The more I hear about the perk idea, the more I like it.
If they perk the 1c, I don't think it will cost much. Maybe 1 point or something like that. Basically if you get a kill in anything other than a 1c you will be able to fly the 1c the next sortie. Not only that but I would bet the number of HOs by 1cs will decrease. At the very least it's worth a try. Honestly, that graph Pyro had of 1c kills was truely pathetic. The 1c had twice as many kills as the number 2 plane. Last night I think over 60% of the planes I saw and fought were 1cs. I don't have any problem killing them, but it does get kind of long in the tooth seeing almost always the same aircraft. (F6f is the ultimate c hog solution.

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I flew a Typhoon last night in an attack sortie. So far this tour I'd only flown the F6f, p51, p47d25, p47d30, and a sortie or two in the tbm. After dropping my bombs I found a spit in front of me. I opened fire at 400 yds, and the spit blew up with 2 pings visible. I was immediately ROFL.

I then did a chandelle and found an n1k below me. This time it took 3 pings and it was forced to ditch. Next was another spitfire, this one blew up on the second ping too. I can see how this would be fun, but there's no thrill (for me at least) like having a good ACM fight. At least to me it feels like you actually accomplished something more than proving you can point the nose of your aircraft in the general direction of the enemy aircraft.

I don't think the n1k will be perked. My reasoning is that there is no other aircraft like it. In the case of the 1c, there is the 1d. It is nearly identical to the 1c, except the guns. In the case of the n1k, there aren't any other aircraft like it.
My $.02 anyway.

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bloom25
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