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Title: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: Dragunov on September 30, 2010, 02:55:18 PM
Why not include a troop/cargo  plane for the axis side such as the JU-52? C-47 shouldnt be the only one.......
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: AWwrgwy on September 30, 2010, 04:08:50 PM
We already have the Nakajima LD2 "Tabby".  Not good enough?

(http://www.daveswarbirds.com/Nippon/photos/Tabby.jpg)

 :aok


wrongway
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: Perrine on October 01, 2010, 05:08:00 AM
We already have the Nakajima LD2 "Tabby".  Not good enough?

(http://www.daveswarbirds.com/Nippon/photos/Tabby.jpg)

 :aok

wrongway


yup

not good enough against this japanese transport with max speed close to 300mph :aok

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Ki-57
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: Tec on October 01, 2010, 05:35:14 AM
I'd be happy with something made from corrugated roofing sporting 3 engines and a mind blowing top speed in the 160mph range.
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: Ruah on October 01, 2010, 10:18:19 AM
what he said. . .
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: DEECONX on October 01, 2010, 11:07:55 AM
More targets.  :aok  :devil
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: Westy on October 01, 2010, 03:04:06 PM
"We already have the Nakajima LD2 "Tabby".  Not good enough?"

lol. zing :)
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: Saxman on October 01, 2010, 06:29:48 PM
The problem is, what's the purpose?

Transport planes are of limited usefulness in Special Events (in FSO base capture has been VERY rarely implemented, and is generally a GV-only affair in which aircraft are not allowed to participate). MAYBE they would get some use in the AvA, but it's not like people are breaking in the doors to get in there.

In the Mains the Ju-52 would be even MORE vulnerable than the C-47. She was slower, and the gun would be of virtually no use whatsoever (it's a single 7.7mm. Ask B5N pilots how much of a deterrent that is).

This puts other transport aircraft about as low on the priority scale as you can go, ranking only a few percentage points above the P-63....
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: Pigslilspaz on October 01, 2010, 06:30:56 PM


This puts other transport aircraft about as low on the priority scale as you can go, ranking only a few percentage points above the P-63....

so the Ju-52's priority is around 90-93%?
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: Saxman on October 01, 2010, 06:32:05 PM
Considering the P-63 has no business being in the game, I highly doubt that.
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: Pigslilspaz on October 01, 2010, 07:33:08 PM
Considering the P-63 has no business being in the game, I highly doubt that.

why do you say that? it saw service, was built in high numbers as well.
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: Saxman on October 01, 2010, 08:47:19 PM
why do you say that? it saw service, was built in high numbers as well.

Not a debate for this thread, but it saw MAYBE one week of combat, and the reliability of THAT has been called into question.
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: Perrine on October 02, 2010, 02:43:20 AM
anyways I think we should have this as a high speed troop transport, and give it a low ENY rating :aok

(http://en.academic.ru/pictures/enwiki/77/Mitsubishi_Ki-57.jpg)
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: Boozeman on October 02, 2010, 11:28:47 AM
Not a debate for this thread, but it saw MAYBE one week of combat, and the reliability of THAT has been called into question.

Don't let miniscule details about WW2 aviation history get in the way of adding some very tasty planes to AH.
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: mbailey on October 02, 2010, 11:38:42 AM
I'd be happy with something made from corrugated roofing sporting 3 engines and a mind blowing top speed in the 160mph range.

This please   :aok
Title: Re: Why no axis cargo/troop plane?
Post by: Imowface on October 02, 2010, 06:10:40 PM
Go-244!!!