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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: StarRdr58 on March 01, 2007, 02:49:38 PM

Title: Where is the PBY Catalina ?
Post by: StarRdr58 on March 01, 2007, 02:49:38 PM

I'm surprised to see that the PBY Catalina is missing from the list of aircraft. This plane was widely used in both theaters for long range recon, anti-sub and anti-ship duties. I think it would make a good addition to the game.

I also noticed that the only American heavy bombers are the B17G and B24H. Thats great but shouldn't the other models be included too ? Who ever heard of a chin or nose turret in the early days of WW II.

Lastly I think the B-29 Superfortress would be nice to have too.

Title: Where is the PBY Catalina ?
Post by: scottydawg on March 01, 2007, 04:46:05 PM

You lost me at B-29.

Title: Where is the PBY Catalina ?
Post by: Wes14 on March 01, 2007, 05:06:34 PM

i think people want that B-29 so they can nuke everything:furious

Title: Where is the PBY Catalina ?
Post by: scottydawg on March 01, 2007, 05:11:02 PM

Yeah I know.

Title: Where is the PBY Catalina ?
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Title: Where is the PBY Catalina ?
Post by: scottydawg on March 01, 2007, 05:14:13 PM

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Title: Where is the PBY Catalina ?
Post by: tedrbr on March 01, 2007, 08:42:58 PM

The first post.

And the crowd goes.....

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Title: Re: Where is the PBY Catalina ?
Post by: Masherbrum on March 01, 2007, 09:30:04 PM

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Originally posted by StarRdr58
Lastly I think the B-29 Superfortress would be nice to have too.

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Title: Where is the PBY Catalina ?
Post by: Sikboy on March 03, 2007, 10:37:55 AM

The only thing missing for the Cat is a role in the game.

Sikboy's boring Maritime Patrol idea (http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=122448&highlight=MARPAT)

-Sik

Title: Cat Role
Post by: StarRdr58 on March 05, 2007, 12:33:19 PM

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Originally posted by Sikboy
The only thing missing for the Cat is a role in the game.

Sikboy's boring Maritime Patrol idea (http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=122448&highlight=MARPAT)

-Sik

Lets see, it could be used to scout for the CV's floating around. Armed with torpedoes or bombs it could hunt them and sink them. They could also be used to carry supplies to ports and airfields like the C-47's. Only the Cat would have to land to off load. Naturally they would have to land on the water at the ports. What'd think ?

Title: Where is the PBY Catalina ?
Post by: tedrbr on March 05, 2007, 01:45:04 PM

A PBY just barely has the ord capacity to sink a CV as they are modeled in the game, if everything hits dead on.

Any plane can be used in scout role.  Ki-67's are good in search and destroy mode for carriers.  Speed and good bomb load to kills CV's.  

It might require a change or modification to water model, to allow landings and take offs from water.  Especially the take offs w/o wrecking the plane, my guess.

Too many other planes with more usefulness toward the game as it exists now could be added before a Cat.

Want to fly a CAT?  Get MS FS and download any of the PB-Y's out there for it.  Some even modeled as water bombers, and I'm sure someone has written missions for it for the FS game.

If we were expecting an influx of lots of planes, PBY would be nice, but as planes come in a little at a time, ToD is getting lot's of attention, and rework of existing models also a priority, any new additions need to fill a wide range of player's wants, needs, goals, and objectives.


B-29.  Pretty sure additional of a B-29 would necessitate a rework of the fields and many maps, as I'm not altogether sure that a loaded B-29 could lift from the current airstrips.  Loaded they weighed over twice what a B-24 did.  It's a big plane.

Then there is the increase of bomb capacity.  20K per plane.  Last time a plane added with so much ord resulted in increase of size of towns to address it.  

B-29 is high altitude bomber, operates where few fighters work well, or where few pilots will tend to patrol.  As the game encourages combat, having buffs at 30+K defeats the purpose.

Then there would be the nook whines.

And it's been said many times.... no Superfortress in AHII.

Title: Where is the PBY Catalina ?
Post by: 68slayr on March 05, 2007, 05:02:03 PM

more american bombers?  we have 2 of them.  How bout HE111 ... i've also seen requests for plaggio P.108.  I Maybe a russian bomber but i don't think we need another american bomber right now.