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The Germans in WW2 had a trick that they used to transport supplies. They would added a tow hook to their planes and use it to tow a glider. Simple, cheap and no power source needed.

May be of some use.

Ahh the found memories that was a fun game to play in. The character I played in the game is below. Wish we got to play more but its tough to arrange online games with players on different sides of the planet.



Mike grow up on a large farm in Colorado. His family had been
farmers for generations and had bought more land over the years. His
early life was a very active one. Not much for team sports but stayed in
great shape. Being a farmers son he took 4H as expected and won
several state awards.

Though it was in high school he found his true love. That being
the love of flying. With some work he talked his father into paying for
his classes. The reasoning being they would not need to hire anyone to
spray their crops anymore. It only took a few months for him to get the
nickname of Wildman from his energetic flying.

When the meltdown hit Mike was shocked out how bad it
really was. They had stocked up on some supplies but they never
thought the Y2K problem would be a bug invasion. Since the farm is
in a remote location they have not been bothered by the bugs. So when
the "Midwest Crop Dusters and Barnstormers Association" came
through the area Mike joined up to make sure the bugs never get the
chance to bother the family farm.

* has two younger brothers

Plane: Bessy

Name: Mike "Wildman" Parker
O.C.C.: Survivalist
Level: 2
Experiance Points: 2,001
Alignment: Scrupulous
Attributes: I.Q.: 14, M.E.: 14, M.A.: 14, P.S.: 14, P.P.: 27,
P.E.: 17, P.B.: 9, Spd.: 24
Hit Points: 25
S.D.C.: 58
Age before Meltdown: Mike was 24 years old when the bugs showed
up.
Actions per Melee: 4
Bonuses: +9 to Dodge, +9 to Parry, +6 to Strike, +3 to Roll with
punch/fall or impact, +2 to Pull Punch, +5% to Saving throws vs
Coma/Death, +1 to Saving throws vs Magic/poison
O.C.C. Abilities: Deadey: +1 Melee action, +1 to Strike, +1 to
Iniative; Sense Bugs: 55%/70%
Fundamental Skills: Language: American 75%, Literacy: American
50%, Math: Basic 45%, Pilot: Automobile 60%
Background Occuption Skills (technical program): Business and
Finance 35%, Botany 25%, Computer Operation 40%, General Repair
35%, Language: Spanish 50%, Literacy: Spanish 30%
O.C.C. Skill Program
Military Basic: Climbing 55%/45%, Hand to Hand: Basic, Military Etiquette 50%, Radio: Basic 60%, Running, W.P. Rifle
Pilot: Basic: Airplane 54%, Boat: Motor and Hydrofoils 60%, Horsemanship 54%, Motorcycle 64%, Truck 44%
Survival/Wilderness: Carpentry 30%, Hunting, Identify Plants & Fruits 30%, Track Animals 30%, Wilderness Survival 60%
O.C.C. Related Skills: Athletics (General), Basic Mechanic 35%, Body Building & Weight Lifting, Fishing 55%, W.P. Automatic Pistol
Secondary Skills: None
Starting Weapons:
5.56mm Colt M16A2 Model 723 Carbine (Damage 3D6, Ammo 20/30, Range 600m) - 1,000 rounds
Colt .45 Model 15 General Officers Pistol (Damage 4D6, Ammo 7, Range 50m) - 1,000 rounds
Starting Equipment: Hatchet, survival knife, riot jacket body armor, basic
survivalist gear
Money: 500 in Precious metal, 6,000 in Trade goods

Rodney Stott wrote:

abtex wrote:May be of some use.

The allies also used gliders extensively, D-Day and Arnheim operations both used gliders extensively.
The only problem with using gliders for transport, is they are pretty poor where you do not have air superiority, and in the case of Systems Failure, use of gliders would have to be localised as they would be too easily shot down by bug controlled Air Force Jets, Drone and Bugs on the grounds, and the maniacial killer bees in the airs.
For good capacity Larger Gliders need to be used, and that means larger tow planes need to be used as well.

True but it would depend what you are going to use it for. Gliders are not combat aircrafts. Add a few Bug Jelly patchs build into the hull as close defense.

If using a glider doubles the range of your aircraft by carrying a load of fuel and some supplies that you cannot carry in your main aircraft. Used as a decoy so the tow plane can get away.

Without air superiority against the same forces, how do the "Midwest Crop Dusters and Barnstormers Association" survive?

I think that you can put a glider into the air with a truck towing to speed or aided with JATO tubes. The tubes can be air charge or rocket powered. You can also have a powered glider using bug powered generator runing an electrical motor.

But using gliders was just a thought.

HEY RODNEY! Haven't seen you around for a while.

Anyway, I got a copy of that cropduster a while back (I think from one of Shawn's old posts).

That's an evil piece of business right there.