It's a Kettenkraftrad, they were used for a variety of purposes, including towing aircraft - they were used to position Me262s ready for takeoff due to fuel shortages near the end of the war.

<t> Thanks for the info everyone. Just realised this morning that I was actually getting my floatplanes mixed up - I was thinking of the Alf instead of the Dave - the Dave is green, Alf is white. So I know what i'm doing now. (In WitP all the Taisho-era light cruisers carry Alfs but according to the ...

<r> i was wondering if anyone with knowledge of the IJN might be able to help me out. <br/>
i've been building a few 1/700 scale models of japanese warships, and am about to start one of the kuma (light cruiser). the kit comes with lots of info, but the painting guide has left me with a question ...

<t> i've just been reading through this post, and it made me think about the daihatsus in the game. starting the main campaign as the japanese, i noticed there are quite a few docked in main ports, but their endurance is so low it makes them rather difficult to move about or use. it would be really ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Mike Wood<br/>
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Hello...<br/>
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Please do keep in mind that they only get credit for about one in 10 to 20 non-combat missions, such as CAP or training missions.<br/>
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Bye...<br/>
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Michael Wood<br/>

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nope..they're not showing any signs of even leaving the ground [:)]
i've set them on escort at 60% CAP..plenty of aviation support and supplies. but they seem to just sit there...

so my units set on 90 percent training are actually flying training missions - it just doesn't show missions flown or a fatigue increase in the pilot info screen for the unit?

<t> hi, wondering if anyone else has had this problem - i've started the main campaign playing as japan, i've run a few turns and noticed that my fighter units set on CAP or any air units set to training don't seem to be flying missions (no fatigue increase or missions flown). LR CAP seems to work ...

hi - just want to ask, can i order from the US site now, start the DD and get CD on demand if i'm in the UK (will the US site ship me a CD to the UK?) or do i have to wait until i can order from the UK site? i know i should be patient but i can't wait [:)]
thanks.

<r> apologies if this has already been posted or discussed - but everyone seems to be talking about the digital download and not much being said on when mail order will be available. anyone got any idea when we might be able to order from the website and get the boxed game through the post? i've ...