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Offline Hetzer7

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Westland Lysander
« on: April 07, 2014, 04:17:33 PM »
A good ally counterpart to the storch I think, hasn't been "wished for" on this board as far as I can tell, at least for some time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Lysander



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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2014, 04:25:20 PM »
+1, think it was also faster than the storch.

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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2014, 04:28:07 PM »
In USAAF operation:



Could carry little bombs, also had two forward-firing Rifle caliber machine guns as well as twin lewis guns in rear cockpit:



If available at a VH hanger it would be pretty cool!

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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2014, 04:29:35 PM »
+1, think it was also faster than the storch.

Yes sir; about 200 mph. ~900 hp engine in later marks  :aok

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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2014, 04:36:09 PM »
 I would defiantly fly this for the defense of a v-base   :D

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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2014, 04:57:52 PM »
A good ally counterpart to the storch I think, hasn't been "wished for" on this board as far as I can tell, at least for some time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Lysander

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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2014, 06:22:27 PM »
Ratz, they only tested one with 20mm strapped to the wheel spats for potential strafing duty if the Germans invaded. But, even two .303 can pilot wound a 262 if you are lucky. And those tiny bombs might kill an M8 or disable a wirbel.
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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2014, 06:32:59 PM »
Not a bad wish. 

Those tiny bombs can outright destroy tanks if they get a direct hit.  :aok

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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2014, 06:51:47 PM »
It should be able to carry a could carry a few troops. The Lysander was famous for dropping OSS agents behind enemy lines at night. I just got my first Storch v Storch kill today...funny trying to get your opponent on your 6~ fun fight.
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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2014, 09:42:28 AM »
+1
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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2014, 10:16:36 AM »
+1 small bomb, sups , forward firing303's ,smoke

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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2014, 10:28:38 AM »
+1
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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2014, 07:04:44 PM »
It should be able to carry a could carry a few troops. The Lysander was famous for dropping OSS agents behind enemy lines at night. I just got my first Storch v Storch kill today...funny trying to get your opponent on your 6~ fun fight.
+1

+1 on the wish, and you should be able to select an OSS agent in the hangar, just because :old:
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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2014, 01:24:36 AM »
+1 on the wish, and you should be able to select an OSS agent in the hangar, just because :old:

A sultry femme fatale in a black beret? Who'd push her out of a plane?


-1 on the wish, you're not considering the poor Ki-43 pilots who were former Brewster pilots will have to change planes again.

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Re: Westland Lysander
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2014, 05:40:06 AM »
Ya knowwww......

Hitech could add an achievement that the pilot gets for shooting down fighters with it. At the same time a list pops in on the next line with the poor SOBs names the Lysander shot down to earn the achievement. Or every time a Lysander pilot shoots down a fighter, well you know whats next..........

HOST: numpti landed 2 kills in a Lysander
HOST: numpti killed ooppsies P51D, biopsies spit16
you can imagine from here down the world will .s both players and flood the buffer.

Wonder how it turns with the Brewster and the Ki43?

Now add the Fw 189 with this, and those could be some achievements and kills landed messages.
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