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Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Dr Zhivago on May 23, 2002, 03:46:21 PM

New plane addition to game... :)

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Dr Zhivago on May 23, 2002, 03:47:37 PM

;)

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Sikboy on May 23, 2002, 03:48:57 PM

NM

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: PrillerJ on May 23, 2002, 04:45:15 PM

Is that Byron Henry with the stick:D :D

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: SKurj on May 23, 2002, 05:42:46 PM

is that a bug or could the SBD canopy actually close while in flight? +)


Never seen a pic of an SBD in flight with the canopy closed!!


SKurj

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Nilsen on May 23, 2002, 05:57:49 PM

What game is that image taken from?? I wanna fly it !!

AW?

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: sutpid on May 23, 2002, 05:59:23 PM

its a new plane in the 1:10 can't wait till its released

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Witless on May 23, 2002, 06:07:25 PM

Hi,
I can see the tail gun, but where are the pointy forward guns? Shurley shome mishtake?
Cheers!

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: chunder' on May 23, 2002, 06:10:18 PM

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Originally posted by Witless
Hi,
I can see the tail gun, but where are the pointy forward guns? Shurley shome mishtake?
Cheers!

The pointy forward guns are at the top of the engine cowling.

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Witless on May 23, 2002, 06:13:12 PM

Doh!
Of course, thanks for pointing them out. Nothing in the wings then? How un-American ;) So...er...it's slow but not that deadly then?

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: SKurj on May 23, 2002, 10:30:49 PM

SBd's were used for fleet cap and scouting duties

They were quite maneuverable


SKurj

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Angus on May 24, 2002, 05:45:43 AM

Excellent excellent, WTG HTC!!!
Can't wait to try out the Dauntless. Why?
It carries bombs and rockets
It is a rugged little thing.
It's the nimblest plane with a tailgun in the game.
It has airbrakes!!!! proper ones.
What we however need in the game is something to help us aim bombs better from a divebomber than other planes. Maybe some kind of indicator (like in aw?).

Title: Re: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Tilt on May 24, 2002, 06:12:47 AM

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Originally posted by Dr Zhivago
New plane addition to game... :)

I read on bigweek that those antenae were for air to surface radar.................

would be neat if the AH dauntless could detect "local" enemy fleets on dar..........

Tilt

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: SELECTOR on May 24, 2002, 01:00:56 PM

nice pics!! well done...the tail gunners gonna get one hell of a ride...can't wait to scare the crap out of a "anyone need a gunner " newbie....

excellent job
:D

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: udet on May 24, 2002, 01:10:31 PM

i wanted the HELLDIVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:eek: :cool: :rolleyes: :confused: :o :( :p ;)

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: SkechCAF on May 24, 2002, 11:23:11 PM

Hey Angus...

For a bomb sight try using Lephturn's sight.  Use the Hashmarks that are at the 45 degree angel for aiming (anything between them shoot) and the little dot on the bottom for bombing and rockets...  works good.

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Iron2 on May 24, 2002, 11:34:04 PM

To me that looks like a TBM that had a paint job..     :)

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Vector on May 25, 2002, 03:21:58 AM

S!
Anyone care to explain the bomb rack system?


(http://www.kolumbus.fi/cool/sbd_1.jpg)
(http://www.kolumbus.fi/cool/sbd_2.jpg)

Thx

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Mathman on May 25, 2002, 04:08:58 AM

The swinging bombrack was used to make sure that the bomb was dropped away from the prop so it wouldn't hit it after it was dropped.

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Nilsen on May 25, 2002, 07:20:42 AM

Do you have a link for Lephturn's bombsight SkechCAF or anyone else?, would love to try it

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: BenDover on May 25, 2002, 07:27:27 AM

why does the tail gun just hover?

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Nilsen on May 25, 2002, 11:55:23 AM

It does not hover :) , the mounting device is closer to the barrel that you can see on these images.

Hover technology was not invented in WW2

BTW Tilt. They are not radar.. they are GPS antennas :D

Title: Lephturns Sight
Post by: SkechCAF on May 25, 2002, 12:30:13 PM

Here you go anyone who needs it.....
Lephturns sight

Now I have yet to figure out the top circle and what its use is for...
The 45 Degree hash marks are your Gun sight, anything between it, SHOOT!!
The DOT on the bottom is your Bomb & Rocket Sight.  Drop bombs anywhere abouve a 45 Degree angle, and make sure you are high enough and fast enought to get away from the blast.  For Rockets, make sure you are at least 600- for firing them, they don't have much off a range and they do drop when you fire them.
It takes some practice to get use to it... Hard to use with center fire guns cause the aiming area is some much bigger than what your actualy firing area is.  So it does take some practice...
Enjoy...

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: Tilt on May 25, 2002, 01:10:42 PM

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Originally posted by Nilsen2
BTW Tilt. They are not radar.. they are GPS antennas :D

AH already models GPS............

Imagine flying by compass alone with no map to tell you where you are...................

can see channel 1 now:cool:

Tilt

Title: SBD-5 Dauntless
Post by: BenDover on May 25, 2002, 01:25:38 PM

really? I see people dive bombing the wrong fields (ie. their teams)