I think the storch is a complete waste of resouses, yes at first it sounds like good fun, but what is the point...Why not have a fighter that can take off from a dirt strip base, and enable some of the planes already in AH to drop a smoke bomb.
What will be the reward for the storch pilot after he has smoked target for the campers. I just can't see how its gonna work.
The Storch is most likely to be a very valuable defensive asset and much less an offensive asset. Remember, it is going to be able to see gv's further away than normal aircraft, how much we do not know yet. Also, no other plane can mark enemy gv's with smoke. That is something the Storch is privy to.
The Storch is not really for offensive use, it is completely unable to cause damage in the least bit. It is simply going to provide a pair of eyes in the sky and mark them if need be. You did see where they will be able to up from a vehicle base, yes? You did see where they will be able to deliver a single load of gv supplies (upon landing), yes?
I know some people think the Storch will be a cinch to shoot down, but me thinks that it will be able to jink-n-jive its way out of trouble easier than most think. I know I've make La's jump out of their cockpit while trying to shoot me down in a Stuka, so an even slower and more agile plane isnt going to be any easier.
The reward will be real simple: you will help your fellow countrymen.
