PBY Request

[Raptor05121]

PBY-5A: 2 torpedos OR 10 troops. with the option of taking off from airfields OR ports! Maybe some guns? That right there in my book makes it better than the C-47

[Tyrannis]

Some Catalina's were equipped with radar were they not?

How about putting them in the game as flying radar? think of it as the AWAC's of the AH world, It would probational be a favorite to include in bomber missions along with covering bases who have had there dar taken down. Could keep it from becoming an hanger queen.


And doesnt our ports already have the boat ramp most ww2 ports had to haul Catalina's out of the water? im not sure personally, i just remember someone mentioning this when the new ports came out.

[Raptor05121]

+1 maybe not a dar ring as big as a base, but how about like 1/4 size of a base? would be awesome

[flight17]

we'll just throw some torpedos on a Dr.1

PBY and Dr.1 fly about the same speed.only the PBY is a bigger,easyer target.

point? i shot down three spits in DA in a DR1...

+1 for PBY

[LThunderpocket]

point? i shot down three spits in DA in a DR1...

+1 for PBY

keep in mind the 8 year olds with no skill in the DA.especialy the retards who try to turn with a Dr.1 in any plane.

[Ack-Ack]

Some Catalina's were equipped with radar were they not?

All PBYs were equipped with radar to detect surface targets.

How about putting them in the game as flying radar? think of it as the AWAC's of the AH world, It would probational be a favorite to include in bomber missions along with covering bases who have had there dar taken down. Could keep it from becoming an hanger queen.

Because the radar on the PBY didn't work like that.  It could not detect aircraft, it was used to detect surface targets for their nightly bombing missions against Japanese bases and shipping.

And doesnt our ports already have the boat ramp most ww2 ports had to haul Catalina's out of the water? im not sure personally, i just remember someone mentioning this when the new ports came out.

Not all PBYs were amphibious models and didn't require any ramps as they'd be serviced on the water tied up to floatplane tenders or docks.  Those PBYs that were also amphibians were also usually serviced on the water, if not then they'd just land on water and drive teh PBY up on the beach.

ack-ack

[guncrasher]

Those PBYs that were also amphibians were also usually serviced on the water, if not then they'd just land on water and drive teh PBY up on the beach.

ack-ack

I dare you to give me an example.

semp

[Ack-Ack]

I dare you to give me an example.

semp

PBY Black Cat warms up its engines on a Carolina Islands atoll prior to a mission in May of 1945.


If the sand wasn't packed or wide enough for a PBY, crews would beach the plane instead.

Here is a PBY from VP-11 beached on the shores of the Sepik River while on a mission to rescue trapped Australians far behind enemy lines.


Do you need further examples?

ack-ack

[Tyrannis]

All PBYs were equipped with radar to detect surface targets.

Because the radar on the PBY didn't work like that.  It could not detect aircraft, it was used to detect surface targets for their nightly bombing missions against Japanese bases and shipping.


Not all PBYs were amphibious models and didn't require any ramps as they'd be serviced on the water tied up to floatplane tenders or docks.  Those PBYs that were also amphibians were also usually serviced on the water, if not then they'd just land on water and drive teh PBY up on the beach.

ack-ack

Well, let me revise what i said then.
The pby was used for cargo transport right? How about putting it in the game with the ability to be the only aircraft to carry CV repair supplies? You could fly out, land within the cruiser ring, and drop supplies in order to repair the cv.
Or how about make it the only plane able to up out of a port?
It par-took in anti-submarine activities, When we get submarines then the pby would deff be useful in AH.
And you say it had radar to detect surface ships? That could make the Pby even more important to Aces high, If you give it the ability to find CV groups using that radar. It would never become a hanger queen then, and would be our solution to people wanting to hide CV's.
Just my thought, i do think HTC will put it in the game tho once we have controllable submarines  

[des506]

OOO pby catalina!!!!

yea.. give it radar, and let it carry troops and supps...oooooo nice!!!

i can see the whole new range of troop carriers.... pbys with radar, ju52 with fuselage gun...

PLEASEEEEEEEEEE HITECH... PLEASE!!! 

[AWwrgwy]

Well, let me revise what i said then.
The pby was used for cargo transport right?

No.

P = Patrol
B = Bomber
Y = USN designation for the manufacturer, Consolidated



wrongway

[Tyrannis]

No.

P = Patrol
B = Bomber
Y = USN designation for the manufacturer, Consolidated



wrongway

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBY_Catalina
During World War II, PBYs were used in anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escorts, search and rescue missions (especially air-sea rescue), and cargo transport.

Only good link i could find, everything else was just talking about  pby scale models. idk where you guys get all your information, but i just cant find the website.

[Ack-Ack]

Well, let me revise what i said then.
The pby was used for cargo transport right? How about putting it in the game with the ability to be the only aircraft to carry CV repair supplies? You could fly out, land within the cruiser ring, and drop supplies in order to repair the cv.

Cargo in the case of the PBYs were dropping supplies to the teams like the Alamo Scouts that were put in behind enemy lines or maybe dropping supplies to downed airmen while they await rescue.  It did not carry cargo like a C-47, it wasn't built for that nor could it carry the weight.  Maybe the PBY in game could get away with being able to drop a small number of GV supplies but that would be about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBY_Catalina
During World War II, PBYs were used in anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escorts, search and rescue missions (especially air-sea rescue), and cargo transport.

Only good link i could find, everything else was just talking about  pby scale models. idk where you guys get all your information, but i just cant find the website.

Wiki isn't really the best source of info for the PBY, it's very generalized and really lacking specifics.  A good source of info on the PBY's action in the PTO from the beginning to the end with an emphasis on the Black Cat operations and PBY bombing raids, "Black Cat Raiders of WWII" by Richard C. Knott is a good place to start.

ack-ack

[guncrasher]

PBY Black Cat warms up its engines on a Carolina Islands atoll prior to a mission in May of 1945.
(Image removed from quote.)

If the sand wasn't packed or wide enough for a PBY, crews would beach the plane instead.

Here is a PBY from VP-11 beached on the shores of the Sepik River while on a mission to rescue trapped Australians far behind enemy lines.
(Image removed from quote.)

Do you need further examples?

ack-ack

ha, not even close keep posting more examples.





semp

ps just being funny, but i like seeing pictures.

[Raptor05121]

I saw a PBY-5A "Black Cat" at a Jacksonville air show years ago and the crew explained the difference of the -5A and regular to the 12 year old me and how they would drive the -5As up boat docks and such for reit