Author Topic: Poll, would you like to see Biplanes? (Read 2001 times)

cajun · « **Reply #60 on:** May 07, 2002, 01:00:59 AM »

There was some japanese sea biplane... cant remember the name but had 2x7.9mm mgs in front and 1x7.9mm in back for the gunner/observer....

Dr Zhivago · « **Reply #61 on:** May 07, 2002, 02:26:31 AM »

My upper pick is showing Polish built fighter PZL P.24 G...
Max speed 267 mph (430 km/h) at 14,765 ft (4500 m)
service ceiling 34,450 ft (10500 m)
climb to 16,405 ft (5000 m) in 5 minutes 40 sec
Armament
Two 20 mm Oerlikon FF cannon

two 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Browning mgs (700rds each)
or 7.7 mm (0.303 in) KM Wz 33 mgs (500 rds each)
88 lbs (40 kg) of bombs externally

Later four 7.9 mm Colt browning MG40 and four 12.5 kg bombs

Mitsubishi F1M1/F1M2 "Pete" was single-engined observation float seaplane or seaplane trainer (F1M2-K)
Max speed 230mph (370kmh) at 3340 m
Service ceiling 9,440 m
Climb to 5,000 m in 9 min 36 sec
armament was two 7.7mm mgs, one rear-firing 7.7mm mg and two 60kg (132lb) bombs

Dr Zhivago · « **Reply #62 on:** May 07, 2002, 02:43:53 AM »

Beriev KOR-1 "Korablemij Razvedchik" is similar looking plane.
Kor1 was a small float biplane and the standard catapult aircraft for cruisers. First flown from sea in September 1936 and was in service until 1942. Three 7.62 mm mgs and 200kg (440lb) bombs.
Max speed 172mph (277kmh) at 2000m

Plane looks like I-15 or I-152 at floats...

cajun · « **Reply #63 on:** May 07, 2002, 11:44:27 AM »

Cool, I gotta great pic of a gladiator but don't know how to post it!!

When I click the "IMG" button it asks for "script prompt Enter text to be formatted" what am I supposed to enter?

cajun · « **Reply #64 on:** May 07, 2002, 11:45:35 AM »

Testing:

cajun · « **Reply #65 on:** May 07, 2002, 11:46:17 AM »

Finnally!!!! It worked

Turbot · « **Reply #66 on:** May 07, 2002, 12:09:34 PM »

Would not mind shooting biplanes, but they would probably have an ENY of near 0

julle · « **Reply #67 on:** May 07, 2002, 12:13:02 PM »

Gloster Gladiator was a mixed structured bi-plane fighter with a fixed landing gear. Finland acquired 30 Gladiators from England on 12 Dec, 1939. 10 of those were donated and 20 were bought. The planes were shipped to Sweden and they were assembled at Centrala Flygverkstaden Malmslätt. Then the planes were delivered to Barkarby and flown to Finland. The first 4 arrived on 18 Jan, 1940 and the last planes on 16 Feb. Swedish volunteer unit Flygflottilj 19 brought 12 Gladiators with them in Finland on 10 Jan, 1940.

SERVICE
STATS,
1940
45 kills
by 22 pilots,
1941-44
1 kill
by 1 pilot

vorticon · « **Reply #68 on:** May 07, 2002, 01:02:39 PM »

sounds like a great idea theyd only be used in the hth mostly tho not many MA people would like going against a zero in one

cajun · « **Reply #69 on:** May 07, 2002, 06:11:16 PM »

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Originally posted by vorticon
sounds like a great idea theyd only be used in the hth mostly tho not many MA people would like going against a zero in one

Why not? Biplanes would be the best turners on the game, they could out turn a zero with no problem and most biplanes had about the same top speed as a zero, only disadvantage of the biwingers would be not many had cannons. but If you can turn as sharp as they can you dont need cannons

I can see them being flown in MA, I would fly em in MA, People fly the F4u-1, SpitI and HurricaneI in MA, and allotta biwingers can easily match those planes, infact I was doin a little research and found that the Gloster Gladiator had a longer range than a late war spitfire! And The I-153 biplane had a top speed of 267mph compared to the I-16 mono plane (wich I've heard some poeple asking for) that had a top speed of only 240 mph! and the CR42 had a top speed of 312 compared to the hurricane we have now that has a top speed of 314 only 2 mph faster.

cajun · « **Reply #70 on:** May 07, 2002, 06:27:17 PM »

some I-153's also had retractable landing gear and 4x12.7mm mgs in place of the 4x7.7mm mgs.

Karnak · « **Reply #71 on:** May 07, 2002, 06:30:20 PM »

cajun,

The Zero, A6M2 or A6M5, will easily out run and out climb a biplane fighter, except myabe that Italian one which is almost as fast as the A6M2. The Zero would simply need to employ BnZ tactics instead of TnB tactics and you'd have one dead biplane. It'd be like an F4U vs A6M fight, except the A6M would be the BnZ aircraft. In both cases the slow TnB aircraft is at the mercy of the fast BnZ aircraft.

That said, yes, a few biplane fighters would be neat at some point, but we need a good Japanese planeset first.

cajun · « **Reply #72 on:** May 07, 2002, 06:36:13 PM »

I was thinking the same thing, I think they should mix in a japanese biplane with a few more japanese fighters, then work on a Fairey Swordfish, CR42, Gloster Gladiator & I-153 mixed in with a 156 beaufighter and some more italian/japanese planes.

PS. what is "Bnz"/"TnB"?

Karnak · « **Reply #73 on:** May 07, 2002, 06:38:24 PM »

cajun,

We need a good Japanese planeset.

cajun · « **Reply #74 on:** May 07, 2002, 06:45:06 PM »

Was editing my post when you replied, actuelly they should add biplanes and Japanese planes in the same patch I think, they are both really badly needed, but at least the japanese have 5 planes Biwingers have 0 lol.