Oleg and the Pacific.........?

[Batz]

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An email from Oleg to somebody who enquired as to whether the P-47M or N would be made for FB.

See the last paragraph in particular:

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Dear Sean,
We are really too busy. Also N and M never saw as I know any combat and are not under our request in the past for Luft 46 theme.

Also, Except the more grater speed the N model (sure that also M model) has no advantage over D. I wil say even in all other aspects of combat it will be even worse (Its why I think it never used later and in Korea).Also, the cockpits of N and M as I know had also real differences to D models, so that is also factor that need to be evaluated.

I will repeat, we are really busy and will be more even busy from the summer time due to work over two projects at once, that will feature the Pacific using FB 3D engine and BoB using new 3D engine.

So better to redirect the modellr for pacific needs, becauee this title will still use the 3D thechnology of modelling 100% similar to FB.
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Rumours go that this Pacific add-on is made by Luthier, but those are not confirmed.

[ra]

P-47N and P-47M never saw combat?   I hope his research is better than that.

[Hajo]

Ahem.....believe I have pics of the 47N in Combat over the Pacific.

[FUNKED1]

Hehe no M/N in combat, and N has no advantage over D other than speed, more writings from Oleg's fantasy land.  He sure is good at eye candy though.

[Batz]

I don't think you guys are reading it right. The question about the M/N has to do with current the FB with its mostly East front and limited ETO maps.

Now how much combat did either the M/N see in Europe?

The PTO is being designed by a third party with cooperation of Oleg's team.

Read here

So better to redirect the modellr for pacific needs, becauee this title will still use the 3D thechnology of modelling 100% similar to FB.

So the M/N may be done by those doing the PTO but Oleg won't do either for the current FB.

What I gather a guy sent Oleg an inquiry about doing an M/N for FB.

But what do I know.

[AKS\/\/ulfe]

I just hope he fixes the color of the water for the Pacific. The current Pacific islands map looks like the Chesapeake Bay with lush green and sandy beaches (compared to the typical mud that smells of raw sewage you'd find on the shore line).
-SW

[Pei]

AFAIK the M only saw comat with the 56th FG in Europe, though it suffered from engine problems which meant they spent a lot of time in the shop (IIRC they were temprorarily withdrawn from service due to these problems). As far as I know they saw no service in the Pacific or Africa.

[Pongo]

They definalty did in the Pacific.
And the US wishes it had stuck to Jug Ms for Korea

[Urchin]

The P-47M was in the war in Europe, one group of the 56th flew the P-47M.  

The P-47N saw action in the Pacific, I KNOW it saw combat.  They were used to escort B-29s during 1945.

[Montezuma]

Originally posted by Batz
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Where'd you find this?  Sure it's him?

[Batz]

No surer then you are reading it now.

SW,

Yes the water needs works especially if this news is true.

For the rest

Again I know it’s hard to follow what Oleg is saying but here's what most likely happened...

He receives email from a guy asking if he does the external model of the M/N will Oleg include it in FB.

Oleg says no because what value is it in FB? It saw little combat and had little impact but it will require a lot of work for the cockpit, DM, FM and CEM etc. He is also busy with BoB on top of that.

So he refers this guy to those that are doing all the models for the Pac add-on. Who cares what he thinks about the M/N. He is right the M/N will add nothing to the current FB that is beyond the value of the D.

I thought some would be more interested in a Pac theater rather then what he thinks about the M/N.

Just think how bad HT's posts would be if he wasn't an English speaker.....

[ra]

Oleg says no because what value is it in FB? It saw little combat and had little impact but it will require a lot of work for the cockpit, DM, FM and CEM etc.

He says it saw no combat, not little combat.  And since when does a plane need to have seen significant combat to be in FB?

ra

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by FUNKED1
Hehe no M/N in combat, and N has no advantage over D other than speed, more writings from Oleg's fantasy land.  He sure is good at eye candy though.

"The P-47N gave excellent service in the Pacific in the last year of the War, particularly in escorting B-29 Superfortress bombers in raids on the Japanese mainland. P-47Ns were able to escort the bombers all the way from Saipan to Japan and on many other long, overwater flights. "