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Offline DemonFox

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PBY-5A
« on: September 11, 2009, 07:08:34 PM »
The PBY-5A is a very important plane of WWII it was a bomber and at could carry people. We could use it from ports as a bomber thanks to its floats or by a CV for a landed successfully. It could carry 4,000IB of bombs which is even with that of  the B-26 and for then the B-25. It could also carry torpedoes a nice thing because we only have the Ju-88 that can carry 2 Torpedoes. Then It carried people so in place of the bombs we could carry people but I know the PBY didn't para-drop so you would have to land to let them out. Plus a aircraft as important and unique as this should be in this great of a game.
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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2009, 07:11:52 PM »
Been asked for many times before. May be cool to see it added but won't have much effectiveness, not many people want a 220 mph aircraft (dunno if thats its exact speed but its in that region) that can only carry 4K. I'd rather up a B-26 with better armerment and speed. Otherwise  :aok. Always a good plane to add.
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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2009, 07:24:41 PM »

I think its actually slower than that. IF there was something for the PBY to do in this game I'd be all for it. Just not really a good use for it.
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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2009, 08:06:55 PM »
FSO periodically has had recon missions as an objective, so there would be a place there
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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2009, 08:49:13 PM »
"in place of the bombs we could carry people"

Sounds wicked cool. We could get up to about 30k above some fleet and then
go straight into a dive! At about 15k we could pickle the peoples hanging on
the shackles. More of a splat than a kaboom I imagine.

But HTC could make a pissah-great splattering jello animation for when the
peoples hit the flight deck!!
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Offline KingRat

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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2009, 10:03:32 PM »
I always thought the PBY would be a good plane to add on maps with the regular (non-airfield) ports.   You could have them available to launch in the water like a pt boat, enabled as long as ord is up for an ord loadout or as long as troops are up for troops.   This would make porking port more important and defending or attacking it more interesting.   

Another possibility...since this plane was so versatile in WW2...suppose you could launch from a cv group with supplies, troops or ord?  Might seriously reduce lvt usage but otherwise could amount to some fun.  The cv group already has a spawn point in the water for boats, so it could be spawned right there and go.

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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2009, 12:05:19 AM »
the only catch to taking troops in it is that you'd have no way of getting them out.... To my knowledge the PBY was not a para-jumper plane... and landing on the ground (non-runway) is not historically realistic.   Maybe if you landed in water, and let troops go, a little raft could take them to shore... but that's gotta be slow as hell.  I just don't see it sadly.
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Offline Saxman

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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2009, 09:33:04 AM »
Quote from: Swatch on September 12, 2009, 12:05:19 AM
the only catch to taking troops in it is that you'd have no way of getting them out.... To my knowledge the PBY was not a para-jumper plane... and landing on the ground (non-runway) is not historically realistic.   Maybe if you landed in water, and let troops go, a little raft could take them to shore... but that's gotta be slow as hell.  I just don't see it sadly.

Actually, I believe either the -5 or -5A and later were amphibious and completely capable of land operation.
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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2009, 02:23:23 PM »
Excellent idea and all. We have occasions in scenarios where we actually use PT's to pick up downed airmen and C-47s. Our scouts for Coral Sea were B25s I recall on the US Side-cant remember.
Wasn't the PBY a scout as well as a medical and transport plane too. It has a place and even in the MA might be a way to extricate a downed pilot - recovered and RTB'd. It would require the .join xyz command to jump into the plane once it was close enough to effect the rescue.

 :aok :aok Great Suggestion and a usefull one. Worth another visit, IMO.
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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2009, 05:47:46 PM »
Quote from: Saxman on September 12, 2009, 09:33:04 AM
Actually, I believe either the -5 or -5A and later were amphibious and completely capable of land operation.

I believe you are right, I think the 5A had retractable tricycle gear for amphibious operations.  I've heard the PBY idea thrown around quite a bit but it never dawned on me as an option from a port, I really like that idea.  :aok

Definitely could be used for cargo, I don't know how much it was used for troop transport.  I know it was used for commercial air travel after the war but I don't think that's enough to justify troop transport.

But as cool as it would be, I'm not sure it would play a big enough role to justify.
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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2009, 05:53:29 PM »
My Dad flew em in WW2, so I'd love to see them...but in AH, they would be an amphibious goon that carried some bombs
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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2009, 11:16:29 PM »
 It would be cool to get picked up from out of the water and get some perks for it . But there are many planes that would be great for us .
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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2009, 11:59:56 PM »
Quote from: TheAce on September 11, 2009, 07:11:52 PM
Been asked for many times before. May be cool to see it added but won't have much effectiveness, not many people want a 220 mph aircraft (dunno if thats its exact speed but its in that region) that can only carry 4K. I'd rather up a B-26 with better armerment and speed. Otherwise  :aok. Always a good plane to add.


it would be the PERFECT sneak attack plane because of this,they could go in right in front of the goons,drop their ords,and mop up the ack. I think ti would be better than a 110 BECAUSE of the fact that they aren't a whole lot faster than a goon.
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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2009, 02:15:48 AM »
Quote from: Ruler2 on September 12, 2009, 11:59:56 PM

it would be the PERFECT sneak attack plane because of this,they could go in right in front of the goons,drop their ords,and mop up the ack. I think ti would be better than a 110 BECAUSE of the fact that they aren't a whole lot faster than a goon.

"Mop up the ack" with what? 

And, better at doing it than (insert any plane name here)?


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Re: PBY-5A
« Reply #14 on: September 13, 2009, 02:18:23 AM »
Any plane that has the throttle and RPM hanging from the top of the cockpit has got to be AWSOME!   :x   Just kidding, would be fun though.  :)

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