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Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: Citabria on July 13, 2003, 07:57:20 PM

is one of these in the works for ah2?
its my favorite plane because its so ugly :)

Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: AHGOD on July 13, 2003, 07:58:30 PM

That is all we need is more american bombers.  How bout asking for JP or SU or IT stuff first?

Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: Citabria on July 13, 2003, 08:52:35 PM

because everyone elses bombers were crappy.

only the us used bombers en mass in daylight throughout the war.

no other countries buffs carried as much ordnance or defenses.

Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: Estes on July 13, 2003, 08:59:19 PM

I agree on the b-24.

Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: muckmaw on July 13, 2003, 09:09:33 PM

As much as I like American Heavies...why bother with the B-24?

Great plane. Nice to add to the set. Would help with immersion, but the 17 can do everything the 24 can, can't it?

Why not add the B-29 first?

Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: AHGOD on July 13, 2003, 09:14:16 PM

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Originally posted by Citabria
because everyone elses bombers were crappy.

only the us used bombers en mass in daylight throughout the war.

no other countries buffs carried as much ordnance or defenses.

Wrong.  Just because they flew in daylight doesn't make them the best.  The brits bombers were equally as good.  And btw the brit buffs carried more ords ;)

Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: mia389 on July 13, 2003, 09:41:23 PM

This been up before I know. I would love to see it though.

Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: Ike 2K# on July 13, 2003, 10:20:56 PM

bring on the G4M with "Ohka" manned flying bomb. Its good for destroying bomber formations and carriers.

Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: davidpt40 on July 13, 2003, 10:43:27 PM

B24 cruised faster, had longer range, and carried more bombs than B17.  

What AH really needs is a B25.  A20 is ok, but it has puny nose guns compared to B25H.  8 .50s, 75mm cannon, rockets, and bombs.

Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: Bullethead on July 13, 2003, 11:15:31 PM

The B24 was built in larger numbers than the B17 and, IIRC, any other US plane.  So you'd think it would be in AH, especially because AH, at least originally, was into doing planes unmodeled by other games.  OTOH, it's kinda moot now since we already have the B17.

Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: Saurdaukar on July 14, 2003, 01:01:49 AM

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Originally posted by Ike 2K#
bring on the G4M with "Ohka" manned flying bomb. Its good for destroying bomber formations and carriers.

We already have plenty of suicide dweebs.  No need to give them a plane built for it.

Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: Bodhi on July 14, 2003, 07:38:50 AM

G4M is a great idea, the Pe-2 and maybe the He111 and the Do-17.  As for any Italian stuff, kinda a moot point, it was fairly worthles.  The B-24 should be added as should the B-25 and the B-29 (no nukes though).  As for a "Flying Bomb"  I agree with Mazz, too many idgits intent on suicide as it is, why aid that behavior.

Just my opinion though.

Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: daddog on July 14, 2003, 08:39:53 AM

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Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: Biggles on July 14, 2003, 11:08:49 AM

I think the B-24 would make an excellent addition. Would much prefer to fly it than to fly a Blenheim. :D My dad flew 24's (http://www.lowellpl.lib.in.us/cowanh.htm) out of New Guinea.

Title: B-24 liberator
Post by: Reschke on July 14, 2003, 11:47:21 AM

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You too Daddog :D I would love to see that bird in my USN gunsight very soon indeed and not in TR like I do now on occasion.