Transports

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Once the "new" wears off, they just get you to the smoking hole in the ground a little bit slower than a fighter or bomber, and you always end up a smoking hole in the ground if any enemy air opposition is around.

No worse than some other hapless early war planes in the game like the Devastator or the D3A1.

Also, keep in mind that the Ju-52 was successfully used as a bomber during the SCW and that versions of the Li-2 and DC-3 were used as improvised bombers during WW2 and post-WW2 conflicts.

While I agree that the transports should be at the back of the line for cockpits until every single-engine plane in the game is flyable, they would be welcome additions - some day.

For the moment, what would be useful would be improved loadouts reflecting different amounts of cargo and balance points, as well as bomb loadouts where appropriate. There would also be no harm in improving their FM with an eye towards eventually modeling their cockpits and crew stations.

[ElAurens]

Cannot argue with that.

BTW, in various mods they are flyable. Hence my tale of smoking holes in the ground, and um... I was the one laying in the bottom of that hole.



One of the BlitzPigs did a mod AC-47 gunship from the Viet Nam era that was fun to play with. We had a map with truck convoys all over it and we set out at dusk to attack them. Holding the correct altitude and speed and a near perfect circle to keep the guns on target is not an easy thng, even in a slow, lumbering transport.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

One of the BlitzPigs did a mod AC-47 gunship from the Viet Nam era that was fun to play with.

There are lots of fun mods for the C-47. In addition to the AC-47 mod, there is also a modded version with crude bomb loadouts designed for a El Salvador-Ecuador "Soccer War" campaign. Basically, you press the trigger and a bomb drops out of the plane - representing bombs rolled out the cargo door by the crew chief.

Fun campaign, but a bit dated. Serious fun for warbird buffs because the Soccer War was the last time that piston-engined WW2-era planes engaged each other in combat (Corsairs vs. Mustangs).

[1984]

another weapon of li-2 -

Летно-технический состав активно участвовал в совершенствовании самолета. В 101 АПДД был разработан вариант штурманской кабины для Ли-2 и отправлен на завод № 84 с целью внедрения ее в серийное производство. Силами ИТС турель МВ-3 под ШКАС заменялась на УТК-1 под УБТ. Для отражения атак истребителей с хвоста на самолете смонтировали держатель авиационных гранат ДАГ-10 (работы велись под руководством заместителя старшего инженера 101 АП по вооружению инженер-капитана Левина).