jss78 Players 1,276 posts 9,930 battles Report post #1 Posted May 21, 2018 WoWS got me thinking about an IRL issue I don't know the answer to. In game, we have a distinction between "spotting" and "fighter" floatplanes on cruisers and battleships. Did these distinct plane types actually exist? What did the catapult planes actually do most of the time? I can easily see the spotting/scouting being a thing? Did they actually engage in aerial combat? With any success? From Wikipedia, a lot of the planes used had armaments, but they seem rudimentary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TORAZ] El2aZeR Beta Tester 14,465 posts 20,571 battles Report post #2 Posted May 21, 2018 Afaik floatplane fighters did exist though they usually performed poorly in combat against real fighters. The only model I know is a Japanese one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_A6M2-N Generally floatplanes were used for scouting and spotting for artillery. During the war they were also used for Search & Rescue to recover downed pilots and ASW. After the war they were replaced by helicopters. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
