Polikarpov U2 (Po-2)

[AWwrgwy]

Imagine a vTard NOE raid in them. how would one deal with it?

Fly by in a Mustang and they would all bail out.

 



wrongway

[Ack-Ack]

How could it be effective in the early jet age?

The Po-2 was a night raider, coupled with its very slow speed and since it was made mostly of wood and fabric, returned a very small radar profile that made it difficult for radars to detect it.  It was the second most used airplane for the Communist side, only the MiG 15 was used more.  When looking at all the Communist planes used, not only was it the 2nd most used Communist aircraft like I already mentioned, it was also the 2nd most effective airplane used by the Communists.

The most successful bombing raid by North Korean forces was on June 15, 1953 with Po-2s, Yak-18s and La-11s bombed and completely destroyed the fuel dump (5.5 million gallons) at Inchon.

ack-ack

[Tilt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poQ0rclQI4c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unqNJcc0uoA&feature=related

[Karnak]

Imagine a vTard NOE raid in them. how would one deal with it?

In daylight?  Shoot them down.  It'll be like strafing a jeep or M8.

Night grossly increases the problems with shooting them down with guns, as the F-82 pilot noted.

[wil3ur]

I've routinely bombed GV's with the 100KG bombs on the LA taking out everything from Flaks to Tigers... I say lets have it... and swordfish while you're at it.  Think if you could launch swordfish from the CA (No CV Needed)... So even after the CV is sunk, there's always the last ditch swordfish raid!