URSS Light bombers/attack planes

[Odisseo]

I suggested the P.108 because its an Axis Heavy Bomber which could have striking power comparable to that of the B-17.

btw if you really want something wich can beat the B17 you should check out the G8N1...impressive bomber, but only 4 where build. From the Imperial Navy ordered it (1944) and the time it got produced (late 1944) the troubles in japan with the worsening war situation and the difficulty to find aluminium determined the abort of the production.

[SD67]

We could always do with more Yaks.

[Noir]

Sure, continue your pathetic American dynasty.

Was that for me ? If yes, read my location and squad name in signature.

[Denholm]

Noir, look at my location as well. Your real-world location has nothing to do with your life in-game. Fact is we have plenty of allied bombers in AH's plane-set. It's time to even the odds and give the Axis' forces something to fight with.

Btw there are others great axis bombers (as usual less known than He111 or the Piaggio 108) like....

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Bring on the Axis bombers!

[Karnak]

H8K2 'Emily' would be a far, far better addition than the P.108.  They built a lot more of them too, and they were used a lot more.

[Krusty]

P.108 was almost a non-entity in the war. Shouldn't be anywhere on the list of new things to add to AH anytime soon.

Emily is also extremely limited as far as its application to AH.

Right now the axis don't need a heavy bomber. Why? In the MA the allied bombers are available. Use them for heavy drops. In the SEA/scenarios/etc the axis won't have had a heavy bomber anyways, so they don't need it.

What is the point in pushing/forcing a heavy axis bomber, especially when your only choices are rare bombers that had little to no service life?


Far more important to fill out the axis bomber set with the bombers that actually represent the historical forces. The MAs will see to themselves. The SEA/scenarios are what need help, and they need lighter, earlier, bombers.

[Anaxogoras]

The Do-217 saw lots of action and even sank the Roma:  4000kg of bombs doesn't make it a heavy?

[Krusty]

The Do-217 saw lots of action and even sank the Roma:  4000kg of bombs doesn't make it a heavy?

The bombload itself is not the definition of "heavy" -- heavy is a large bomber, often 4 engines, with a number of defensive guns. Heavy bombers, basically, defend themselves. Medium/light bombers require escorts. It's more the role and way in which they are used, rather than the payload delivered. B-17 regularly carried 5k on missions, only 1k more than many light bombers. However its size and its range and the strategic way it was employed mean it was a heavy bomber.

[skymimo]

that Yak-2 is sexy 

We just need them all, screw the He-111 !!!

Oh for pooping out loud.
I can hear the thunderous sound of Skuzzy's  I.P. banhammer,Noir. 

[Helm]

I VOTE YES!!



Helm ...out

[442w30]

PE-2 has been mentioned many times before and would be a good fit.   DO-217 has been mentioned often as well and would be a GREAT idea.

Hard to argue against many of the a/c mentioned in this thread. 

[vonKrimm]

IF only three could be inroduced in the next 12 months, I'd pick:

1) Pe-2

2) Yak-4

3) P.108 (just 'cause the RA needs something with bombs)