in south-west Pacific

11th Bomb Group
•   B-17, B-24
•   All operations south-west Pacific

42nd BG
•   B-25, B-26
•   All operations south-west Pacific

307th BG
•   B-24
•   All operations south-west Pacific


14th Army Air Forces
308th Bomb Group
•   B-24
•   All operations China

20th Army Air Force
40th, 44th, 462nd, 466th, 468th, 497th, 498th, 499th, 500th, 6th, 9th, 504th, 505th, 509th, 19th, 29th, 39th, 330th, 16th, 331th, 501st, 479th, and 506th BG
•   B-29
•   All operations Japan



Yes, them small island that are part of Japan have been bomb by bomber Groups of 5th, 7th and 13th Army Air Force but such a small scale compare to the maidland. 

Oh, and yes it would be a great FSO or special event it will work.

[guncrasher]

b29 was important in bombing japan.  no doubt about that.  However this is not japan.  people will use and abuse the b29 sameway that grizz over use that 262 .  give it up it aint gonna happen anytime soon.  b29's will kill the game.  right now we have the bishops upping 20 and 30 buff formation.  imagine 20 b29's formations upping?  they will kill 1/2 the map in one pass.  maybe you guys should try to understand that 95% of all the fights happen at around 5 to 7k alt, and most players in the game like it that way.  we dont go around chasing buffs that already dropped eggs on a base from 30k.  majority of the people are here for one thing and one thing only, furballing or base taken being by missions or hording all the way there  .  that's what attracted us to AH. we didnt join to fly for 1 hour chasing some high altitude buff.  anyway I said what i wanted to say.  good lucky with your never ending I want the b29 thread.   

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