Author Topic: Birddog (Read 908 times)

Jonny boy 8 · « **on:** August 06, 2007, 05:58:18 PM »

ive heard of this plane, its a cennsa, it carrys 2 rockets, i have a pic of it but i dont know how to put it on, so if any1 has the pic of it or tells me how to put it on.

bluep51s:aok

BaDkaRmA158Th · « **Reply #1 on:** August 06, 2007, 06:16:37 PM »

Birddog was a vietnam plane.
Forward air control, would carry smoke rockets to mark targets for heavy's
Or carry small rocket pods to lend close ground support.
Not a ww2 device.

Altho in ww2 i think just about every nation had some type of scout/recon plane.
I just dunno the planes names exactly.

Redlegs · « **Reply #2 on:** August 06, 2007, 06:50:55 PM »

well the American one was the Piper L-4 Grasshopper im not sure about the rest

Jonny boy 8 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 06, 2007, 07:03:48 PM »

i have a pic of the birddog from ah2 but i was thking th same thing, its a vietnam planem wth is it do in ww2.

bluep51s:aok

Serenity · « **Reply #4 on:** August 06, 2007, 07:57:01 PM »

The L-19 Birddog came in at the end of World War Two. It DID in fact see service during the war, but wasnt very famous until Vietnam. The aircraft is still in service, in fact, I flew one last weekend. Great little plane. Lots of pep. But not guns.

Jonny boy 8 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 06, 2007, 08:26:09 PM »

but i still havent goten an anwser to my question is it a ah2 plane or not. if is how do u get it.

bluep51s:aok

Saxman · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2007, 08:32:09 PM »

Is it in the hangar?

Then no.

PanzerIV · « **Reply #7 on:** August 06, 2007, 08:32:48 PM »

it is not
although giving fighters and attack planes the option to mark targets with smoke would be a nice option.

Jonny boy 8 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 06, 2007, 08:54:50 PM »

yeah it would

tedrbr · « **Reply #9 on:** August 06, 2007, 10:06:23 PM »

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Originally posted by PanzerIV
it is not
although giving fighters and attack planes the option to mark targets with smoke would be a nice option.

Tracers and rockets work just fine when spotting for the mud puppies. Plenty of planes work in the spotter role already in the hangar.

B3YT · « **Reply #10 on:** August 07, 2007, 01:34:14 AM »

the british lysander was quite well armed fo ra recon plane . 20mm cannons and / or rokets and bombs

Rino · « **Reply #11 on:** August 07, 2007, 10:52:06 AM »

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Originally posted by B3YT
the british lysander was quite well armed fo ra recon plane . 20mm cannons and / or rokets and bombs

Which model of the Lysander had 20mm? Every model I've built, or
picture I've seen had nothing bigger than a .303. gunner trainer version did have 4 in a tail turret>

CAF001 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 07, 2007, 03:00:50 PM »

Krusty · « **Reply #13 on:** August 07, 2007, 03:07:18 PM »

Please note the original poster is now PNG. Let the topic die (and the Cessna with it).

mtnman · « **Reply #14 on:** August 07, 2007, 03:47:49 PM »

Only too glad to let it die- but-

What does PNG mean? I see Persona Non Grata, but don't know what that means here...

If HTC is going to model a new plane, it sure seems we could think of a better one than the Cessna.

MtnMan