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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: JDOD on October 07, 2009, 07:27:22 PM

Title: Boats
Post by: JDOD on October 07, 2009, 07:27:22 PM
why do we only have the PT? Cant we have more boats that we can drive.
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: OOZ662 on October 07, 2009, 07:29:10 PM
Like what?
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: JDOD on October 07, 2009, 07:31:17 PM
i dont know? but have something else didnt the japenese have any small ptish like boats,or the germans
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: OOZ662 on October 07, 2009, 07:37:38 PM
The best way to submit a wish is to come up with a specific, researched (not all from Wikipedia, if at all) idea and present its "statistics" and abilities along with why you think it would fit into Aces High. :) Making others do the research for you doesn't usually come along so well.
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: B4Buster on October 07, 2009, 07:53:22 PM
"I wish we had more boats but I don't know what" doesn't cut it unfortunately

I think the PT is just fine. It's such a small part of the game, it would be a waste of resources imo.
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: Jayhawk on October 08, 2009, 12:49:55 AM
"I wish we had more boats but I don't know what" doesn't cut it unfortunately

I think the PT is just fine. It's such a small part of the game, it would be a waste of resources imo.

How can we continue aces high without this:
(http://www.murdoconline.net/2008/support_the_canadian_navy.jpg)
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: Scotch on October 08, 2009, 04:03:44 AM
(http://www.autogallery.org.ru/k/k/kdf166navode.jpg)

schwimmwagen!
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: Rich46yo on October 08, 2009, 11:20:40 AM
Unfortunately pretty much all the small PT boat types, and about all the navies had them, were roughly either equivalent to the PT we already had or were less then performance-wise. A few were faster but not by much and more lightly armed.

The best was probably the German "S" boat only cause it was the only one that ran by diesel and was most sea-worthy. But even that had a small number of cannon, torpedoes, and machine guns. All of them had speeds in the 40 to 45 knot class. Not much different then the one we already have. I cant think of any PT boat in WW-ll more heavily armed then the late war one we have. The German one was so good cause it didn't catch on fire like the Gas operated ones of other navies.

There was an incident right before "D" Day where a number of German "S" boats happened upon a lightly escorted Yank LST group that was practicing for the coming invasion. The Germans killed a whole bunch of Americans so the boats were plenty lethal. At least against lightly armed LSTs.

Like the others here I dont see much point in bringing more boats like this in when we still need so many aircraft. Like the TU-2 and Beaufighter. :D
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: legoman on October 12, 2009, 11:42:50 AM
If i recall the US did make a truck that could go swimming whenever. I think it was called the duck... anyway it could carry troops and supplys, so i would be very usefull for the game.
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: BrockS on October 12, 2009, 01:26:31 PM
U-boats.......... :x
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: Masherbrum on October 12, 2009, 01:39:38 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnellboot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnellboot)

It'd be neat to choose between this and the PT.  Not high on the priority list IMO, but nonetheless I'd rather see this than most of the other stuff that "is repeatedly wished for".   
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: usvi on October 12, 2009, 04:42:03 PM
(http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/funny-pictures-lolspeak-jaws-shark.jpg)
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: BaldEagl on October 12, 2009, 05:31:15 PM
If i recall the US did make a truck that could go swimming whenever. I think it was called the duck... anyway it could carry troops and supplys, so i would be very usefull for the game.

The DUKW doesn't give you anything you don't already have with the LVT2 except no armor and no guns.
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: legoman on October 12, 2009, 06:19:19 PM
Buts its as fast as the M3 and some models did carry a 50 cal.
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: phatzo on October 12, 2009, 11:44:35 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnellboot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnellboot)

It'd be neat to choose between this and the PT.  Not high on the priority list IMO, but nonetheless I'd rather see this than most of the other stuff that "is repeatedly wished for".   
it caries 6 mines, interesting, just lay a minefield for the cv and watch it all unfold. :cheers: :bolt:
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: MiloMorai on October 14, 2009, 07:06:27 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnellboot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnellboot)

It'd be neat to choose between this and the PT.  Not high on the priority list IMO, but nonetheless I'd rather see this than most of the other stuff that "is repeatedly wished for".   

Or a Fairmile D and BPBC boat which the Elcos were based on.

(http://www.jamesgdorrian.com/314selection.jpg)

(http://www.wstg.co.uk/Image66.gif)
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: Clone155 on October 14, 2009, 07:22:16 PM
How about a higgins boat?
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: RipChord929 on October 15, 2009, 06:56:06 AM
Oh geez, for petes sake, QUIT DINKIN AROUND!!!
THIS would be worthwhile!!!
(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv226/RipChord929/USSLaffeyvsKirishimapointblank.jpg)
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: OOZ662 on October 15, 2009, 07:36:25 AM
Boat vs Ship
Title: Re: Boats
Post by: Masherbrum on October 16, 2009, 01:23:50 AM
Or a Fairmile D and BPBC boat which the Elcos were based on.

(http://www.jamesgdorrian.com/314selection.jpg)

(http://www.wstg.co.uk/Image66.gif)

Good call Milo!   Those would suffice as well.