Nice Plane Suggestions

[Arlo]

Originally posted by bigred
Hey Arlo,

Do you mind me tacking on my "Nomonhan Incident" request  to your Spanish Civil War... Its always good to have multiple uses for I-16s.

Ki-27s are COOL!!!


-Bigred

Don't see why not. Someday there might be an online mmp WWII air combat sim that covers nearly a full decade. Let's say 1936 to 1946 so that it accomodates both ends of the spectrum from the earliest "pre-war" skirmishes to a 1946 "what if the war lasted long enough to get some of the prototypes everyone seems nuts about into the war?" type of sim/game. Or even back it up to WWI as suggested by Schadenfreude (1916-1946 ... three decades of air war). Imagine three or four times the planes and vehicles modeled in Ace's High and historical terrains spanning the globe ... with the timeline and geography broken up amongst various arenas, of course.

I'd like that sim to be this one ... it's a matter of convenience.

[Furball]

the ultimate spitdweeb plane/runstang killer....




Supermarine Spiteful

Mark XIV - the type 371 was fitted with a Griffon 69 engine rated at 2,375 hp driving a 5 blade propeller. The top speed was 475 mph. 19 were built. Of these aircraft 1 was converted to a Mark XV and 2 were converted to Mark XVI.

Mark XV - Fitted with a Griffon 89 or 90 engine rated at 2,350 hp and driving two contra rotating three blade propellers. The one converted aircraft, RB520, was subsequently used in the development of the Seafang. Top speed was 483 mph.

Mark XVI - The two conversions from the Mark XIV, RB516 and RB518 were fitted with the Griffon 101 engine producing 2,420 hp and a top speed of 494 mph.

[JustJim]

Originally posted by Furball
the ultimate spitdweeb plane/runstang killer....




Supermarine Spiteful

Mark XIV - the type 371 was fitted with a Griffon 69 engine rated at 2,375 hp driving a 5 blade propeller. The top speed was 475 mph. 19 were built. Of these aircraft 1 was converted to a Mark XV and 2 were converted to Mark XVI.

Mark XV - Fitted with a Griffon 89 or 90 engine rated at 2,350 hp and driving two contra rotating three blade propellers. The one converted aircraft, RB520, was subsequently used in the development of the Seafang. Top speed was 483 mph.

Mark XVI - The two conversions from the Mark XIV, RB516 and RB518 were fitted with the Griffon 101 engine producing 2,420 hp and a top speed of 494 mph.

Now that I would be interested in to be catching runstangs for once nice

[Tipstall]

My suggestions would be the F8F bearcat, which was used during the end ofthe war (I think) and the B-24, just because it was the most produced bomber during the war, and it was just neat looking too.

It woudl also be neat to maybe see the Gloster meteor, but I think it only went into service near the end of the war and mostly took out V-1's, so I don't know if it would be pertinent, but it would be neat.

[simshell]

no way we got to add the aircraft that saw real combat  in WW2 not these late war monsters

[Sikboy]

Yokosuka D4Y
Aichi B7A

Or at least the
Nakajima B6N

These late war monsters would rule the arena, and only 1337 $n1P3rZ could fly them.

-Sik

[Kweassa]

Now that I would be interested in to be catching runstangs for once nice

 Yeah, JustJim, but think about it.

 Now, who's gonna catch the RunSpit??!!

[vorticon]

Originally posted by Kweassa
Yeah, JustJim, but think about it.

 Now, who's gonna catch the RunSpit??!!

the funny blue "alien" space ship someone is bound to ask for

[JustJim]

Space    The Final Frontier    These Are The Voyages Of    

 Oh Never Mind  

[acepilot2]

first of all, HTC said there would be no new aircraft in the first release of the full version of AHII.  They will add some as time goes on.

As for those prototype planes...no. they never saw combat. If ah2 ever does extend past wwII, sure, but as for now, no.

[HavocTM]

I for one would like the plane models to be sort of 'open-sourced' like Flight Sim 2000.  The programmers amongst us could build out models of whatever they want, use them offline and submit them to HT for approval.

It would basically take some of the dev load off the HT programmers (for free) and allow new models to be introduced.  Of course, HT would have strict control over models introduced online to make sure they met stringent RW specs.

I for one would like to see some Korean War scenarios with Mig-15s and F-84/86s.  Very low tech stuff when dogfighting was still seat of the pants.  These could be used only for special events.

One of the other reasons for open-sourcing models would be for special reskinning for scenarios like Ruhr.  We will be flying bright silver Buffs instead of the historical gray/green paint job.

As for planes that saw 'real combat' ... How can you say the Liberator never saw real combat?!!  There were over 18,000 of these monsters fighting in WW2.  Even if the B-29 never sees the light of day, we should have the B-24.

[simshell]

im not saying the b24 b29 never saw combat

what are you talking about:rofl


im talking about after WW2 monsters

like the seafury now that would catch a furballs spitrunner

[HavocTM]

right after the post about f8f, meteor and b24 you said no late war monsters.  Granted, the f8f didn't see combat, but the others did.

[Hornet1]

I wouldn't be too upset to some of the late war planes, as long as they were operational during the war. Perk them appropriately and no one would probably fly them anyway. I do think that there are too many great planes to be flown that were operational before the thought should be had about experimental aircraft. In my opinion experimental aircraft would take something away from the game.

[Furball]

In terms of gameplay, what would a B-24 bring to AH that isn't already here?  Its like adding a Halifax to supplement the Lancaster imo; both similar performance, bomb loads and defensive armament.  

I think we need more Axis bombers, such as a Heinkel He-111, or one of those smurfy italian planes people are always whining for and a soviet bomber (Pe-2).

Maybe add a Mosquito B.35 or something and put a low perk cost on it.


And, as for the RunSpit, a Sea Fury would only catch it at low alt....  If you want to outfly it you need a DeHavilland Hornet / Sea Hornet which was a smaller single seat version of the Mosquito that could easily outclimb a Spitfire XIV and blast it with 4 nose mounted hispano.