Swordfish

[gyrene81]

Yeah it would make a great hangar queen, we need more things to look at in the hangar.

Seriously, think about this one...aside from special events that might use these planes...who would fly an unarmed slow moving biplane in the main arenas more than once? There is nothing these scout planes can do that any of the existing early war planes cannot...aside from being an easy kill for even the early war planes. Now if HTC was in the practice of adding items that could be used exclusively for special events, scout planes could be a good add...but that doesn't happen.

[Flipperk]

Yeah it would make a great hangar queen, we need more things to look at in the hangar.

Seriously, think about this one...aside from special events that might use these planes...who would fly an unarmed slow moving biplane in the main arenas more than once? There is nothing these scout planes can do that any of the existing early war planes cannot...aside from being an easy kill for even the early war planes. Now if HTC was in the practice of adding items that could be used exclusively for special events, scout planes could be a good add...but that doesn't happen.

I would


That's not the point, its diversity, there are MANY planes we have now that are not **needed** they are there for diversity.

[gyrene81]

I would


That's not the point, its diversity, there are MANY planes we have now that are not **needed** they are there for diversity.

If you enjoy being an easy target and want diversity...fly the B5N without bombs. There are a plethora of actual useable aircraft not available now that would offer better diversity across the board.

[Simba]

I'd fly it. An 'easy target'? If HT models the ol' Stringbag properly, you'll discover how hard it is to hit when it turns on the proverbial sixpence.

You can keep the B5N Kate, it's made of used slot-machine parts from 'Vegas and hasn't got an open cockpit.

 

[Plawranc]

60 ENY PLANES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Flipperk]

If you enjoy being an easy target and want diversity...fly the B5N without bombs. There are a plethora of actual useable aircraft not available now that would offer better diversity across the board.

I dont want to fly the B5N i want the swordfish.

[gyrene81]

I dont want to fly the B5N i want the swordfish.

And what would you do with it, be the designated scout target for whatever side you're flying? Fly it every time you get a chance? Fly along at 25,000 feet without a bomb sight and spot gv's?

[Flipperk]

And what would you do with it, be the designated scout target for whatever side you're flying? Fly it every time you get a chance? Fly along at 25,000 feet without a bomb sight and spot gv's?

Maybe I just want to fly around in a swordfish, sue me for wanting to do something fun besides killing for once 

[grupa]

i think that hi tech might see this and really think  into letting us have the swordfish because this is topic is heating up so what if our swordfishes blow up or somethin it will be fun to watch some dude flyin and loose control of his plane i just want a couple WWII biplanes to fly around in

[Simba]

"Fly along at 25,000 feet without a bomb sight and spot gv's?"

Gyrene, you know not of what you speak if you think 1) the dear ol' Stringbag could reach 25,000 feet and 2) that it didn't have a bomb-sight; it had two sights for aiming its ordnance, the torpedo-sighting bar in front of the pilot and a level-bombing sight in the floor for use by the observer on the odd occasion when the need arose.

 

[321BAR]

The Swordfish was important in british torpedo attacks na others. I say yes. +

you get it near a CV group and live long enough to torp it i'll give 5,000,000 dollars man

[Simba]

Don't know about attacking an AH CV group, but the Stringbag did quite well in the real world.

 

[TOMCAT21]

why not ? atleast it wasnt' another b29 request...ooooooops!!!

[B3YT]

i want the swordfish and the hawker fury.   I love the hurri 1 in the MA , i get shot down in it but also get  a couple of kills too.  never seem to land them  though.

[BigKev03]

I think as far as the historical aspect the Swordfish would be a good fit in AvA or FSO.  But due to its speed I dont know how well it would fair in the MA's?  Anothe rposter asked how could this aircraft get in close enough when 88's cant?  Simple solution is attacj in mass from multiple directions.  I have actually gotten close to the CV to drop torps and make it out.  Key was there was multiple aircarft in the sky above and near the CV.  Either way I am always for historically significant planes or Gv's.

BigKev