PBY-5A

[bj229r]

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.

no argument with the scenario aspect, but we would NOT get anything but the run-of-the-mill PBY (which my Dad flew in WW2) which would be a hangar queen in here. think about how long a B17 lasts down low when it comes into contact with enemy fighters

[MK-84]

I would think that an aircraft with the abilities to take off from ports might add an interesting dynamic to the game...especially a pby because it really would not be very good otherwise.

[Karnak]

I would think that an aircraft with the abilities to take off from ports might add an interesting dynamic to the game...especially a pby because it really would not be very good otherwise.

It would and most of us would like to see it.  The debate is not about that, it is about which one it should be and while the PBY is very important historically, it is also, of the three most commonly mentioned, the least capable.  The Sunderland and H8K2 are also historically significant, so we're not talking about comparing the P-39 with the P-63 here.

[DemonFox]

The abilities of the PBY would really shine on a map like the Uterus map with the port close to airbases to attack from a diffrant direction then they expect. One thing I want but am not sure how it would work is to have formations for bombing but if it carried troops to disable the formation box or something.

[Ping]

I really like the PBY, but honestly, I cant see it as being any good except for scenario use.

I would like to see it included after many others that would be a better fit.

 

[RTHolmes]

They were also important aircraft, despite being British and Japanese respectively.

  nice

[bangsbox]

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

b26 doesnt carry torps....pby does, only ju88 betty and ki## carry enough torps to sunk a cv; yes i know its in formation and i really wouldnt want pby formations but the 2 2000lb torps that a pby can carry would work just fine for the role.

[DemonFox]

I still think the PBY would see use in the MA because many pilots (especially me) like to fly planes because they like the plane and have niche plane they enjoy flying. My two examples are the P-40 and the B-25. Neither are particularly good an anything but people like to fly them anyway.

[DemonFox]

I read this on another thread and like the idea that it could spot enemy cv a them appear on the map. I'm not saying radar just more like a spotter that will actually show up on map. I think there should be like a 8 mile radius to mark it from the PBY.

[MachFly]

I read this on another thread and like the idea that it could spot enemy cv a them appear on the map. I'm not saying radar just more like a spotter that will actually show up on map. I think there should be like a 8 mile radius to mark it from the PBY.

As far as I remember the visual range in AH is 15 miles.

[DemonFox]

Ya but 15 miles is even farther then the radius of the radar so i think that it should be about 8 miles to identify a CV so you will actually have to het close. Just what I think

[qcarech]

+1, i added it to the wish list nov 8th, 2010.

[321BAR]

no argument with the scenario aspect, but we would NOT get anything but the run-of-the-mill PBY (which my Dad flew in WW2) which would be a hangar queen in here. think about how long a B17 lasts down low when it comes into contact with enemy fighters

someone has never met 999000 or tatertot

[DemonFox]

I've been browsing the forums and I like the idea someone else had. Add a single fighter hanger and bomber hanger. For fighter I would say be get a A6M2-N for fighter or Spit on floats. And my PBY for the bomber 

[DeadStik]

+1 for a seaplane! Would love this addition.