Fieseler Fi 156 (or Similar) for GV recon.

[Rockdog]

I know the Storch has been brought up before with possible add ons such as pilot rescue, troop/supply deployments, but I have another idea that may make it worth of adding to the game.

It was used frequently for aerial reconnaissance and often was outfit with a belly camera. I propose bringing it in with option of using it to locate GV's on the Map by allowing Storch pilots to take a snap shot through a ground camera that would function similar to the bomb sight. The GV's would show up as a dot on the nearby friendly radar (maybe Blue to distinguish them) for a period of a few minutes to allow enemy's better to find each other. This would also be a static snapshot of locations so that a moving GV could not be tracked by radar, but would give the position at the time of the photo.

I think it would be a fun enhancement to an already great game, giving it an added level of depth.

What do you guys think?

[Rockdog]

Does anyone have other suggestions for Recon aircraft?

How do people feel about GV on the enemy radar if within sight of enemy GV's?

[Denholm]

I'm stuck between yes and no. Yes, the reconnaissance portion of the request is great because it can be used later on to survey enemy airfields and strat. No, the, "Take a snapshot of the field to find the hidden GVs" portion will be used to such an extent that you'll only receive whines from tank drivers. Later on the feature would also be used to place an icon of the enemy TG on the map. This would also spark more whines as the TGs are already easy enough to sink.

So, as you can see. I'm stuck between yes and no on this one.

[titanic3]

  I would rather see colored smoke and ground markers shot from aircrafts. Only then would we need an unarmed recon plane. Much more fair, being it unarmed and with most being slow with a low service ceiling.

I say a yes to this one as long as we get ^ with it.

[Ghosth]

I think smoke rockets would be the best solution.

Maybe have the planes radar dot be blue instead of green.
So friendlys can spot where your circling.

[Greebo]

Allow the Fi156 to up from V bases and ports, not just airfields. Give all the bases some fixed artillery and allow the Storch and maybe Jeeps to spot for it. Top ranked guy gets priority I guess. Maybe give it a reduced icon range to help it survive as well.

[killrDan]

thats a good idea greebo
         ,Grey

[1pLUs44]

I like this idea!

[JHerne]

I agree...Storch, Piper Cub, maybe an Auster AOP.

Then we'd have infrastructure in place in the event of playable/deployable field artillery, or perhaps in conjunction with naval bombardments.

JH 

[Lukanian-7]

Coolio

[Banshee7]

Allow the Fi156 to up from V bases and ports, not just airfields. Give all the bases some fixed artillery and allow the Storch and maybe Jeeps to spot for it. Top ranked guy gets priority I guess. Maybe give it a reduced icon range to help it survive as well.

sounds good to me 

[JHerne]

Auster V (1942)



L-4 Cub



Storch



Could probably do without the Auster or the Cub, as they're virtually identical in design and performance, and they look very similar (one by Piper, the other by Taylorcraft).

[Yossarian]

I like this idea a lot, it would also open the way for other planes such as the Catalina to be added later on 

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Yossarian

[hyster]

if u did have it so that a gv showed on the map i dont think u can zoom into the map enough to give a detailed position but more of a rough position.

  I would rather see colored smoke and ground markers shot from aircrafts. Only then would we need an unarmed recon plane. Much more fair, being it unarmed and with most being slow with a low service ceiling.

I say a yes to this one as long as we get ^ with it.

but i do like this idea. would this be scored or not? and if scored how?

[Yossarian]

if u did have it so that a gv showed on the map i dont think u can zoom into the map enough to give a detailed position but more of a rough position.

Perhaps a system could be made which would allow you to click on data from a reconnaissance (maybe all the available recon data could be displayed on a list from the clipboard), and then you would click on an option to follow that particular GV sighting, and a display would come up on the screen which showed the bearing and the distance you would have to fly to reach that particular GV (simulating a pilot being vectored onto a target).

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Yossarian