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Offline Pigslilspaz

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Re: Rework: SBD-5 and the AVENGER
« Reply #15 on: July 01, 2011, 06:40:43 PM »
Quote from: bustr on July 01, 2011, 02:55:47 PM
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Re: Rework: SBD-5 and the AVENGER
« Reply #16 on: July 01, 2011, 08:18:53 PM »
Add rockets to the SBD when it's reworked.  They were carried and used in battle (was brought up @ a year ago in another SBD thread).  Also the hard points were capable of carrying larger bombs. 
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Re: Rework: SBD-5 and the AVENGER
« Reply #17 on: July 02, 2011, 12:13:05 PM »
Caldera is very right on bombload.

The -5 variant of the SBD was capable of carrying a 1600 lb bomb on the center rack and one 325 lb under each wing.

That's almost enough to drop a hangar and just might result in the SBD-5 getting more use than it currently does.

Personally, I'd like to see both the SBD-5 and TBM-3 have their loadouts increased to match historical capabilities (as above and 8 HVAR's on the TBM instead of our current 6). From a gameplay perspective it would be slick to see carrier launched fighters operating as fighters: CAP, BARCAP and escort for the torpedo & dive bombers. Nothing against fully loaded F4U-1D's and F6F's used as heavy fighter bombers; I'd just like to see a more attractive role for the SBD and TBM.

But that's me.

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Offline shermanjr

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Re: Rework: SBD-5 and the AVENGER
« Reply #18 on: July 02, 2011, 12:54:00 PM »
love them 2 planes just need an updated engien to dogfight with
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Re: Rework: SBD-5 and the AVENGER
« Reply #19 on: July 02, 2011, 01:30:47 PM »
Mystery,

The SBD-5 could not carry those bombs off of a carrier, per the last thread about that subject.  It was an overload used only for very short flights from land bases.
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Offline Mystery

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Re: Rework: SBD-5 and the AVENGER
« Reply #20 on: July 02, 2011, 01:32:25 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on July 02, 2011, 01:30:47 PM
Mystery,

The SBD-5 could not carry those bombs off of a carrier, per the last thread about that subject.  It was an overload used only for very short flights from land bases.

OH! Thanks for the correction, Karnak. My reference materials haven't arrived yet so I was winging it  :o
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Re: Rework: SBD-5 and the AVENGER
« Reply #21 on: July 04, 2011, 09:57:44 AM »
I agree B-26 does need a facelift.
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Re: Rework: SBD-5 and the AVENGER
« Reply #22 on: July 04, 2011, 07:04:58 PM »
SBD is really fun to dogfight in EW

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Re: Rework: SBD-5 and the AVENGER
« Reply #23 on: July 05, 2011, 07:30:27 PM »
Quote from: Mystery on July 02, 2011, 12:13:05 PM
Nothing against fully loaded F4U-1D's and F6F's used as heavy fighter bombers; I'd just like to see a more attractive role for the SBD and TBM.

But that's me.

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Re: Rework: SBD-5 and the AVENGER
« Reply #24 on: July 07, 2011, 10:52:57 AM »
Seeems likke Pyrro neeeds too bee herre
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Re: Rework: SBD-5 and the AVENGER
« Reply #25 on: July 07, 2011, 10:56:58 AM »
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