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Offline DaddyAck

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Re: B-25's
« Reply #15 on: March 09, 2008, 11:30:52 PM »
Parafrags might be useful on towns and GV colums depending on their concentration and warhead size.  The delayed fuse would be great for on the deck bombing without the intant trip to the tower.
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Re: B-25's
« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2008, 05:59:31 AM »
Yossarian, you can destroy the runway "texture" but it doesn't effect planes taking off.
Just looks like dirt instead of blacktop.

Actually not being able to bomb runways is both a good and a bad thing.

On the plus side, there was no faster way to shut down an attack, rip up their runway and the attack died.

On the Minus side, it SUCKED trying to defend a field that constantly had bombs blowing chunks out of the runway. Even a 250 lb bomb blew a crater big enough to rip your gear off and all the attendant damage.

Plus you'd ussually swerve enough to not be able to get a good landing. Assuming you didn't blow up.

No, Runways not being able to get blown full of holes is one of the things AH got RIGHT in my opinion.
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Offline Saxman

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Re: B-25's
« Reply #17 on: March 10, 2008, 07:30:45 AM »
<Insert remark about "Those who try to operate from a base under attack..." here>
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Offline Majors

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Re: B-25's
« Reply #18 on: March 10, 2008, 09:22:57 AM »
Hi Mates

Great response.  Parafrags would take out acks and unarmed ground vehicles.  Also anyone lining up for take off.  But mainly acks.  In WWII they were used on parked aircraft and acks. 

Appreciate all your comments.

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Offline Gowan

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Re: B-25's
« Reply #19 on: March 10, 2008, 12:30:07 PM »
im up for parafrags as a deacking tool, would be nice
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Offline CartoonFlyer

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Re: B-25's
« Reply #20 on: April 04, 2008, 10:15:48 AM »
Parafrags would be pretty fun for killing ack (or at least attempting to). The A-20 could carry 40 23lb. parafrags. I'm not sure of the exact number the B-25's could carry.


3 picture sequence of parafrag drop on air field gun positions (Goeroe air field). 13th Air Force, 42nd Bomb Group





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Offline Strip

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Re: B-25's
« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2008, 11:14:43 AM »
There were 250lb parafrag models which would work rather nicely on a town. A few noe B-25 formations would be a fun trip on strat too. The parachutes are already modeled along with the 250 lb bombs so I cant imagine it taking to much time.

From what I know the delay fuse would be rather easy to code. Simply add a varible delay function to the fuses we have now. I could be wrong but from doing PLC programming this is my opinion. The delay fuse is too easy to game tho. One lanc at 50 feet, drop 4k cookie with 3 second delay, fly away, and watch the whining. Now if you made it a perked ord...

All of this has been asked for before by quite a few people including myself. With all the requests I havent seen any input from HTC and hopefully they add thier thoughts soon.

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