Author Topic: New! Vultch-O-Matic™ (Read 663 times)

StSanta · « **Reply #15 on:** June 10, 2001, 08:24:00 AM »

And..umm..exactly why is this better than cluster bombs?

SirLoin · « **Reply #16 on:** June 10, 2001, 02:11:00 PM »

Lol!..And what's the rate of climb as you fire that sucker?

Seeker · « **Reply #17 on:** June 11, 2001, 05:11:00 AM »

Wasn't somethiong similar tried by the LW? I seem to remember an FW modified to fire ordance verticaly down, triggered by an optic cell as an anti-armour weapon, in the same way some Me 162's were modified with opticaly triggered ordinance to bring buffs down..

Boroda · « **Reply #18 on:** June 11, 2001, 10:50:00 AM »

Seeker, Soviet Army had antitank cluster bombs that worked exactly as you described: the bomb with long-focus cumulative charge rotated on the chute "scanning" for target. I don't know if these bombs were in shturmovik (Su-25) regiments, but I studied it in college. We studied many usefull devices that were never used in he Army, even in Afghanistan.

Santa, it was a "frontline request". Frontline warriors (frontoviki) were supposed to know some things better then designers. Anyway, this device never was in mass production, so, probably cluster bombs were more effective and cheaper. AFAIR USSR had only antitank cluster bombs during GPW, so this device could be a nice substitute.

sling322 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 11, 2001, 01:37:00 PM »

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Originally posted by StSanta:
And..umm..exactly why is this better than cluster bombs?

Because it looks cooler and I bet it was scary as hell to see that thing flying over you.

SirLoin · « **Reply #20 on:** June 24, 2005, 03:02:05 AM »

Can u imagine that thing with a Stuka siren?..

Tails · « **Reply #21 on:** June 24, 2005, 06:46:44 AM »

[Sam.L.Jackson] When you absolutely, posatively, have to turn EVERY mother****er in a convoy into hamburger... Accept no substitutions. [/Sam.L.Jackson]

JB73 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 24, 2005, 12:06:19 PM »

looks like it owuld be great for killing bombers too....

swoop down over the top of them, you might take a few pings, but muhahahaha what a downpour of shells ; )

dhaus · « **Reply #23 on:** June 24, 2005, 12:24:07 PM »

Sorry, you can't fool this newbie. That is multiple sets of bagpipes ready to go into action. Unless you're of good Scots heritage, the effect would be more devastating than any of the above-suggested devices.

CMC Airboss · « **Reply #24 on:** June 24, 2005, 01:18:28 PM »

Checklist

Step 1: Open Bomb Bay before firing

justin_g · « **Reply #25 on:** June 24, 2005, 01:22:20 PM »

I remember this thread; I started it - 4 years ago...

Tails · « **Reply #26 on:** June 24, 2005, 05:13:20 PM »

I would of made 'Frankenstein' or 'Zombie' references earlier, but I liked the Samuel L Jackson paraphrasing better.

Swarmed · « **Reply #27 on:** June 24, 2005, 11:42:16 PM »

Don't know about the German's using a down firing MG mod for planes. I did read about night fighter 110's that had UP firing MGs. These were used to fly underneath bombers in the dark of night and let loose into the belly of the enemy planes. Pretty crafty, but some tricky flying for that one...

frank3 · « **Reply #28 on:** June 25, 2005, 05:56:11 PM »

Make them face exactly the opposite and you'll have the first RATO every build

Tails · « **Reply #29 on:** June 25, 2005, 08:52:31 PM »

I dunno about rato, but it would be a damned effective method of scrubbing the tire marks off the runway...