The Aeronca L-3 GrassHopper

[Tank-Ace]

What purpose would it serve?


1) we already have information about any field. Its all available on the clip-board.

2) once you're overhead, you don't need to take pictures, since you have that nice text buffer to TELL people the status of the field.

3) It would take you almost an hour to get to most enemy bases, and another hour to get back with your useless pictures, by which time all of your information could be out of date.

4) You're presence there is a clear indicator to the enemy that something is up. All I have to do is kill you, then go pork ords at your base and you can't do jack crap to attack our field for 45mins unless you have a group of people willing to resupply a base (rare).

[EVZ]

I honestly think that the only way that spyplanes could be useful is if clipboard maps would be removed, and there are secret strategic targets

As is CVs are kind of like that ... unless someone stumbles on them or trys to track them after they reset to their home base, you never know they're coming until they hit a base. How about the PBY Catalina? - available from ports maybe ? Not sure anyone wants to fly long range recon in the MAs but they would be HANDY in many scenarios ... and they WERE armed ... 

[guncrasher]

As is CVs are kind of like that ... unless someone stumbles on them or trys to track them after they reset to their home base, you never know they're coming until they hit a base. How about the PBY Catalina? - available from ports maybe ? Not sure anyone wants to fly long range recon in the MAs but they would be HANDY in many scenarios ... and they WERE armed ... 

i bet you nobody would want to fly the catalinas either.  as they would just crawl around while dozens of planes sit on the ground waiting for a spotter to find something,  I dont think so.  if it ever gets added it wont be used in either ma or scenarios.

semp

[Tank-Ace]

That and whats the point to slow scouts? My 109 with a drop tank, throttled back to fly at the 200-something mph speeds the Catalina flew at would have have sufficent range to cross the entire map.

[EVZ]

That and whats the point to slow scouts? My 109 with a drop tank, throttled back to fly at the 200-something mph speeds the Catalina flew at would have have sufficent range to cross the entire map.

No argument ... The only + to it would be an aircraft that could fly from a port and that's of dubious value ... Mostly I was thinking what might be BETTER than a Champ ... (I loved champs, learned to fly in one, but I wouldn't want to face down a 109) ... 

[Tank-Ace]

See? Theres another reason I hadn't thought off.

The 109 can quickly (instantly in the case of the 109K4) convert from a scout to a respected and deadly fighter aircraft, capable of fighting multiple oppnents simultaneously.

[guncrasher]

See? Theres another reason I hadn't thought off.

The 109 can quickly (instantly in the case of the 109K4) convert from a scout to a respected and deadly fighter aircraft, capable of fighting multiple oppnents simultaneously.

 .  any fighter in the game can.


semp

[Tilt]

Based upon "seeing combat" in squadron strength..............and based upon  this being by far the worlds most produced aircraft there should (IMO) be only one plane considered for observational duties................

The U-2 later known as the Po-2

Classed as a vehicle it could be available from GV fields



and we could include the WW1 damage model


U-2LSh: Two-seat ground-attack, close-support aircraft. The aircraft were armed with one 7.62 mm (0.30 in) ShKAS machine-gun in the rear cockpit. It could also carry up to 120 kg (265 lb) of bombs and four RS-82 rockets. Also known as the U-2VOM-1.

U-2LNB: Soviet Air Force night attack version, built from 1942. Armed with one 7.62 mm (0.30 in) ShKAS, plus up to 250 kg of bombs under the wings for land support. Earlier aircraft were converted to improvised bombers from 1941

[TheRhino]

As is CVs are kind of like that ... unless someone stumbles on them or trys to track them after they reset to their home base, you never know they're coming until they hit a base. How about the PBY Catalina? - available from ports maybe ? Not sure anyone wants to fly long range recon in the MAs but they would be HANDY in many scenarios ... and they WERE armed ... 

Yessssssssssssssss! would love to see a Catalina 

[bc21]

i bet you nobody would want to fly the catalinas either.  as they would just crawl around while dozens of planes sit on the ground waiting for a spotter to find something,  I dont think so.  if it ever gets added it wont be used in either ma or scenarios.

semp

Sorry you loose bet!!! I would love to fly them! And I can see an FSO scenario like Midway where the Cat's launch and the CV birds are held on deck till the Cat finds the enmy CV.

[Tank-Ace]

.  any fighter in the game can.

Most can, possibly all, but you get REALLY sketch with some aircraft, such as the P-40B, I16, or the 110 or mossie. But I wasn't saying that the 109 was the only fighter that can do that, only that a PBY can't fight more than 1 opponent simultaneously unless 999000 is gunning.

[DangerousGame]

-1 We already have spies for that

HAHA 

[BaldEagl]

+1 for the plne but -1 for the role

I've asked for this in the past, but would like to see it enabled from the large hanger on GV bases, to scout for GVs when the nest airfield is a long flight away..... kind of a FAC role.

YES, you'd be easy meat for a wirble, but the value is there for the tankers and guys in manned guns.

+1 for the plane and for that role.

For the doubters at that speed with good SA it could be highly survivable between a GV base and a spawn and likely even collect a few proxies.

And yes, the Aeronca is the right plane for the job but more choices would be even better.

[gyrene81]

+1 for the plane and for that role.

For the doubters at that speed with good SA it could be highly survivable between a GV base and a spawn and likely even collect a few proxies.

And yes, the Aeronca is the right plane for the job but more choices would be even better.

i dare you to try it...up an i-16 with the weakest gun package cut the throttle back so the plane doesn't fly faster than 125mph level...see how well it works out over a gv battle. but then even the i-16 can take more machine gun damage than anything people are thinking they want for "spy" planes.

[Rino]

     If you really wanted a photo recon plane, you could fly a Mossie or Spitfire IX, both of which had
PR models.  You could also fly an F-5 <P-38> or F-6 <P-51> as well.  Since all planes  are capable of
taking inflight screenshots, there ya go