[VT-51_Razor]

to stay with the original subject of the Thread

- rear gunner for the Beaufighter
- tailhook for the Gladiator
- A functioning Catapult system on the carrier where we could "attach" and then lunch with a full combat load

Take a look into how the I-16s are attached to the TB-3 SBM(?). You taxi up close to the attach point under the wing, hit "Y" and presto! You're hanging there with your gear retracted, ready to go. Once in the air, you hit "Y" again, and you're falling away.

If the secret to the catapult launch system for the V-1 can be figured out and applied to the carriers, wouldn't the same attachment/launch system for the I-16/TB-3 work here as well? Just taxi up to the catapult track, hit "Y" and you would be snapped into the exact correct position on the catapult. Run your engine up to takeoff power, and hit "Y" again - WHAM! you're off to the races!

This would be a tremendous boon to the DF servers with carriers in them, but would also help out in coops as well, especially with the CVEs!

OH Yeah, and hooks on the Hurricane and Gladiator too