Vehicle Base rearm for Aircraft

[SpencAce]

cause i am tired of being able to land at gv bases but nothing else, (this is when i am in a plane of course)

[lunatic1]

slam me if you want...there should not be a rearm pad on v-bases.........

[SmokinLoon]

cause i am tired of being able to land at gv bases but nothing else, (this is when i am in a plane of course)

If I had my way, we'd not be able to land aircraft at V-bases and get "credit" for it, it'd be a ditch always.   just sayin'

[Gr8pape]

I understand the argument for rearm on v-bases for aircraft, there are fuel dumps and ord bunkers right, fuel and guns sounds like a reasonable idea.

[Rob52240]

How about a rearm pad on the CV at ports?

It would take considerable skill to use it and the difficulty would ensure it wouldn't be abused in ways that would affect gameplay in a negative fashion.

Try landing on that carrier sometime and see what happens.

[icepac]

Try landing on that carrier sometime and see what happens.

Duh.......the purpose of placing it on the CV is to limit a possible negative affect of an airplane spawn at the ports by limiting the planeset to aircraft that can land and take back off.

This way you don't have C-hogs streaming off the deck any time the base starts flashing.

[VonMessa]

Duh.......the purpose of placing it on the CV is to limit a possible negative affect of an airplane spawn at the ports by limiting the planeset to aircraft that can land and take back off.

This way you don't have C-hogs streaming off the deck any time the base starts flashing.

I have rearmed and re-upped on a CV in all types of German a/c, none of which could ever spawn from the CV...

[Rob52240]

I have rearmed and re-upped on a CV in all types of German a/c, none of which could ever spawn from the CV...

No try landing on the carrier that's docked at the port.  It has no arresting wires.

[B4Buster]

I don't agree that vbases should have re-arm pads for aircraft based on the argument that they will soon be able to launch the Storch. I'm guessing the Storch had a fuel burn rate somewhere in the ball park of 9 gal/hour, with a capacity of 30-40 gal useable? (I'm basing that guess off light aircraft that I am familiar with). There is a huge difference between refueling and equipping a high performance aircraft that would hold hundreds of gallons of high octane Avgas, and a low performance utility plane like the storch.

[grizz441]

No, aircraft should not be able to rearm/refuel at vbases.  They also should not be able to land successfully at vbases.

[Rob52240]

No, aircraft should not be able to rearm/refuel at vbases.  They also should not be able to land successfully at vbases.

I disagree with the landing part.

[SmokinLoon]

I disagree with the landing part.

Do you think a P47 would have landed at a vehicle depot in WWII if there was an airbase 25 miles away, even if it had plenty of fuel, even if there was no emergency?  No, it didnt. Aircraft did not land at a ground unit base of operations unless there were provisions already there UNLESS there was a dire emergency (sever injury, busted up plane, etc).  Even then, it was an act of God to get that aircraft back in the air if it made it down safely.  The Storch is/was the only aircraft in AH's lineup that truly followed the infantry wherever they went on the ground, it didnt really need a prepped runway.  If the Storch was not flown in, the wings were folded and it was hauled in via truck.

[Rob52240]

Do you think a P47 would have landed at a vehicle depot in WWII if there was an airbase 25 miles away, even if it had plenty of fuel, even if there was no emergency?  No, it didnt. Aircraft did not land at a ground unit base of operations unless there were provisions already there UNLESS there was a dire emergency (sever injury, busted up plane, etc).  Even then, it was an act of God to get that aircraft back in the air if it made it down safely.  The Storch is/was the only aircraft in AH's lineup that truly followed the infantry wherever they went on the ground, it didnt really need a prepped runway.  If the Storch was not flown in, the wings were folded and it was hauled in via truck.

Planes have always been easier to replace than pilots.  If you land on friendly concrete at a friendly base, it makes sense to me that you would consider that a landing.

[VonMessa]

No try landing on the carrier that's docked at the port.  It has no arresting wires.

So... with regard to my post that you quoted and responded to

I have rearmed and re-upped on a CV in all types of German a/c, none of which could ever spawn from the CV...

Please refresh my memory of which plane in the German stable would be affected by the presence or absence of these arresting wires?

[SmokinLoon]

Planes have always been easier to replace than pilots.  If you land on friendly concrete at a friendly base, it makes sense to me that you would consider that a landing.

Hence my stance that sure, you can land at a v-base... but not earn the points for doing so.  You'd get a ditch under my proposal.