victorhauser -> (9/18/2000 11:07:00 PM)
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Operational Wartime Gliders
USSR: Antonov AN-7 (light transport, capacity 9 troops, ~400 built, used mainly to support partisan operations)
USA: Waco CG-4A "Hadrian" (light transport, capacity 13 troops, ~14,000 built)
USA: Waco CG-13 (medium transport, capacity ~36 troops, ~140 built)
USA: Waco CG-15 (light transport, capacity 15 troops, ~430 built, redesigned CG-4A)
UK: Hamilcar (med/hvy transport, capacity ~9 tons, ~400 built)
UK: Horsa (medium transport, capacity 25 troops, ~3,800 built)
Germany: Me 321 (heavy transport, capacity ~22 tons, ~200 built [Me 323 had engines])
Germany: Go 242 (medium transport, capacity 23 troops, ~1,500 built [Go 244 had engines])
Germany: DFS 230 (light transport, capacity 8 troops, ~1,500 built)
As a purist, I'm unhappy with changing the DFS 230 capacity to 110 instead of 108. However, since the German OOB is full, then either something would have to cut to make room for the other German gliders or the DFS 230 has to be changed to allow a full FJ squad to be transported. I suppose this change can be justified by the realization that 8 combat-loaded airborne-assault troops was roughly equal to 10 standard-equipped troops. Also, since as many Go 242s were built as DFS 230s (even though the Go 242 wasn't operational until 1942), then the DFS 230 could be "polymorphed" into a "hybrid standard German" glider, which makes a capacity of 110 taste a little better.
So the bottom line is, alas, I think Paul is right by changing the DFS 230 to a capacity of 110. This is clearly a case of having to modify historical reality to fit the constraints of the game. Please don't misunderstand me. This is not a flame. It is simply an observation of how things have to be done sometimes. I just hope we don't have to do this kind of thing too many times.
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