cv-able p47's, and the ohka

[shifty95]

i saw a show about the p47, and it showed a model that was modifyed to launch off a carrier deck. i was wondering if there could be a version of the p47 that could do this.

also, i saw on dogfights, a jappanese rocket plane called the ohka. in the real world, it was basically a piloted bomb, used strictly for kamakazie attacks. i was wondering if we could fit it with a 30 mil, or something along those lines. 

[BlueHell]

Neither of those were used in large (squadron level) numbers, the ohka never had a gun, but was used.

[bj229r]

If you're a bit crafty, you can land, re-arm, and re-up a jug off cv....can only lift off with rockets and 1 500 tho

[Strip]

You can get a P-47N with 100% fuel, two 1,000lb bombs, rockets, and a 500lb bomb on the center pylon off the deck.

 

[shifty95]

ok, well, that spoils my plans

another plane i was thinking about is the ki-43 oscar. this was a formitable foe for our flyboys in WW2. it has 1 12.7 mm mg, 1 7.7 mm mg, and can carry two 250 kilo bombs. i know what your thinking, this is an old, slow, underarmed plane, but it was the second-most used fighter plane by the IJN, next to the A6M zero.

[AWwrgwy]

The only modification made to the P-47 was the ability to attach catapult cables.  It was a one-time thing.  P-47s were ferried aboard carriers and launched upon reaching their destination instead of being unloaded by a crane in a port.

There were no provisions or plans for the Jugs to ever return tom the carrier they launched from.


wrongway

[Saxman]

also, i saw on dogfights, a jappanese rocket plane called the ohka. in the real world, it was basically a piloted bomb, used strictly for kamakazie attacks. i was wondering if we could fit it with a 30 mil, or something along those lines. 

No. Actually, not just no, but HELL NO.

The Ki-43 is BADLY needed for scenarios, however. So I'll give you a +1 on that. But it was an IJAAF bird, NOT IJN.

Just how much longer before summer's over?

[frank3]

The only modification made to the P-47 was the ability to attach catapult cables.  It was a one-time thing.  P-47s were ferried aboard carriers and launched upon reaching their destination instead of being unloaded by a crane in a port.

There were no provisions or plans for the Jugs to ever return tom the carrier they launched from.


wrongway

That has me wondering, were the P-47's flown by USAF or USAAF pilots? I bet they didn't have much carrier experience.
Or maybe it was just plain easy to take off from a carrier in those days...

[MWL]

Or, a man's life was cheaper / less concerned with safety margins . . . . and you did what needed to be done.

Do you really think we would build Hoover Dam under the current OSHA regs? . . . . .

Regards,

[shifty95]

No. Actually, not just no, but HELL NO.

The Ki-43 is BADLY needed for scenarios, however. So I'll give you a +1 on that. But it was an IJAAF bird, NOT IJN.

Just how much longer before summer's over?

oh, well, i get IJN and IJAAF mixed up sometimes. another thing we need for scenarios is the ki-45, it has a 20 mm cannon, and a 37 mm cannon
placed below the fuselage, not the nose. they left the nose empty because they wanted to fit it with radar, making it a very effective night fighter. it is also the only jappanese plane that has armor in the cockpit, and also has self-sealing feul tanks. it also has a rear-firing 7.92 mm machine gun. we need this so we wont have to substitute the bf-110 for it (like were doing in the fso tonight)

[bj229r]

You can get a P-47N with 100% fuel, two 1,000lb bombs, rockets, and a 500lb bomb on the center pylon off the deck.

 

Hmmmm...OOOKKKKk......but does it stay in air more than 10 seconds?

(Played with it offline, ya can get up with 75% if you jump through some hoops)

[trigger2]

That has me wondering, were the P-47's flown by USAF or USAAF pilots?

US Army Air Force. Wasn't until the Korean war that the Air Force was it's own branch of the military.
Onto the original post, NO WAY!

[Ack-Ack]

i saw a show about the p47, and it showed a model that was modifyed to launch off a carrier deck. i was wondering if there could be a version of the p47 that could do this.

No.  5 minutes of research would have told you why this will never happen.

P-47s are not carrier capable planes and the times they were used off a CV were ferry mission with no intent of having the Jugs return to the CV and land.


ack-ack

[Saxman]

No.  5 minutes of research would have told you why this will never happen.

P-47s are not carrier capable planes and the times they were used off a CV were ferry mission with no intent of having the Jugs return to the CV and land.


ack-ack

Only time I can ever see it happening is in an FSO, snapshot or scenario representing the handful of times land-based aircraft were loaded for a strike before proceeding to a land base for further operations (Operation Torch comes to mind).

[Strip]

Hmmmm...OOOKKKKk......but does it stay in air more than 10 seconds?

(Played with it offline, ya can get up with 75% if you jump through some hoops)

I dragged the tail for a good 75 feet......got it up intact no damage tho!