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Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Inferno on July 01, 2003, 09:38:22 PM: Since AH2 is likely to have subs in it, a flying boat would be a good idea for anti-shipping/patrol. Arm them with gunner positions, depthcharges, bombs, or torps, and go off looking for a sub or CV! It should be made so they can only fly from coastal airfields and maybe ports. I would really love to see the PBY Catalina or that nightbomber flying boat (forgot the name).

One can dream...
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Arlo on July 01, 2003, 10:08:03 PM: Black Cat squadron.
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Bluedog on July 02, 2003, 03:21:20 AM: Two words

Short Sunderland
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: AVRO1 on July 02, 2003, 06:00:25 AM: One word: Emily. :D
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: lasse on July 02, 2003, 07:59:26 AM: Flying boats, like this ? ;)
(http://www.somebodycares4u.com/images/jet_waterski.jpg)

Lasse
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: jjdude on July 02, 2003, 10:40:26 AM: ooo that looks like fun
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Rasker on July 02, 2003, 10:48:07 AM: the guy on the ski must be operating the dipping sonar :)
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: brady on July 02, 2003, 02:23:07 PM: Ya Emily is the way to go, or a Coranado.
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Halo on July 02, 2003, 02:41:13 PM: Gotta have the big three: Catalina, Emily, Sunderland.
Title: Re: How about flying boats?
Post by: ccvi on July 02, 2003, 03:39:20 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Inferno
Since AH2 is likely to have subs in it...

Did I miss something?
Title: I Hope not at that speed...
Post by: 2Hawks on July 02, 2003, 04:52:09 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Rasker
the guy on the ski must be operating the dipping sonar :)

The Male member isn't designed for moisture @ such velocities...
Title: Re: Re: How about flying boats?
Post by: Inferno on July 02, 2003, 05:33:05 PM: Quote
Originally posted by ccvi
Did I miss something?

Yes, you did. Look around the AH2 forums.

LMAO 2Hawks
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: ccvi on July 02, 2003, 07:07:22 PM: There's nothing in the faq. Did Pyro or Hitech post anything about the introduction of subs, or is that just players quoting the 2 year old magazine interview?
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Tumor on July 03, 2003, 06:13:42 PM: one word again

Emily
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Arlo on July 03, 2003, 06:15:05 PM: Second word .... Latilda.
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Post by: steely07 on July 03, 2003, 09:56:14 PM: Gotta agree with BlueDog and Halo :)
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: BenDover on July 03, 2003, 11:21:44 PM: I must've missed it too, so far I've seen no official conformation (i.e. From a HTC staff member, not from one of you bozos saying "Oh i head hitech say this, that, and the other online the other night") that subs will be in AH2.

Read 'AH2', thats the upgrade that'll be coming any day now, not some future version as was seen in Sabre's interview with HiTech.
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Inferno on July 03, 2003, 11:42:16 PM: Note that I said subs will probably be in AH2. Even then, a flying boat could still be put to very good use for anti-shipping.
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: ccvi on July 04, 2003, 03:07:33 PM: "Probable" is very stretchable. I guess the probabiliy is closer to 0.01 than 0.5.
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: bfreek on July 05, 2003, 06:49:52 PM: makes u wonder
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: udet on July 07, 2003, 12:35:03 AM: I'd like a Dornier
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Replicant on July 07, 2003, 06:37:13 AM: To make more use of the Catalina/Sunderland/Emily, they should be the only aircraft able to mark a Subs last known position via some sort of marker buoy. The buoy would show up on map indicating a sub there but would only last for, say, 30 minutes. The sub would then have to dive and alter course to avoid any bombing! :)
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: ergRTC on July 07, 2003, 11:03:51 AM: two words.

spruce

goose
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Sakai on July 07, 2003, 11:08:22 AM: Flying boats could operate from ports and from fleets with a seaplane tender attached that once sunk would render such operations useless.

They would be capable of:

Troop transport
resupply
torpedo and bomb attacks

and to make them useful per their role . . .

how about radar for surfaced sub detection/fleet detection?

Sakai

Emily
Catalina
Sunderland
Herone
He-115

that would be a great planeset for "floaters"
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Arlo on July 07, 2003, 12:23:28 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Sakai

that would be a great planeset for "floaters"

Hehe .... not gonna say it .... :D

(But I agree)
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Inferno on July 07, 2003, 02:20:37 PM: I agree about putting dar on it, but I don't think flying boats were ever really used as goons.

I wonder if I'll ever see a 'floater' with the Libya skin...;)
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Sakai on July 07, 2003, 02:42:35 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Inferno
I agree about putting dar on it, but I don't think flying boats were ever really used as goons.

I wonder if I'll ever see a 'floater' with the Libya skin...;)

Flying boats were used as troop transports by all belligerents. Nothing compared to their recon use or anti-sub use, but unquestionably they were thus used. I have always felt though that smaller planes like the cat might not be thus used while the Emily and Sunderland (a derivative of the passenger "Empire Class" flying boats) most certainly should carry troops.

Sakai
Title: yeah flying boats !
Post by: bfreek on July 08, 2003, 11:45:22 PM: that would be soooo fun flying lazy 8s for hours on end hoping to find a nimrod in a 12knot sub trying to kill a task force ,, LOL.

cant wait if flying boats show up, take a 262 out with full tanks and mess up someones 3 hr flight LOL.
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Tempest4 on July 09, 2003, 07:52:45 AM: Cant Z 506
(http://regia-aeronautica.gamesurf.it/immagini%20storiche/pict0013.jpg)

(http://regia-aeronautica.gamesurf.it/immagini%20storiche/pict0015.jpg)

(http://regia-aeronautica.gamesurf.it/immagini%20storiche/pict0069.jpg)
Title: Re: yeah flying boats !
Post by: Sakai on July 09, 2003, 07:56:13 AM: Quote
Originally posted by bfreek
that would be soooo fun flying lazy 8s for hours on end hoping to find a nimrod in a 12knot sub trying to kill a task force ,, LOL.

cant wait if flying boats show up, take a 262 out with full tanks and mess up someones 3 hr flight LOL.

Oh,I think if a Mook wanted to cruise around the ocean in a 262 lookig for flying boats, he'd be more than welcome to.

I doubt they will be teetering around out there for hours, they will likely launch from CV groups and ports. This would alow a 262 to fly through fleet ack, every Jet Pilot's dream.

;-)

Sakai
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Esme on July 09, 2003, 01:44:43 PM: He115
Blohm und Voss
Dornier
Sunderland
Walrus
Cant wotsitsname (apologies, RA)
Emily
Grumman Duck
Catalina
Bound to have been a Russina amphibian plane or two, as well..

Hmmnn... all would be nice. But then - the current planeset has some huge gaps in it already.

Bearing that in mind, I'd go for the Catalina (used byall the major Allies), Emily, and either a B&V, Dornier or He115

As for marking subs - just drop bright yellow dye, and radio thelocation you drop it at, then folks coming in for the kill can have all teh fun of trying to spot the slowly spreading and fading patch of dye... much better than having a hideously unrealistic blip on the GPS...

Esme

PS: we need parachute flares more than dye bombs, though... :-)

Esme
Title: How about flying boats?
Post by: Sakai on July 09, 2003, 02:01:34 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Esme
He115
Cant wotsitsname (apologies, RA)
Esme

Is that "Count" what's his name?

Or Cant Herone?

;-)

Parachute flares is a great idea--in fact, loadouts need to be re-considered in general IMO. For instance, I doubt the Boston was only flown with either 4 500s or 4 250s. Likely there were some loadouts with 100s or additional 250s.

And a choice of bomb type would be nice: He, AP, Incendiary, etc.

Sakai