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Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: Jester on February 12, 2003, 12:51:17 AM

We need one of these on the "Unfriendly Seas" of AH.

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: Karnak on February 12, 2003, 12:54:17 AM

An E-Boat would indeed be a nice addition.

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: Jester on February 12, 2003, 01:04:45 AM

Would be cool. Plenty of firepower, 40 Knot top speed and even racks on the back for mines or depth charges should we get submarines in the future.

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: Pongo on February 12, 2003, 01:32:10 AM

imune to 50 cal fire..

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: Batz on February 12, 2003, 02:06:29 AM

dont count on it i watched a guy kill/sink a cruiser a few times just by strafing it in a p38........

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: brady on February 12, 2003, 08:01:02 AM

Ya it would rock hard, be real nice to have a Boat like tis that could take 50cal fire, their are some vershions whith even more AA guns on them than shown in that pick, I ran a post on it a lont time ago, I will see if I cant dig it up.

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: maxtor on February 12, 2003, 09:38:24 AM

bet those torpedos/depthcharges on deck would react unfavorably to 50 cal?

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: Sakai on February 12, 2003, 10:14:03 AM

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Originally posted by maxtor
bet those torpedos/depthcharges on deck would react unfavorably to 50 cal?

As would the staff sitting topside.  Didn't some Tuskeegee Airmen blow one up strafing it in P-40s?  That would kind of stop the "immune to MG bullets" claims wouldn't it?

Sakai

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: NOD2000 on February 12, 2003, 12:34:06 PM

The tuskeegee airmen flew P-51's only if I remeber correctly.

They were the "men with the red tails" as the 303rd bomber group called them

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: funkedup on February 12, 2003, 01:06:34 PM

Even destroyers weren't immune to .50 cal fire in WW2.  Doubt some little kraut skiff is gonna do any better.  :)

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: vorticon on February 12, 2003, 01:27:12 PM

mmf i think that there are more than enough non playercontrolled boats already

lets get some playercontrolled boats

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: Widewing on February 12, 2003, 01:27:15 PM

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Originally posted by NOD2000
The tuskeegee airmen flew P-51's only if I remeber correctly.

They were the "men with the red tails" as the 303rd bomber group called them

The Red-tailed Angels flew the P-40, P-47 and P-51. They had to settle for hand-me-down P-51Cs as white groups transitioned to the P-51D. That was SOP, with the Tuskeegee pilots being last in line for new equipment.

Oh yeah, the P-51C was a Dallas built P-51B, just as the P-51K was a Dallas built P-51D (with a different Aeroproducts prop).

My regards,

Widewing

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: brady on February 12, 2003, 02:18:42 PM

It would be a player controled boat.

   The German E boats(s boats) had armore on them in critical areas, unlike their American counter parts. So in this regard they would be able to asorbe much more damage.

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: Batz on February 12, 2003, 03:38:00 PM

maybe you could "skip" 50 cals across the water to penetrate the unarmored area below the water line. Hell it worked and tanks right?

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: Ridge on February 12, 2003, 03:52:30 PM

When bullets impact water they slow down dramatically. By the time it reached the ship, it would have the same effect as a salmon running into the ship...

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: Hawklore on February 12, 2003, 04:01:07 PM

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Originally posted by Ridge
When bullets impact water they slow down dramatically. By the time it reached the ship, it would have the same effect as a salmon running into the ship...

Good one,

This is a must have boat, and then submarines..with the subs you would have an f3 view above the water, but inside u had to use maps..that would take alot of time..

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: Sakai on February 12, 2003, 04:24:58 PM

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Originally posted by Ridge
When bullets impact water they slow down dramatically. By the time it reached the ship, it would have the same effect as a salmon running into the ship...

Oh, I think that you might be slightly inaccurate on this claim sir, have any data to show?  I think ricocheting .50 Cal bullets at angles to water wouldn't be that slow.  According to this site, the hull is wooden planking.  I doubt planking would stop .50 cals at half or 1/3 velocity.

http://members.cox.net/klcother/ptops06.htm

Sakai

Title: What we need in the next version of AH
Post by: brady on February 12, 2003, 04:56:38 PM

I think you guyes are missing Batz's jab at the BS history chanel statement obut 50cal's being bounced off the road to kill German Tanks.

  "Experimentation with S-67 (1942) led to a design for a partially armor plated cupola, the so-called Kalotte (skull cap), over the bridge. The added armor was a countermeasure to the growing firepower of British escort craft encountered in the English channel. The S-100 class (1943) was designed from the start to incorporate the Kalotte and additional armament including a twin 2cm and a 3.7cm gun aft. A final variation, the type 700, was designed to carry two stern firing torpedo tubes in addition to the usual bow mounts and a 3.7cm gun in the bow turret."

  Their is a Quote on the sight that above quote came from Whear it states the JFK was able to examine and E-Boat and said it was far supiour to the PT's Boats that the US had.

 Above from Hear:

       http://www.prinzeugen.com/SBOATIND.htm