What do you think/hope the next 4 new aircraft will be?

[Seeker]

Westland Whirlwind!

[Edbert]

Originally posted by 715
BTW- the T34-85 would not be a simple addition to a T34-76 in the game: although the hull is identical the turret is completely different.

They also upped the number of crewmen with that change.

Originally posted by Karnak
The T-34/76 is superior to the Panzer IV H in most ways, true, but it's gun is completely inadequate. I'd give the Panzer IV H at least an even chance against it, probably better than even.

Against the Tiger I the T-34/76 would be nigh helpless. I'd much rather take a Panzer IV H against the Tiger I. If the Tiger I hits either the T-34/76 or Panzer IV H it will probably penetrate whereas the Panzer IV H has a realistic hope of penetrating the Tiger I's armor, unlike the T-34/76.

I would not say that the T34/76 had a completely inadequate gun. I'm sure there would have been thousands of German tankers who might disagree as well. The gun was certainly nothing special, but it had best in world mobility due to wide tracks (not pertinent to AH) as well as best in world armor design (sloped on 3 sides), it did suffer from a small crew (the 76 turret) as many duties were shared. The only real problem with its gun was velocity, and it WAS quite short in that suit, but no more so than the Panzer IV's it faced. By the time the L48s came around the T34s were upgunned as well. I have read many accounts that the T34 (not specific 76 vs 85) was the best all round tank of the entire war, with the only real rival being the Panther. Taken with regard to the year they were in service I'd take the T34 versus the MkIV every time... T34/76 versus Mk IV L24 or T34/85 versus Mk IV L48.

[Wmaker]

Originally posted by Pyro
A bomber, a fighter, and a tank.

I basically agree with Snefens:

Originally posted by LLv34_Snefens
What I think:

Tu-2
Ki-84
Sherman

What I hope:

Pe-2
Brewster
T-34

I do know that chances to see Brewster B-239 as a next fighter are slim at best but one has to hope!

I do think that Pe-2 gets added before Tu-2 though. It would be more suitable for events and still be a competetive enough in the MA.

But if pyro has managed to get enough resources for Tu-2 he might still execute is initial plan, who knows.

[Nilsen]

see wishlist below. i would also like a t34 variant and the "swimming" sherman.


oh, and landing craft that holds a tank

[Karnak]

Originally posted by Edbert MOL
Taken with regard to the year they were in service I'd take the T34 versus the MkIV every time... T34/76 versus Mk IV L24 or T34/85 versus Mk IV L48.

I agree.  However we are talking in the context of AH so you'd be facing a Panzer IV H with a 75mm L48 with your T-34/76 and that is the matchup I was talking about.

Personally I think the best non-perk tank in AH should be the T-34/85 as it was the best of the common tanks in WWII.  The better tanks like the Firefly Vc, M26 Pershing, Comet, Panther V G, Tiger I, Tiger II and IS-2 were all comparitively rare.  Less so in the case of the German machines.

[gofaster]

This is another plug for the Sherman tank with options available in the hangar, like swim floats and Calliope rockets.

A Pershing would be nice, too.

And a Ki-44.

(edit: some points I want to bring up)

A ki-43 would be garbage unless there's a Flying Tigers scenario involved.  A re-skinned Zero would be just as good a substituted for the Ki-43.

I'm guessing that most of the people clamoring for the Ki-84 remember that plane from Air Warrior.  The IJ forces need a competitive airplane and the Ki-84 could be it.  I'm guessing it would be perked in the MA and therefore we'd still see N1k's as the plane of choice by IJ fans.  

Which brings me to the Ki-44.  The variant that had the highest production was the Ki-44-IIb, armed with four 12.7mm machine guns.  Later variants included options of four 20mm cannon or two 12.7mm guns with two 40mm cannon.

Major advantages of the Ki-44 were high speed and rate of climb; however, it had a nasty habit of high-speed stalls due to wing loading.  A total of 1,225 Ki-44s of all types were manufactured, which is respectable considering the total number of Japanese fighters produced by Japan.

Given the armament and flight characteristics, this plane could be effective in the MA as a bomber interceptor (its historical role) without incurring a perk penalty.

That, and its a nice looking airplane.