Sorry if this has been asked before :
Could the catapult MOD be adapted in some way to be able to launch airplanes from catapults in ships other than aircraft carriers?
I am thinking here in Hurricanes launched from merchant ships in convoys, hidroplanes like Mitsubishi A6m or Arado launched from battleships or cruisers, and so on.
My guess is that it must not be an easy MOD to develop, given that it would probably require also modifications in several ships to incorporate catapults, but wouldn't it be a cool MOD?
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JC
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Good Idea +1
MY eyes, my eyes, It is to loud, I am blind now :roll:
+1,
BTW; how did they land that hurricane, it doesn't appear to have flotation gear...
Its not suposed to land....... :lol:
And I thought America was bad for all the disposable and non-environmentally friendly products, Britian is dumping entire airplanes into the Ocean! Lol, all in good humor, now let's get back on topic before polotics kicks in. :lol:
Anyhow, could someone explain how the catapult system would code? Is there a way to make an invisable catch wire that starts attached to the aircraft, and acts like a catapult. Or mabye even a catchwire in front of the wheels that exhibits negative force? Whatever, prepare for a big push when you release the chocks...
The Hurricats purpose was to defend convoys against attack by the FW-200s and U-Boats. The Hurricats where Hurricane MK.Is lanched from a crude catapult device using a rato system. The plan was for theses Hurricats to fly up and shoot down the enemy planes and ditch near the convoy and the pilot was rescued and in some cases the plane was salvaged and used again. The Hurricat Program was a stopgap until longer range ships and planes could cover the convoys that traveled between the United States and Great Britian.
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Eagle1_Division Wrote:And I thought America was bad for all the disposable and non-environmentally friendly products, Britian is dumping entire airplanes into the Ocean! Lol, all in good humor, now let's get back on topic before polotics kicks in. :lol:
Americans did dump their damaged planes to ocean too...