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Offline SpencAce

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PBY5-A
« on: November 25, 2011, 11:42:52 AM »
the PBY5-A played a big part in WW2, mostly for air-sea rescue.  But i think that it would come in handy as the only plane luanchable from a normal port as well as airfields.  the 5-A variant was amphibious.  it's main role in this game would be anti ship duties. 
specs...
crew: 8
length: 63 ft 10 in
height:  21ft  1in
wingspan:  104 ft
max level flight speed: 196 mph
max range:  2520 miles
service ceiling:  15,800 ft
armament:  1 .30 cal in the nose turret and 2 .50 cal blister turrets
payload:  4,000 lbs of bombs, depth charges, or torpedoes

thank you for considering this addition to the game
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Offline Noir

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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2011, 11:48:22 AM »
has been already asked for numerous times in super long documented threads
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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2011, 11:54:03 AM »
If we were to have only one aircraft launchable from the port, why make it something as uncompetitive as the PBU-5?  Why not a Sunderland or Emily?
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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2011, 12:23:50 PM »
well first off congrats finally somone who got the model type and listed the fact it had guns(last like 4 posts did not i think) anyways as said it has been wished for numerous times im still +1  for it
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Offline SpencAce

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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2011, 01:29:53 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on November 25, 2011, 11:54:03 AM
If we were to have only one aircraft launchable from the port, why make it something as uncompetitive as the PBU-5?  Why not a Sunderland or Emily?
the reason i like the catalina more than the sunderland is because the sunderland is not amphibious like the catalina is
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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2011, 02:59:34 AM »
ports only have a vh hangar.  no airplane hangar there.  you also wishing for an airplane hangar to be added?

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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2011, 03:03:11 AM »
honestly, people keep on saying that its too slow. HOWEVER!  :old: It just means i wont have to worry about controlling my throttle when dropping torps. so i say yes.
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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2011, 05:09:58 AM »
Quote from: guncrasher on November 26, 2011, 02:59:34 AM
ports only have a vh hangar.  no airplane hangar there.  you also wishing for an airplane hangar to be added?

semp

If the VH is near the ocean it could spawn in the water like a PT boat, no need to add a hanger since the majority of the time they were either moored off shore or to a flying boat tender.

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Offline Drano

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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2011, 10:04:13 AM »
PBY-<pick a model> = ginormous useles target.

Don't get me wrong, I like the plane. Think it's really cool looking. I just can't imagine any use for it in this game. I mean none. Don't start with the education attemps--I know what it did in RL. But in real life they didn't send a PBY or PBYs into a sector full of enemy fighter planes. In this game it'd be a target and nothing else. It would quickly become the biggest hangar queen we have and a total waste of HTC time and resources in having developed it. We have bigger fish to fry here.

Please stop. The PBY and night are the two things asked for here that just leave me shakin my head. It's to the point where I feel compelled to say something.

That goes double for the Emily and the Sutherland.
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Offline Karnak

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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2011, 10:08:10 AM »
Drano,

Just an FYI, but the Emily has about the performance of a B-17 in terms of speed and bomb load.  It would probably be tougher and it climbs much better, though its Type 99 Model 1 cannons won't be as effective defensively as the B-17's .50 cals.
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Offline matt

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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2011, 10:14:29 AM »
i would only use if you could drop troops.
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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2011, 10:21:35 AM »
+1
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Offline Mitsu.

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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2011, 06:11:49 PM »
+1 on emily.
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Offline 1Nicolas

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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2011, 09:15:48 PM »
Quote from: guncrasher on November 26, 2011, 02:59:34 AM
ports only have a vh hangar.  no airplane hangar there.  you also wishing for an airplane hangar to be added?

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They have boat hangars, right?(Vehicle)
READ THIS THEN CLICK ON LINK:
Definition of Amphibious: Able to operate both on land and in water. SO ITS A BOAT!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE0hnDWI_0U
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Offline SpencAce

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Re: PBY5-A
« Reply #14 on: November 26, 2011, 09:30:20 PM »
ya, of course it would have troops, it could be the only even slighty defended troop carrying plane in the game.. and it could be usful for a quick defence from a port against a carrier
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