Author Topic: C47 suggestion (Read 345 times)

guarib · « **on:** March 05, 2003, 02:00:34 PM »

It will be great if C47 could transport GVs!

BenDover · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2003, 03:11:46 PM »

Ermm, look at the size of a tank compared to the c47.
look for some cargo doors, see any? No? Thats because there isn't any.

The c47 couldn't carry any vehicles, the gigant could.

The c47 however, could tow a glider

john9001 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2003, 05:08:18 PM »

transports:
the C47 skytrain was the cargo version with large cargo doors and renforced floor, could carry 2 jeeps and/or light field arty (6000 # cargo ) or troops.

the C53 skytrooper version was troop only.

the C47C was a twin float amphibian.

also were many converted civilian DC3's in various configs

also XCG=17 experamental enginless C47A to be towed by a C54 (4 eng transport )

gliders:
waco CG=4A , 13 men or 1/4 ton jeep or 75 mm howitzer, tow speed 125 mph

waco CG-15A (modified cg-4a ) 16 men or 4000# cargo, tow speed 180 mph

waco CG-13A 42men or 2 jeeps or 1- 105 howitzer+tow vehicle+gun crew or 1- 75 mm how+ tow + crew, tow speed 190 mph.

all gliders were front load, unload

glider use in AH: have some ideas, must think on it some more, if we had field arty and jeeps and AI troops there could be a use for gliders.

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Chairboy · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2003, 06:50:56 PM »

One plane:

Me-323 Gigant

This German heavy transport could carry some of the light GVs from WWII and there have been many threads asking for it.

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56328&highlight=me323

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52695&highlight=me323

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44711&highlight=me323

For example...

frank3 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 06, 2003, 02:39:11 AM »

I saw a pic of the Me-232 a few weeks ago, I really think it was capable of carrying one or two tanks, it would be really handy.
just drop a tank near a base, saves lots of driving time.

I also wish we had SAR and that we could join someone's plane just by pressing enter or anything if you're close.

BenDover · « **Reply #5 on:** March 06, 2003, 12:46:33 PM »

the production model, Me-323D, could carry 21,495-lb (9750-kg) cargo load over 621 miles (1000 km), or 120 troops with full equipment, or 60 stretcher patients with medics

Not sure about the speed, as these are the ones for the E-2, which had increased armament and armour

speed: 149mph at 4,920 ft
service ceiling 14,760 ft

armament:
1 20mm mg 151 in each of 2 turrets (one on each wing)
2 0.51-in (13mm) mg 131 in nose doors
5 more mg 131s firing from beam positions and rear of the flight deck

Revvin · « **Reply #6 on:** March 06, 2003, 12:56:30 PM »

This cropped up in a WB thread:

If AH2: TOD is going to be axis vs allies and depending on if troops etc will need to be delivered in this way then we'd need an Axis troop carrier such as the Ju52.

vorticon · « **Reply #7 on:** March 06, 2003, 01:06:24 PM »

wed also need some better bombers for the axis...of course a gv carrier would be great...but it could probably only hold some lighter stuff...