1CGS LukeFF Posted October 24, 2024 Author 1CGS Posted October 24, 2024 10 hours ago, 1PL-Husar-1Esk said: Rockets napalm also or just bombs? Not sure at the moment - I'm sure it's something that'll be covered at some point before the release in a blog entry or video.
Sgt_Joch Posted October 26, 2024 Posted October 26, 2024 On B-29 strikes, although there were missions with 50-100 bombers involved, many only used 5-10 B-29s, so very manageable from a game viewpoint.
Peachy9 Posted October 26, 2024 Posted October 26, 2024 I think B29s ended up only operating at night mainly due to risk of losses I believe!
FTC_Oakwoodson Posted October 26, 2024 Posted October 26, 2024 40 minutes ago, Peachy9 said: I think B29s ended up only operating at night mainly due to risk of losses I believe! They did operate during daytime before the Migs with Soviet pilots made their appearance known and caused some severe cassualties for the b29s on April 12th, 1951. "The Black Thursday" as it was dubbed, forced the yanks to cease all daytime operations for B29s and only conduct night time raids for the rest of the war. 1
CzechTexan Posted October 26, 2024 Posted October 26, 2024 1 hour ago, Peachy9 said: I think B29s ended up only operating at night mainly due to risk of losses I believe! The same happened in WW2. The B-29s went to night time bombing with incendiaries. - In Korea, did the North have any night fighters to counter B-29s at night? I don't think the Po-2/U2vs had a chance vs the B-29 😁
Avimimus Posted October 26, 2024 Posted October 26, 2024 1 hour ago, CzechTexan said: The same happened in WW2. The B-29s went to night time bombing with incendiaries. - In Korea, did the North have any night fighters to counter B-29s at night? I don't think the Po-2/U2vs had a chance vs the B-29 😁 I know they used Mig-15s in this role. I'm not sure about the piston engined aircraft (La-11 might actually be a somewhat better choice? Reasonable endurance, lower closing speeds? Yak-9P had exceptional climbing abilities, which could make it a decent interceptor). There were other night targets as well - B-26 (A-26) often operated at night, the F-7F was used at night as well (both for normal interdiction with flares, and also as a radio controlled bomber - flown by a pilot, but with ground control navigating and controlling the bomb release remotely). I'm not sure if any of the jets were routinely used for night bombing. 1
1CGS LukeFF Posted October 27, 2024 Author 1CGS Posted October 27, 2024 7 hours ago, FTC_Oakwoodson said: They did operate during daytime before the Migs with Soviet pilots made their appearance known and caused some severe cassualties for the b29s on April 12th, 1951. "The Black Thursday" as it was dubbed, forced the yanks to cease all daytime operations for B29s and only conduct night time raids for the rest of the war. There were a handful of daylight raids after black Thursday (such as on 19 September 1952 against Hamhung) but yes, they were few and far between. 1
tvcasualty Posted October 28, 2024 Posted October 28, 2024 Beautiful pictures! Great job on this update, here's some close up skinning reference from FiFi last time she stopped by for a visit! 6
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