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Title: Helldiver!
Post by: Raptor on June 18, 2006, 01:41:34 AM

The plane!
(http://www.bluejacket.com/usn/images/ac/sb2c_curtiss_helldiver_jan45_cv19_hancock.jpg)

And Judy to keep him company
(http://www.nps.gov/amme/wwii_museum/air_offensive/judy_dive_bomber_lg.jpg)

Title: Helldiver!
Post by: bkbandit on June 18, 2006, 02:45:19 AM

I think i remember reading somethin about the helldiver, it wasnt all that good. Ill see if i can find that page and post the link. BUt another jap plane wont be so bad, u only see maybe 4 different jap planes in m/a nik ki84 and rarely a zero or those jap bombers.  BUt then the jap torp plane is a hanger queen unless ur in ava so im pretty sure the judy will be the same.

Title: Helldiver!
Post by: Debonair on June 18, 2006, 04:25:34 AM

SB2-C could carry tiny tim & was on the Franklin, so it may have don so in combat
(http://www.ww2guide.com/tinytim.jpg) :O :O :O :O :noid :noid
pwnage

Title: Helldiver!
Post by: Bronk on June 18, 2006, 10:11:46 AM

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Originally posted by bkbandit
I think i remember reading somethin about the helldiver, it wasnt all that good. Ill see if i can find that page and post the link. BUt another jap plane wont be so bad, u only see maybe 4 different jap planes in m/a nik ki84 and rarely a zero or those jap bombers.  BUt then the jap torp plane is a hanger queen unless ur in ava so im pretty sure the judy will be the same.

There is more to AH than the MA
List of other things than the ma.

AVA
snap shots
 squad ops
scenarios
king of the hill
the racing league
dueling ladder

So while it might be a hangar queen in the MA, both are needed elsewhere.
Just look at the next big scenario coming up.

Bronk

Title: Re: Helldiver!
Post by: Krusty on June 18, 2006, 11:04:22 AM

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Originally posted by Raptor
The plane!

:lol :rofl

Btw I'm not a fan of adding the hell diver. It was a sad excuse for a plane. Considering that folks don't even use the SBD in scenarios, will they even bother using the SB2C in scenarios? Like I said, I'm not a fan, but if its added I'll try it once or twice (before consigning it to the hangar forever :t )

The Judy though.... Mmmmm!! In-line goodness!

Title: Helldiver!
Post by: Raptor on June 18, 2006, 11:17:42 AM

The helldiver isn't really NEEDED, but would be nice, though the corsair can probably to everything better. The D4Y2 Judy on the other hand, well we need some sort of later war Japanese attack plane!

Title: Helldiver!
Post by: Krusty on June 18, 2006, 11:19:48 AM

Judy was mid-early war, I thought?

EDIT: First flight Nov '40, First flight of production model May '41. First service delivery date "late 1941" according to "The Illustrated guide to german, italian, and japanese fightes of world war II"

Title: Helldiver!
Post by: Raptor on June 18, 2006, 11:26:12 AM

I said LATER war plane, but compared to the B5N and D3A... it's late war:rolleyes:

Title: Helldiver!
Post by: Krusty on June 18, 2006, 01:23:35 PM

oh lmao, I forgot how bad the existing bombers we had were! Yeah, I can see what you mean :)

Title: Helldiver!
Post by: Sikboy on June 27, 2006, 07:40:49 PM

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Originally posted by Raptor
we need some sort of later war Japanese attack plane!

Word. In my opinion its the biggest hole in the Pac planeset.

-Sik

Title: Helldiver!
Post by: bkbandit on June 27, 2006, 07:49:04 PM

At this point i would just be happy to see somethin new. We need more planes for a pacific theater scenrio. The current ava scenrio we have leaves the jap plane set lookin alittle thin.