Torpedo a PBY?

05-09-07, 01:30 PM

I was just wondering.... since a PBY Catalina is, in fact, a floatplane, it spends a lot of its time in the water. Has anyone ever torpedoed one successfully?

filefool · 05-09-07, 01:37 PM

Nah, GWX doesn't model float planes that start or land in water. IIRC GWX doesn't model any plane starting or landing, they just spawn in the air.

The only way you could torpedo a plane is when you shoot one down and try to shoot a torpedo at it when it hits in the water.
But that wouldn't be feasible wouldn't it?

Lzs von swe · 05-09-07, 01:53 PM

I wonder, would the torp go straight throe without exploding? If you could set it shallow enough

Chock · 05-09-07, 02:09 PM

Good question, if it has collision detection, then I guess you could.

Oh, and technically, a PBY Catalina is a flying boat, not a floatplane. A flying boat has a hull, whereas a floatplane has flotation pontoons which it sits on.

bigboywooly · 05-09-07, 02:57 PM

Someone was working on a floatplane that could sit on the water

Cant remember who though

TarJak · 05-09-07, 06:51 PM

You can DL the stationary sunderland here:

http://www.ebort2.co.uk/

05-10-07, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chock

Oh, and technically, a PBY Catalina is a flying boat, not a floatplane. A flying boat has a hull, whereas a floatplane has flotation pontoons which it sits on.

Same Idea. Its a plane that can land on water or a boat that can fly. Either way.

Kaleun Volk · 05-12-07, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chock

Good question, if it has collision detection, then I guess you could.

Oh, and technically, a PBY Catalina is a flying boat, not a floatplane. A flying boat has a hull, whereas a floatplane has flotation pontoons which it sits on.

Aircraft have collision (i found out the hard way

). had a Hawker Hurricane crach into u-105. she lies at the bottom today.

Kptlt. Siegmann · 05-12-07, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaleun Volk

Aircraft have collision (i found out the hard way

). had a Hawker Hurricane crach into u-105. she lies at the bottom today.

Kamikaze Hurricane pilot?

05-09-07, 01:30 PM	#1
Zuko Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Torpedo a PBY? I was just wondering.... since a PBY Catalina is, in fact, a floatplane, it spends a lot of its time in the water. Has anyone ever torpedoed one successfully?

05-09-07, 01:37 PM	#2
filefool Loader Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Austria. Far away from any port or shore. Posts: 87 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nah, GWX doesn't model float planes that start or land in water. IIRC GWX doesn't model any plane starting or landing, they just spawn in the air. The only way you could torpedo a plane is when you shoot one down and try to shoot a torpedo at it when it hits in the water. But that wouldn't be feasible wouldn't it? __________________

05-09-07, 01:53 PM	#3
Lzs von swe Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Norrkoping, Sweden Posts: 1,074 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	I wonder, would the torp go straight throe without exploding? If you could set it shallow enough __________________

05-09-07, 02:57 PM	#5
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Someone was working on a floatplane that could sit on the water Cant remember who though __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

05-09-07, 02:09 PM	#4
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good question, if it has collision detection, then I guess you could. Oh, and technically, a PBY Catalina is a flying boat, not a floatplane. A flying boat has a hull, whereas a floatplane has flotation pontoons which it sits on.

05-09-07, 06:51 PM	#6
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	You can DL the stationary sunderland here: http://www.ebort2.co.uk/