PBY-5A

[DemonFox]

Alright I know that this has been said before but the PBY was one of the most important planes of the war. It could carry troops and be a new transport plus it had light defenive armament so it would have some protection.

Also the PBY was known to go on bombing missions and could carry 4000Ib of bombs. Now i know 4000 isnt a heavy load but it should be able to take off from ports NOT from CV like some people say.

Now MANY people want it to rescue pilots and I know this was its primary role but that idea seems impractical for this game and I do not think that should be added for sake of saving HTC from having to figure out how that would work and people never doing it.
<S> Just thought that this really would be important

[bangsbox]

  well it can carry 2 torpedos one under each wing and that means it could sink a cv by it self. which means that even though its slow it is worth having

[1Nicolas]

We NEED It because it is a good bomber.If it can sink a cv by itself,we need it to take off from ports.

[Karnak]

Its top speed was only a bit above 180mph....


I'd hardly call it a "good" bomber.

For flying boats the H8K2 'Emily' and Short Sunderland were far more capable machines than the PBY.  Also more expensive by far, but hey, they're free in AH.

[DemonFox]

Hardly a good bomber? It was one of the most important planes in the pacific! And yes it is a good bomber. A 4000lb payload it pretty heavy equal to the B-26. Yes it's slow but some people don't mind flying slow. And another VERY important plane for scenarios due to it's wide spread use in the pacific. And sure the H8K was "better" but it wasn't as used and popular as the PBY. I mean we have planes like a C. 202 that isnt fast it has almost no fire power and only makes up in turning ability.
I just think that the PBY would be much more used then people think. Plus if HTC deems the Black Cats modle a legitimate plane it would make a good town buster.

<S> Sorry for the long essay but I just REALLY think this is an important plane to add.

[Karnak]

It would see perhaps moderate use, until the Sunderland and/or H8K2 were added, then it would see almost no use as both of them are vastly more capable in all ways.  They were also important aircraft, despite being British and Japanese respectively.

[DeadStik]

The ability to take off from all ports would be very fun. People shoot down the PBY usually based on the "we don't want a rescue aircraft" premise, but I think it deserves some merit!

[Tyrannis]

if you look closely at our ports, i think one of the sides has a ramp built into it similer to the ones used to haul pby's in&out of the water.

maybe a hint hint from hitech?

[Ack-Ack]

if you look closely at our ports, i think one of the sides has a ramp built into it similer to the ones used to haul pby's in&out of the water.

maybe a hint hint from hitech?

Those ramps have been in the ports ever since ports were added to the game.

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[rayace1]

the PBY could be a GV spotter if put in
+1

[K-KEN]

+1

Since I just posted on this a week ago! 

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,310544.msg4018365.html#msg4018365

[bj229r]

PBY would be a goon with 2 teeny guns in blisters.... Yes..carries similar payload to B26, but it has the speed of a Stuka. The fact that it could stay aloft for 16 hours has no bearing in here, and ANY plane is a good gv spotter

[DemonFox]

Two teeny guns? The PBY was armed with one 30 cal in each blister a ventral gun and twin 50's in the nose that was replaced on some planes with quad 50's or twin 20mm. Yes it is slow but it's the same speed if not faster then C-47 and has at least SOME guns to defend itself. It would also be very important in scenarios because many of them take place in the pacific.

[Karnak]

About 50mph slower than the C-47.

[Ack-Ack]

Two teeny guns? The PBY was armed with one 30 cal in each blister a ventral gun and twin 50's in the nose that was replaced on some planes with quad 50's or twin 20mm. Yes it is slow but it's the same speed if not faster then C-47 and has at least SOME guns to defend itself. It would also be very important in scenarios because many of them take place in the pacific.

The quad .50s was only done on 1 Black Cat Catalina when Lieutenant W. J. "Bill" Lahodney had gotten the idea after taking some hops with B-25 crews on their missions and it was a field modification.  The same with the 20mm Black Cat, that was a one plane field modification and I don't think it ever saw an operational mission just flight tests to show its feasibility.  Otherwise, the standard machine gun armament on a Catalina was 2x .50 caliber machine guns in the waist blisters and 2x "pop up" .30 caliber machine guns in the nose and a single .30 caliber machine gun in the keel.

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