Is this the time...

[hblair]

for the ME163? The idea was first brought up over a year ago. Picture yourself in that lil cockpit B&Zing the buff formations. Make it cost a little less than the 262 (you can only fly for what? 3 minutes?) Available  only from your HQ and strat targets and only after you've been in the country 12 hours (to keep people from changing sides soley to shoot down raids). Oh yeah, and give them a 5-10% chance of just exploding for no good reason at all. Make it risky. Imagine the whines when somebody loses 150 perks simply because they chose to fly a dangerous bird.

It would be a pure joy to have in the game. Good idea presented by Rip a year or two ago. Maybe in the next version if not this one?

Be careful with the H-stoff! (or whatever they called it)
Watch the wheels on takeoff!

[Ripsnort]

Thks for bringing this topic up again!
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=25445&referrerid=3203


I think it would be a "WOW!" factor for HTC and their business.  Considering that the ME163 would be no threat except to buff formations near HQ areas, I can't see how they could deny us such a great thing!

[AKSWulfe]

It's got 7 minutes of fuel, but with the fuel modifier the way it is in the MA.... you prolly only got like 70 seconds of fuel.

I think it was C-Stoff and T-Stoff, one would cause any bio material to be eaten away if it came into contact with it.. leak in the cockpit, pilot won't be there when it hits the ground. They were both unstable I think.

Either way, it shouldn't cost anything.. but maybe have a limit. Can only launch 8 every 15 minutes... and only from specialized fields.
-SW

[hawk220]

I like this idea.. but as for boom AND zoom.. I think they just boomed..I've read that they only had the power for one pass at the passing formations and had to set down (being fat juicy targets for Allied fighters) could someone with more knowledge on the Komet set me straight?

it would be a neat counter to the new 3 ship formations that will surely darken the skies.

[hblair]

However it's done, you gotta agree if done right, there is potential for great fun here.

[edit] (Thanks SW)


White 05" running on its own power after the mechanic has removed the electric cable from the right side of the fuselage.[/edit]

[AKSWulfe]

That's the 263 right there Hb... that one never made it past prototype stage.

The 163 can only carry 2x30mm (60rpg I think), had 7 minutes of fuel (263 had provisions for 15+ min), and the 163 had the lil power generator prop at the front.
-SW

[hblair]

Here's a good Komet site...

http://www.sml.lr.tudelft.nl/~home/rob/me163.htm

[Curval]

Can we also have the acid burning effects that many of the pilots faced when fuel leaks etc occcured.

Mitsu could get some good Komet "agony sounds" going...but HTC will have to provide the visual effects.  We could have a spraying effect followed by lots of arm waving, followed by the pilot pulling chunks of acid burned flesh from their faces....

yea..that would be cool.

[Mathman]

T-Stoff was hydrogen peroxide and C-Stoff was a mixture of hydrazine hydrate, methanol and water.

There are a lot of popular myths that surround the 163 that are untrue or blown way out of proportion.  If you want to learn about which are true and which are false, I would suggest looking at this book.  Though Amazon lists it as not being published yet, I havfe a copy sitting here on my lap.  It is a very good book and full of developmental details and its introduction into service with Erprobungskommando 16 and JG 400.  Volume 2 will be coming out in the near future and will probably detail its further testing, development and operations through the ensd of the war and beyond.

It is very interesting reading and highly recommended if you can find it or have any interest in this plane.

[K West]

Eh    Now there is a ride I would purposely save perk points to use on.  I (and many others) have been waiting for that one for quite a while. Bring it on HTC!!!!

   -Westy

[Morsa]

Originally posted by hblair
...Available  only from your HQ and strat targets and only after you've been in the country 12 hours (to keep people from changing sides soley to shoot down raids). Oh yeah, and give them a 5-10% chance of just exploding for no good reason at all. Make it risky. Imagine the whines when somebody loses 150 perks simply because they chose to fly a dangerous bird.

It would be a pure joy to have in the game...

You wont see many of them at this cost, and the chances to get a kill with it will be soo low that only joy to ride it will be the feelling of being launched straight up with a rocket in the *ss just to glide back as dead meat to the ground, followed by ordes of P51 atracted by the flashing Me163 icon, if you are lucky and dont get caught, you will loss your 150 perks with a nice "You have ditched" from the host.

No, find a better way.
And if we have unlimited La7, N1K, D9...why to limit other birds?
 

[hblair]

You're right, 150 is too much. Perhaps have them free as SW said, since they are so limited in where they are based, and can only fly a few minutes. Good call.

[Ghosth]

Allow each country to have 1 in the air at any given time. Once that ones down another can go up.
With a checkbox to put yourself on the waiting list.

Or perk it at 100 points a blast.

Agree that 1/4 of the time it should go wild, blow, leak corrisive fuel on pilot etc.

[Pongo]

With the Caveat that the thing would have a contrial for its entire powered accent..so the escorts and bombers see it coming....

[popeye]

Yes.