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New suggestion for aircraft and missions - Smeghead - 05.06.2008
G'day everyone!
Firstly a huge salute and thank you to all the modders whom have brought this game to a new level of enjoyment. Your hard work is greatly appreciated!!
Secondly, I have a suggestion that may or may not be possible.
Since people are working on Fleet Air Arm mods, would it be possible to create catapult launched aircraft from capital ships like heavy cruisers and battleships or even Catapult Armed Merchantmen ( CAM ships ). These merchant ships had the Hurricanes in the Atlantic convoys.
This would open up room for Arado Ar 196 missions and create places for new aircraft like Walrus, Kingfisher, Duck, Curtiss Seagull etc.
Would it be possible to modify the V1 launch platform already in IL2?
Would this require completely new ships to be modelled or just remodel existing platforms?
Lastly, as I am obsessed with flying bombers and amphibious aircraft, I would like to throw some suggestions for new aircraft out there. If works are already underway on some of these aircraft, please let me know so I wont harp on about them in future.... :)
For torpedo bombers, how about the Hanley Page Hampden, flown in the ETO and also from Russian Bases by RAF/RAAF crews (probably RCAF & RNZAF too)
Or the Dornier DO217 (was used as a torpedo bomber)
For amphibious aircraft, any of the Dornier flying boats, PBM5 Mariners, Walrus, Grumman amphibious aircraft like Duck, Goose etc, Sunderland, Stranraer, Ar 196, Kingfisher........
For the bombers.
B26 Marauder
Swordfish
Beaufort
Potez 631
He 177
FW187 (very similar to HS 129)
Ju 390 New York Bomber
Well thats about all I can think of at the moment. There is a myriad of missions that can be created with each of these aircraft, some historical and some fictional but all totally enjoyable.
Thanks for your time.
Cheers and beers
Smeg (JG52+Smeg)
- Jg3_Hartmann - 05.06.2008
I always thought the Fw-187 was this 2 engined fighter which could reach 700km/h in the year 1940...*g*
Anyway, if not a Ju-390, then a Ju-290...or a He-177, or 277...or Me-264
Re: New suggestion for aircraft and missions - RAF_Magpie - 06.06.2008
Smeg - please check your PM's please.
- Trooper117 - 06.06.2008
Good list.. it should only take them, oh.. a week to sort that lot out......... lol
- GerritJ9 - 06.06.2008
There is a campaign available, "Hurricats", which simulates CAMship launches- not quite the real thing, but close and the maximum that was possible under FB/PF when it was not possible to mod the sim. Now, it seems anything's possible- but it would require a lot of 3D work to add a catapult to the bows of a merchantman and more work to make it function.
A shortcut as regards the 3D modelling might be using the CAMship available for SH3 once importing new objects/ships etc becomes possible, though you would, of course, require the maker's permission to use it.
- MrGoldfinger - 06.03.2009
Did somebody know what happen with the He 177 mod project? Any links?