Is the falcon turning into a plane, or is the plane turning into a falcon?

shade_30 said:

Is the falcon turning into a plane, or is the plane turning into a falcon?

Yes

Blackfocker said:

Yes

High man is high

Falcon Punch is preparing. Please wait warmly?

SOON: American (Freedom) version

T34/38 said:

SOON: American (Freedom) version

Bald eagles make absolutely shit falconry birds. Too flighty, and their natural quarry does not align well with the sport. GOLDEN eagles, on the other hand, are absolute monsters when trained. Wild ones will take deer, and trained ones will go after- and kill- wolves. And they will take pretty much anything smaller than that as well.

If anything, the American version would be a red tailed or Harris hawk; the former is found literally everywhere in the USA barring Hawaii and is an all around good bird, and the latter is an excellent bird that can be flown in groups like a little aerial wolfpack, but is much more sensitive to the cold, being a bird of the Southwest and all.

Garrus said:

Bald eagles make absolutely shit falconry birds. Too flighty, and their natural quarry does not align well with the sport. GOLDEN eagles, on the other hand, are absolute monsters when trained. Wild ones will take deer, and trained ones will go after- and kill- wolves. And they will take pretty much anything smaller than that as well.

If anything, the American version would be a red tailed or Harris hawk; the former is found literally everywhere in the USA barring Hawaii and is an all around good bird, and the latter is an excellent bird that can be flown in groups like a little aerial wolfpack, but is much more sensitive to the cold, being a bird of the Southwest and all.

Frankly the Pacific is a warm place as long they go too North.

Garrus said:

If anything, the American version would be a red tailed or Harris hawk; the former is found literally everywhere in the USA barring Hawaii and is an all around good bird, and the latter is an excellent bird that can be flown in groups like a little aerial wolfpack, but is much more sensitive to the cold, being a bird of the Southwest and all.

T34/38 said:

Frankly the Pacific is a warm place as long they go too North.

We already have ways to put fluffy jackets on smol birbs...

we just need to find a way to put fluffy jackets on big murderbirbs.

T34/38 said:

Frankly the Pacific is a warm place as long they go too North.

The Harris hawks will work just fine for her American equivalent then. Incidentally, pretty sure that is specifically a gyrfalcon on her glove. Probably one of the most prized birds in the sport since the age of kings. And a light morph, she's one hell of a lucky girl. Ironically, given the climate most of the Pacific theater, a BAD choice, since they are cold climate birds. Unless Taiyo/Kasuga Maru was operating that far north, in which case that bird is a perfect fit.

Also, you don't want to weigh down a falconry bird. The most you want on are the jesses and bells, both for entanglement reasons and because you'll slow down the bird with anything heavy.

Garrus said:

The Harris hawks will work just fine for her American equivalent then. Incidentally, pretty sure that is specifically a gyrfalcon on her glove. Probably one of the most prized birds in the sport since the age of kings. And a light morph, she's one hell of a lucky girl. Ironically, given the climate most of the Pacific theater, a BAD choice, since they are cold climate birds. Unless Taiyo/Kasuga Maru was operating that far north, in which case that bird is a perfect fit.

Also, you don't want to weigh down a falconry bird. The most you want on are the jesses and bells, both for entanglement reasons and because you'll slow down the bird with anything heavy.

I assure there was a way outside of logic thanks to magic-related stuff

Almost certainly; since when has logic ever applied to anime or games? :P

That being said, this is a topic I sort of geek out on, so do excuse me.

T34/38 said:

SOON: American (Freedom) version

If Saratoga is any indication, American CVs will not be based on tradition but on industry. You can make a case for a lot of things for American CVEs to use including paper airplanes, rubber band planes, even RC ones but in my mind, the most likely would be shotguns to keep with the theme of bird-hunting methods.

The main reason for this is to give the Center Force an excuse to mistake the CVEs of Taffy 3 for full-sized fleet carriers since, from a distance, Shotguns can look quite similar to the M1 Garands or Springfield 1903s that the Essex's might carry.

Of course, Lexington CV-16 may carry a shotgun as well just for the sake of "Turkey Hunting".

Eboreg said:

If Saratoga is any indication, American CVs will not be based on tradition but on industry. You can make a case for a lot of things for American CVEs to use including paper airplanes, rubber band planes, even RC ones but in my mind, the most likely would be shotguns to keep with the theme of bird-hunting methods.

The main reason for this is to give the Center Force an excuse to mistake the CVEs of Taffy 3 for full-sized fleet carriers since, from a distance, Shotguns can look quite similar to the M1 Garands or Springfield 1903s that the Essex's might carry.

Of course, Lexington CV-16 may carry a shotgun as well just for the sake of "Turkey Hunting".

Enterprise with Springfield Sniper Rifle when?

TheMadsAdmiral said:

Enterprise with Springfield Sniper Rifle when?

That would be Hornet :P

Eboreg said:

That would be Hornet :P

Which Hornet?

One can carry LBAS

The other is the Essex

TheMadsAdmiral said:

Which Hornet?

One can carry LBAS

The other is the Essex

The first one. B-25 Mitchells have a pretty high range.

TheMadsAdmiral said:

Which Hornet?

One can carry LBAS

The other is the Essex

That makes me wonder... Would KC Hornet (CV-8) actually be allowed to carry LBAS ingame?

MaxAndEmilytate said:

That makes me wonder... Would KC Hornet (CV-8) actually be allowed to carry LBAS ingame?

Why would you actually want to carry LBAS planes on the CV? Their advantage is range to reach targets far from the airbase, they mostly hit less hard than the Ryusei Kai and the ace squadrons (with the exception of the Ginga, but like hell you're getting these), while costing a lot more bauxite.

It's always interesting to see how old speculation played out. Thus far, KC has four American carriers, all of which use guns. (Which I'm actually pretty disappointed by , because I like the more out-there portrayals like summoning planes from magic scrolls or falconry.) There's no sort of deliberate similarity between Gambier Bay and the full-sized carriers (Intrepid and Hornet just carry ordinary guns, while GB has one based off the actual ship but avoids any similarity to any particular model of gun. They don't wear similar outfits or have similar hair beyond Hornet and GB being blonde). Still, fingers crossed we might get a Cowpens or Long Island who does something different.