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ORIGINAL: rominet

In AE, is there a possibility to force planes to carry bombs instead of torpedoes?
For example, i want to launch a raid on an ennemy surface TF but because of a high
expected flak fire (at 200feet), i prefer to attack at high altitude with betty with bombs!!

Yes, this is possible. It is your choice to use bombs instead of torpedoes.

Good thing they didn't have one of these....

Daaaaamm ! Now THAT'S what I want !

ORIGINAL: Elouda


Thats for the subs, not the planes. The M6A could at most carry either a single torpedo or a single 800kg bomb..

only by removing the primary float.

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

ORIGINAL: Elouda


Thats for the subs, not the planes. The M6A could at most carry either a single torpedo or a single 800kg bomb..

only by removing the primary float.

M6A did not have a centerline float like the A6M2-N - so all weapons were carried on centerline. Thus Im pretty sure it didnt need a modification to carry even the torpedoes or 800kg bombs.

You find a picture of one here

http://collections.nasm.si.edu/code/emu ... 9630308000

ORIGINAL: Elouda

M6A did not have a centerline float like the A6M2-N - so all weapons were carried on centerline. Thus Im pretty sure it didnt need a modification to carry even the torpedoes or 800kg bombs.

According to Peattie, it did. (removal of the float(s)). Not alot of info on the plane, so being forced to google [;)], a consistancy that cropt up was that the plane was designed to be either recoverable, or ditched on mission completion (minus the floats). Armament is listed as 'either' a 250kg bomb, or an 800kg load. It would seem that the recoverable loadout would be with the smaller bomb load while the latter would be sans float hence requiring sacrifice of the plane after mission completion. This would track with what Peattie wrote of the plane in his book "Sunburst" (on Japanese naval aviation)

Armament is listed as 'either' a 250kg bomb, or an 800kg load. It would seem that the recoverable loadout would be with the smaller bomb load while the latter would be sans float hence requiring sacrifice of the plane after mission completion. This would track with what Peattie wrote of the plane in his book "Sunburst" (on Japanese naval aviation)

So the plane would drop the floats just after jumping from catapult?

I doubt the floats would be attached. They arent needed for takeoff.

ORIGINAL: Yamato hugger

I doubt the floats would be attached. They arent needed for takeoff.

One of the websites i looked at indicated that they wern't if catapulting.