Fi 156 Storch

[Changeup]

Using f3 to find tanks easier

Getting too close to tanks in this thing ensures it will get filled with 50 caliber fuel.

[Babalonian]

+1 I haven't seen jack about the 410

It won the poll ~ a month ago, the compilation of legitimate 410 data and information was churning at its peak ~ 2-3 weeks ago, and you expect that there is eye candy to be served already?....

Two weeks.   

[Tilt]

I think the key development here is an army based spotter ac available from gv bases. Which I think is a neat change in game play on so many fronts. Most specifically it limits the "sneak" attack and changes the gv war back to a bias requiring local air superiority.

This ac should only be capable of scoring "assists" when vehicles it has marked are killed.

I am not sure about the hard coaded double range icon thing re the storch and other ac. I think that icons for tanks under cover should be less obvious than present but do not see why a storch should have an inherent icon range advantage under all circumstances.

IMO it was a good spotter due to its cockpit design but more so due to its slow speed giving the observer time to study terrain.

 Bearing this in mind I would suggest that at less than 1500yards gv icon range is inversely proportional to air craft speed. Then infact the Storch would have an advantage but so would any pilot able to slow his/ any other  ac down to a point that time over terrain is similar to that enjoyed by the Storch. I think the speed sampling rate should be quite long to over come pilots getting icon flashes by performing manoeuvres that momentarily give slow speeds.

Re pilots seeking freindly ack cover from memory I site an engagement between Yak3's and P38's over Yugoslavia where combat drew the 38's into  Russian ack cover. I would expect a freindly to have more knowledge of his forces ack deployment than an enemy.

Having said that I would argue that there is no game play need for friendlies to have any better gv icon capabilities than enemies. They have the local channel. Further it is the Storch that needs better freindly gv icon knowledge( thru its slow speed?) and yes( just like many an FW189) it would dive for freindly ack cover when spotted.

[JOACH1M]

It won the poll ~ a month ago, the compilation of legitimate 410 data and information was churning at its peak ~ 2-3 weeks ago, and you expect that there is eye candy to be served already?....

Two weeks.   

When the b29 won the poll it got a nice little announcement on main page

[dirtdart]

Best think about the Fi-156... the score harlots won't up it becasue it will affect their score.  It will be interesting to see where the points will be tallied, attack makes the most sense, but the fair thing would be to throw it into gun/ship/field. 

[VonMessa]

I thought trying to find a place a land a goon to give a friendly supps was hard. No longer will i suffer this dilema 

I think that while this may create some controversy for those of us who just want to have fun it will provide just that.

I believe stall speed is ~32 mph 

[Mano]

+1
 

The Storch will be a good addition the the main arena. I believe the writer on the main page was suggesting
you have to land to deliver supplies otherwise.....why land?

Reducing the icon ranges for planes (w/ the exception of the Storch) will make it more difficult to bomb
the GV'ers.

It would be nice if they could turn off the F3 for bombers that don't use a bomb site.

I'd like to see a Motorcycle and sidecar with machine gun added in the near future as well. Spotting, supp delivery, single troop, ect
could be performed as well.

 
Mano

[moot]

Its historical for an enemy fighter to unerringly know where his flak vehicles are so he can run to them?  Funny how I've never read of that.

Remove that too
no time to read rest of thread

[Babalonian]

When the b29 won the poll it got a nice little announcement on main page

There are rumors that a model was already in the works at the time, and as far as gatherering data and information to make such a model historicaly accurate, I don't think there was any shortage or lacking for the B-29.

[Karnak]

Using f3 to find tanks easier

How?  Unless the Fi156 has an absurdly short icon range for vehicles you'll have no problems finding them without F3.

[Melvin]

Did they say "next version update"?  


Something big is in the works. My gut says that the FAC bird is just the tip of the iceberg here.

A little "shuck and jive" if you will.

[Lusche]

Did they say "next version update"?  

Yes. Anything special about that?

[Melvin]

Yes. Anything special about that?

Aces High 3 for Christmas? 

[Lusche]

Aces High 3 for Christmas? 

There's nothing indicating such a giant leap yet...

[Melvin]

There's nothing indicating such a giant leap yet...

Hence the term "shuck and jive".