The Ar 234 has 82 kills and has been killed 167 times.
234 is the only perk bomber very hard to catch but imho reducing its perk value would not be a good idea. Bomber perks are easy to get and we only have 1 plane to spend umm on.
The F4U-1C has 5158 kills and has been killed 2456 times.
Best perk value in the game. HTC made great choice by perking this plane. Its well worth 8 perks.
The F4U-4 has 467 kills and has been killed 192 times.
I dont fly blue planes and I've only engaged 1 once in the main and I killed iy. I was in a 262 though and the guy just tried to keep hoing me. So I shoved 3cm of rheinmetal down his throat and laughed my arse off as he exploded. However the laughter soon ended when I spotted a lo ju88 dove and colided with the bastard at 600 mph.

I think its perk value is about right and its use is right inline with the ta-152 and temp.
The Ta 152H has 541 kills and has been killed 201 times.
Great perk value at 30 however its a tough plane to fly in the main if you dont keep disciplined. The perk value keeps it presence rare in the main like it should be.
The Tempest has 701 kills and has been killed 176 times.
Best plane in the main imho. Again the perk value is enough to keep it rare and by its k/d alone its perk value is justified.
The Me 262 has 1439 kills and has been killed 222 times.
Imho its too cheap I would up to 250 perks. However its use is relatively rare and it takes a little work to kill an alert fighter but 1 hit kills umm easy.
I think the perk system has shown its value in keeping rare and unbalancing planes from having too great an impact on the main.
As for the 109g10, fw190d9, p51d, and the La7 being perked. well ....
The Fw 190D-9 has 10123 kills and has been killed 5819 times.
The Bf 109G-10 has 10321 kills and has been killed 8569 times.
I personally fly both of these planes alot in the main and would have no problem paying 8 perks for them.
The P-51D has 22974 kills and has been killed 24295 times.
The La-7 has 18264 kills and has been killed 13459 times.
I almost cant believe those p51 scores because I have flown the p51 and its avery capable aircraft for the main more so then the 190d9. Must be all the newbies flying it.
The la7 however is a great plane and has a good size impact on the main but nowhere near chog status.
Again both these planes at an 8 point perk value is well within the reach of anyone.
However looking at the chog states before and after its perk its seems a more experienced type of pilot has stuck with it. While its use has dropped its k/d has climbed. No doudt that would happen with the d9, g10, p51d, and la7.
I think any arguement for them to be perked is premature at this point. There just isnt enough planes in the main as of yet to perk any more. However should the early planeset get filled out then I think perking these planes at 8 would be a great idea.
The Spitfire Mk IX has 29686 kills and has been killed 30407 times.
The N1K2 has 19225 kills and has been killed 16960 times.
The nik2 aint what she was but its still a good plane. I flew in tod last frame we went 14 and 4 against f6fs with alt. They outnumbered us 2 to 1. However under no circumstances perk it its a great plane to kill for getting perks. As much as I am dismayed at the p51d scores I cant believe the nik2 has done as well as it did. Over the past 4 or so tours I have maintained a min of 2 to 1 against it. Its easy to kill.
The spit ix however has been trumped up to "uber" status so every "fast food" killer jumps in one. I have no prob with spits 1 or 2 to 1 but throw in a third or forth it gets hairy. But its a great main plane probrably the best overall. Perk it? hell no most spit pilots like 51d pilots dunno what the hell they are doin most of the time.
But theres those few you run into that hand you your arse that makes you wonder wtf these other fools are doing.
well my .2cents......
[ 12-03-2001: Message edited by: Wotan ]