Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: wylieboy on August 20, 2005, 02:06:55 PM
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Okay I have some new ideas for some planes:
1. The german troop transport-Junkers Ju 52/3 M
2. U.S. patrol bomber PBY "Catalina"
3. British bomer-"Halifax"
4. German torpdo bomber-Heinkel He-115
5. German float plane-Arado Ar 196
6. the glider that was pulled behind the C-47 on D-Day
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I'm just wondering who you are going to get to fly that
collection of aerial bullseyes? :D
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Do you even know what kind of planes those are?:confused:
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Let's see..Ju-52..pathetically slow underarmed german trimotor
transport/bomber
PBY..again pathetically slow underarmed Navy patrol flying
boat.
Halifax was a poor man's lancaster.
He-115, another floatplane who's biggest claim to fame was
fishing downed pilots out of the Channel and praying that the
RAF was sound asleep.
Ar-196, which would come in handy if we had any German
surface ships, and at least carried a pair of cannon. Still duck
soup to virtually every fighter currently in the game.
Horsa glider...big wooden box full of squishy things :aok
This was off the top of my head, btw..I suppose getting a
reference book would probably be overkill. All these birds have
some geewhiz value as niche items but not very useful.
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1. The german troop transport-Junkers Ju 52/3 M
At some point it would be nice to see this, but it is not a huge priority.
2. U.S. patrol bomber PBY "Catalina"[/b]
If a flying boat is to be added it should be something capable, either the H8K2 'Emily' or the Coranado, maybe the Sunderland but it would be a sitting duck compared to the other two. The PBY was a great aircraft, but it wouldn't fit into AH very well.
3. British bomer-"Halifax"[/b]
Why? This fills a as close to identical role as the Lancaster as can be imagined. You'd be hard pressed to find two aircraft that overlapped to a greater extent. The Wellington would be much better as it would give us a capable, early war British bomber than the German fighters could catch, unlike the Boston.
4. German torpdo bomber-Heinkel He-115[/b]
Why? It serves no purpose and played a very small part in reality. The Ju88A-4 is better and covers the same timeframe. A good torpedo bomber to add would be the B6N2 as it is a very capable aircraft, played a large part and fills a significant gap. The B7A1 and TBD-1 Devastator would also be ok additions. The TBD-1 because it fills a gap and the B7A1 because it would see wide use in the MA.
5. German float plane-Arado Ar 196[/b]
Once again, why? It fills no significant gap and played a very small part.
6. the glider that was pulled behind the C-47 on D-Day [/B]
What role do you see for this in AH?