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Offline AKcurly

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What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #225 on: November 25, 2002, 12:23:55 AM »
Rather than new planes, I would like to see more attention paid to our current planes.

The F4U-1C has a problem when compared to the F4U-1D -- the 1C is heavier and loses energy faster (admittedly a subjective judgment.)

The P38 exhibits some strange behavior.  For example, you can take it to 30k, point its nose at the deck with full power on and you never get past about 525 mph.  Even worse, at 6,000 feet, you can press 'x' (level flight) and it gracefully comes right out of the dive.

The cockpit art is really dated.  The 190A5, arguably the most elegant fighter of WW2 looks very primitive (inside the cockpit.)

I too would enjoy new planes (Frank,Stuka), but I would be gratified if the current plane set were cleaned up -- artwork and performance.

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« Reply #226 on: November 25, 2002, 12:39:39 AM »
Curly makes a good point, would be really nice to see Gentiles P51-B modeled to be a 51-B instead of cutting corners and using a p51-D frame, it's got the bomb load of a 51-B, its got the engine of a 51-B. but the tail section and wing of a 51-D, good ole Don may have really liked to have a 51-D but he didn't, so it would be nice to address all the bug reports and institute all the corrections to start making the game a little more truely historic, not a put down or hi-jack of the thread, this is a great game and a great job has been done, but maybe it's time for some clean up and then move on.

althought a bearcat would be great--- no perks please ,  I just like to see the planes of WWII Aces given the due respect, we do really owe these guys a lot, and Gentile was in on the early part of WWII and was a fine pilot, seems we could model his plane as it should be !!

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Re: What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #227 on: September 06, 2010, 03:44:30 AM »
HERES THE VOTING SO FAR!


Sea planes

F4F  Wildcat   1
F7F Tigercat   6   
F8F Bearcat   4
F6F Hellcat   2
F5F Duck   2
TBV Devastator   1
SDB Dauntless   1
Avenger      1
D3A Val      1
B-5N   Kate   1

Flying Boats

PBY Catalina   1
H6K Mavis       1
H8K             1

Fighters / Ground Attack:

A-36 Mustang   1
Mig 3/5/7   1
P-40 Tigershark (and Variants) 4   
P-47 Thunderbolt4
P-41 Warhawk   1
P-63 Kingcobra   2
TA-152 (190Variant)   2
Hurricne I&II   1
Hawker Tempest    1
P39 Airacobra   1
J7W1   (Japan)   1 (Push Pull Thingy)
*DO 335 Pfeil   4 (Push Pull Prop Config)
Ki-45 Toryu "Knick"   1
J2M3 Raiden   1
Ki-46 Dinah   1 (Recon and Night Fighter)
Ki-44Shoki "Tojo"   2
D-520 (french)   1
Fairey Firefly 1-7 U.8-10 1
HE-112          1
IL-2 Stumovick  4

Two Eng Fighters

Me-410/210 Hornisse     1   
*F-82 Twin Mustang   1
*Westland Whirlwind   1
B156 Beaufighter   6
DH 98 Mossie           1
P-61 Black Widow   4
DH-103 Sea Hornet       1
FW-187 Falke            1

Transports

Me-323   Gladiator   1
C-54 Globemaster   1
Storch German Spooter   1

Bombers:

B-29 Super Fortress   5 i vote for the b29 i dont know how to vote
B-24 Liberatior           1
A-26  Invader           3
A/B 26-C Marauder   1
He-111              1
Ju-88              1
B-25H /J Mitchell   2
KI-67 Peggy           1
He-177 Greif           2
He-219   Uhu           1
AVRO 683 Lancater   1
TU-2 (Russian)           1
AR-234 Blitz (Jet)      1

Jets:

*Ba349 Natter   1 (33 55mm Rockets in nose and 2X30MM cannons)
Me-262      2
Me-263      1      
Ho 229      1
DH Vampire   1
P-80      1
ME 163 Komet   2
He162 Salamander1
G41 Meteor   1

Suicide Rides

MXY-7 Ohka /Baka   1 (Cherry Blossom / Fool)

Early War Specials (Mostly Bi-Planes)

*I-15 and 153           1
I-16                    1
Fiat CR42 Falco           1
Gloster Gladiator   1
Brewster F2A Buffalo   7
Macchi MC.200           1
Savoia Marchetti SM79 Saetta   1
Wellington      1
Swordfish      1
P-11 (Pzl 11)           2
*Arado Ar68           1
*He-51              1
*Hs-123              1

Unknowns I couldnt find  info on....

CA-2              1
CA-12 Boomerrang Maybee from Australia (Alot like Buffalo)

PV2 Harpoon      1
Sounds familiar but can find it

Mistel              1
I have no idea

Il-6              1
Russian Ground Attack ???

Il-10              1
Russian Ground Attack ???

IAR 80/81      1
Beats me

A-20              2
American Bomber ???

A-36              2
American Bomber ???

B19   Douglas ?       2
American Bomber ???

B239              2
American Bomber ???

MB-5 Martin Baker       1
Cant Find it But I heard its nice looking  (Image removed from quote.)  

GO-229                  1
Dont Know..Bomber maybee

Ki-100                  1
Ki-102 "Randy" Maybee ?

DO-335   Jet ?          2
I Havent a clue

A7M                     1
I think its a suped up zeke...but not in any of my books

DO-217               1
I dunno

Ki-83                1
Twin Engine Fighter ????

HE-119               1
Fast Bomber ????

HE-274               1
German Bomber ???

HE-277               1
German Bomber ???

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Offline Masherbrum

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Re: What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #228 on: September 06, 2010, 03:52:46 AM »
IN.   Way to bump an 8 year old thread.    :cheers:
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Re: What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #229 on: September 06, 2010, 04:10:59 AM »
IN.   Way to bump an 8 year old thread.    :cheers:
In fact it is 10 years. Oh & in.

Offline Charge

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Re: What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #230 on: September 06, 2010, 04:30:18 AM »
"Enter Gravedigger"  :D

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Re: What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #231 on: September 06, 2010, 04:41:05 AM »
Pyro wanted to see the Me-410. Ten years after the Me-410 still missing  

Oh almost forgot, dont "IN" this thread.

 After all comes from πρ. Who wants to see a "πυρο" thread locked?
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Re: What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #232 on: September 06, 2010, 05:18:42 AM »
only 1 vote for the A36!  :furious and i'm IN :bolt:
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Re: What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #233 on: September 06, 2010, 05:46:45 AM »
Ohh boy,

Before I noticed this thread was actually 10 years old I posted a PM to one of the early posters who probably hasn't been here for the last 8 years.

I should have checked the date, but whoda thunk it?

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Re: What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #234 on: September 06, 2010, 05:53:14 AM »
IN


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Re: What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #235 on: September 06, 2010, 06:07:34 AM »
Pyro really ought to get his wish. After all he has offered some assistance with the game over the past ten years. What kind of sweat shop are they running anyway !!!!!!!!!!  <BG>



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Re: What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #236 on: September 06, 2010, 06:14:41 AM »
For post war uberplanes its gotta be the F8F Bearcat for me. Wouldn't say no to an F6F-6 though....

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Re: What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #237 on: September 06, 2010, 06:37:47 AM »
 :O 10 year old thread. At first I didnt realize it. Now im  :cry
cause I thought this was gonna be a poll.
Forgot who said this while trying to take a base, but the quote goes like this. "I cant help you with ack, Im not in attack mode" This is with only 2 ack up in the town while troops were there, waiting. The rest of the town was down.

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Re: What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #238 on: September 06, 2010, 08:22:07 AM »
His first post is a doozy !  IN!!!

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Re: What's the one WWII era plane...
« Reply #239 on: September 06, 2010, 08:23:50 AM »
IN IN IN!!! :D

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