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Originally posted by Java-Junkie
You guys should bring R/C helicopters into the equation and drop bombs on ships. he he.
As long as it fits the time period, proper scale, & appropriate weapons, same as the ships, why not? I'm sure there were plenty of helicopters that fit the criteria.
Seriously, though, I've been around a few times where somebody brought a helicopter to a ship fight. Once was pretty big, equipped for aerial photography; other times have been just little things to fly around. In every case, though, whenever the heli went up, everybody's attention got glued to it. Nobody paid any attention to the battle going on, on the water, least of all the captains who were supposed to be involved in it!
That's why I comment about being careful, what sort of whiz-bang stuff people might want to bring out, from helicopters to fixed-wing aircraft, to go-fast boats, etc. One helicopter in the air draws more attention than a dozen fully-armed warships, fighting on the water. The "cool factor" is just way too high for some things, that should really be left home on battle day.
JM