Combat Pilot - Virtual Tour of the USS Enterprise
This video features our model of the USS Enterprise (CV-6) as she appeared in mid-1942. The pilots of 'The Big E' played a vital part in the
This video features our model of the USS Enterprise (CV-6) as she appeared in mid-1942. The pilots of 'The Big E' played a vital part in the destruction of the Japanese carrier force during the battle of Midway. Arguably the most famous American carrier, Enterprise earned as many as 20 battle stars for actions during World War II, becoming the most decorated US ship of the conflict. The ship survived the numerous attacks by the Japanese and ultimately met her end at a US scrapyard in late 1950s.
USS Enterprise (CV-6) Specs:
Standard Displacement: 19,800 tons
Full Displacement: 25,500 tons
Length: 246.7m / 809ft.
Beam: 33.2m / 108.92ft.
Draught: 7.9m / 25.96ft.
Propulsion: 4x Parsons turbines, rated at 120,000hp
Maximum Speed: 32.5 knots Range: 12,500 nm at 15 knots
Armament:
4x .50 cal. Browning machine guns (Single Mount)
34x 20mm Oerlikon guns (Single Mount)
16x 1.1in/75 cal. guns (Quad Mount)
8x 5in/38 cal. guns (Single Mount)
Carrier Air Group:
79 Aircraft
27x F4F-4 “Wildcat” Fighters (VF-6)
38x SBD-2/SBD-3 “Dauntless” Dive Bombers
14x TBD-1 “Devastator” Torpedo-Bombers
Armor:
2.5-4in (main belt)
Compliment:
Approx. 2,200 Officers and Men
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Comments (5)
Great job! This will serve well. However, contrary to other posters, I do NOT wish for time wasted on making the ship walk-around. This isn't an open world video game, not a ship simulation. It's a flight simulator. Spend time on new a/c and such terrain and ships necessary for a FLIGHT SIMULATOR. That's complicated enough.
Excellent! Once all these guns will be with their gunners ready to create a wall of lead against incoming enemy planes. The dream is slowly becoming a reality.
I wonder if the AA positions on the carriers might someday be capable of being player controlled? I do think that would be a blast. I enjoyed manning the truck mounted guns in GB. Even though they were somewhat limited in their firepower, I was still able to knock down the occasional fighter. I had more success against the slower bombers. That was more akin to shooting at game birds, only with a much bigger shotgun....
I can't wait to roll my Dauntless over and dive down through the flak it is going to be so epic in multiplayer, then avoiding fighters nav'ing back to the boat and then establishing the hierarchy of landing with the damage and fuel states, it will be just so amazing
Wow! Excited to know what it like to be under attack! This is amazing