PBY

[Bruv119]

I would like to take off and land on water.    Please HTC make it happen!     

[bozon]

I would like to take off and land on water.    Please HTC make it happen!     

I land in the water all the time. Often without wings and burning.

[lunatic1]

I can imagine someone wanting to pick up downed players in a PBY I just can't imagine anyone waiting around in the water to be picked up and flown home.

+1

[lunatic1]

now after saying no to the pby.
what would be useful would be a seafire to launch off the rails of the Battleship for ship defense. esp when the cv goes down.
because I found out yesterday that the 16" gun turrets are easily destroyed.

[bustr]

There are toys that get added to this game we only know about when we read the release notes after the install is completed. A PBY or a catapult Hurri falls into that category. Who knows if it will ever happen....and no one knows it won't.

[tuba515]

I think with the addition of BB this would be perfect!

[ONTOS]

PBY +1, great bird

[Sabre]

+1 for PBY, but then, I say +1 to just about anything new added to the game (Ewwww...shiny new thing!). As an add-on to ports, I believe it would see some regular use, even today. Having said this, I think it can wait until submarines are added to the game. I'd give it a special ability to spot submarines at a greater altitude/distance than other A/C (Doesn't the Storch "sees" GVs at a greater distance than other A/C?); and it would have depth-charges, which most other AH aircraft can't carry/deploy. Adding the ability to carry troops would further enhance it's appeal in the MA (and it was armed for self-defense, giving it an edge on the C-47), and of course, it would fit well in numerous scenarios. Many of our A/C are primarily there for scenarios (how often to do you see someone (other than me) in an I-16 in the MA?), but the features I mention above would give it practical utility in the MA, as well.

[oboe]

I can imagine someone wanting to pick up downed players in a PBY I just can't imagine anyone waiting around in the water to be picked up and flown home.

Good point, but perhaps it could be coded so that all the PBY pilot needs to do is land near you, and accept your ".pickmeup" request.  Once the downed pilot is aboard, they could have the option of riding along, manning a gun, or ending their flight (the PBY continues on).

[JVboob]

+1 for PBY, but then, I say +1 to just about anything new added to the game (Ewwww...shiny new thing!). As an add-on to ports, I believe it would see some regular use, even today. Having said this, I think it can wait until submarines are added to the game. I'd give it a special ability to spot submarines at a greater altitude/distance than other A/C (Doesn't the Storch "sees" GVs at a greater distance than other A/C?); and it would have depth-charges, which most other AH aircraft can't carry/deploy. Adding the ability to carry troops would further enhance it's appeal in the MA (and it was armed for self-defense, giving it an edge on the C-47), and of course, it would fit well in numerous scenarios. Many of our A/C are primarily there for scenarios (how often to do you see someone (other than me) in an I-16 in the MA?), but the features I mention above would give it practical utility in the MA, as well.

ive seen schwarms of I-16s its usually a really fun furball when it happens too